Are you the next Saab 9-3?
November 1, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Spy Photos, Hatchback, Saab, Design/Style
Assuming the Chinese government approves the sale of Saab to the Pang Da and Youngman companies (a very big “if,” truth be told), the Swedish automaker could indeed have a bright future… in time. With the new 9-5 and 9-4X not in need of any dire updates just yet, [...]
Subaru Forester, Impreza and Saab 9-2X recalled over control arm corrosion
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Hatchback, Saab, Subaru
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just announced a safety recall covering
295,123 vehicles, a pair of Subaru models and a close relative from Saab. The recall concerns front control arms that may fail if corroded, making the vehicle difficult to control. The action covers select 2003-2008 [...]
Saab unearths Subaru Tribeca-based 9-6 prototype from the archives
July 20, 2011 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Crossover, Saab, Subaru
Go back a few years ago to when Saab and Subaru were the quirky stepchildren in the General Motors family. That was before GM sold its stake in both, and when the beancounters in Detroit wanted to try something different. They took a Subaru Impreza wagon/hatchback, gave it some [...]
Beijing Autos shows T60 based on Saab 9-3
April 26, 2011 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, China, Saab, Shanghai Motor Show
You never know what you’ll find cruising the halls of the Shanghai Motor Show. China Car Times has discovered a true oddity of automotive evolution – the Beijing Auto T60 Sedan. What’s so curious about this particular four-door? As you may recall, BAIC recently got its [...]
2012 Saab 9-3 hatchback confirmed – but is it a sedan?
March 24, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Hatchback, Saab, Design/Style, Luxury
Saab PhoeniX Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
We’re in Washington D.C. this week attending the embargoed long-lead event for the 2011 Saab 9-4X, but that hasn’t stopped us from inquiring about other key new products from the House of Griffin.
We’ve already seen mules of the next-generation 9-3 range [...]
2012 Saab 9-3 hatchback confirmed – but is a sedan?
March 24, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Hatchback, Saab, Design/Style, Luxury
Saab PhoeniX Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
We’re in Washington D.C. this week attending the embargoed long-lead event for the 2011 Saab 9-4X, but that hasn’t stopped us from inquiring about other key new products from the House of Griffin.
We’ve already seen mules of the next-generation 9-3 range [...]
2012 Saab 9-3 hatchback confirmed – but is a sedan?
March 24, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Hatchback, Saab, Design/Style, Luxury
Saab PhoeniX Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
We’re in Washington D.C. this week attending the embargoed long-lead event for the 2011 Saab 9-4X, but that hasn’t stopped us from inquiring about other key new products from the House of Griffin.
We’ve already seen mules of the next-generation 9-3 range [...]
Report: Saab to use new modular platform for next 9-3
March 17, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Saab, Rumormill, Design/Style
According to Autocar, Saab is itching to go modular. The company is apparently walking away from plans to significantly update its plan to run a much-modified General Motors Epsilon I architecture in favor of a new strategy that includes a clean-sheet design. Autocar cites unnamed sources inside the company’s headquarters who [...]
Video: Chris Bangle hassles Saab designer Jason Castriota over PhoeniX concept
March 3, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Coupe, Geneva Motor Show, Etc., Videos, Saab, Design/Style
Chris Bangle and Jason Castriota discuss Saab PhoeniX – Click above to watch video after the jump
In the left corner, from Wausau, Wisconsin, we have Christopher “Flames are Surfacing” Bangle. In the right, from the mean streets of Greenwich, Connecticut, stands Jason “Let Me Out of [...]
Geneva 2011: Saab PhoeniX Concept previews a new Swedish shape
March 1, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Saab, Design/Style
Saab PhoeniX Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
It’s been about one year since Saab and General Motors parted ways, and the automaker is hellbent on showing the world what it’s capable of creating on its own means. In addition to an Independence Edition of [...]
