SaabBlog Saab News & Swedish Cars

There is another little anniversary to report. Yesterday the statistics showed more than 9 million readers! In around 9 years, that's a million a year, which is only half the story. Because the project is moving

Faster, more secure. Volvo limited to 180 km / h. All models from model year 2021, the production of which is now starting, are affected. The Swedish manufacturer focuses on more safety and sustainability in road traffic. Exciting! Because what will customer acceptance be like? to buy

There has been a lot going on around the Anna project in recent months. A lot was invested in the Saab 9000. Necessary and less urgent. As is the case with an old car. Let's start with the beauty questions. Since 7 years

Volvo against Saab. The eternal duel. Small brand against big top dog. Strange things happened in Sweden in the mid-80s. Saab challenged Volvo for the first time in the upper class. The new 9000 CC met the Volvo 740, the one

Where is it? The ignition lock. It is usually located on the right of the steering column. With special cars also to the left of it. Or on the center console. Today it is slowly disappearing and making room for inevitable start buttons. 2005 was the thing with the ignition lock

They are meeting in Berlin again this week. It's about subsidies for the auto industry, about fueling consumption. Citizens should feel like buying a new car, but this time it is not that simple. Because

Sunday, the second day with exit restrictions in Bavaria. The Spessart is Bavarian and yet closely connected to the Rhine-Main area. It is a flight path for Frankfurt Airport and the background noise of civilization is always present. Correct: was present. since

A big brand, a long tradition. Holden was founded in southern Australia in 1856 as a manufacturer of horse saddles. Automobiles had been built since 1908. The Americans joined in 1931 and the company had been part of GM for 89 years. The final end

I am rarely excited because I have everything through when it comes to cars. Including prototypes and pre-series. But now I'm a little nervous. And careful. In front of me is one of 27 Saab 9-5 NG sports suits from the pre-series. One more

You can spoil an article right from the start! Something like this: What does the Saab 9-2x Aero have to do with the Swedes? Not much, apart from a few minor details. But this attitude would be stupid,

Just as the 911 has shaped the Porsche brand, the 900 is responsible for the Swedish cult. He is considered one of the most interesting and unusual vehicles from the Göta Älv. Will the Saab 900 still live up to its reputation as an icon,

Corona changes just about everything. Readers have more time these days looking forward to positive reports or just a little distraction to read. Stefan used the time, writes about the Saab 902, which he calls "Knuts" and

287.000 kilometers are not much for a Saab. Especially not when it comes to a 9000. Its motors are considered indestructible. Even with gross neglect, the Saab runs - at least as long as the engine has a little oil somewhere

It is possible that Koenigsegg is thinking about another model. A super sports car to get you started. Reduced to what is necessary. A kind of Swedish super sonnet. Compact, with a lot of performance and innovative materials. RAW Designhouse, the design forge of Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg has around 300 employees today. With the Gemera, you venture into new dimensions in terms of quantities. For him, the plant will be expanded and components will be assembled in Trollhättan. The Jesko traditionally remains. His sharpest version,

The new Gemera is the first super sports car from Koenigsegg that offers space for more than 2 people. Exciting high-tech from Sweden that is exclusive and has its price. Upon his return to Ängelholm, the Gemera was supposed to be in Geneva too

Frankfurt, the classic city. There he stands in front of me! Red leather and red lacquer, on which gently yellow pollen has settled. Without question, a special, hot Saab 900 Turbo. One of the good guys, of the kind you no longer have

The most critical day of the week in everyday life for the male representatives of the genus Homo sapiens? Definitely Sunday! You relax on the sofa, are in good spirits and surf the digital wave. The world is round. Discovered in a classified ad portal

This week in Frankfurt - early summer weather, the sun is shining. The sky is still suspiciously empty, hardly a plane is heading towards Rhein-Main Airport. It looks different on the ground. At Saab Service Frankfurt is the workshop and the

Already the 8th week of the Corona diary. Times are difficult, the news is not good. The auto industry in particular causes heartaches. Perhaps looking back helps in other difficult times as well. Something for the mind and the Saab driver

Characteristic for the Saab passion seems the fact that a Saab hardly stays alone. A few days ago a longer email from reader Max arrived in my mailbox. He describes how everything started and how the enthusiasm for the

I've been very Swedish-loving since I was a child - especially after watching a report on GDR television about the vastness of the Nordic country and my uncle's old, dark red SAAB 99 in the barn (and that in