How safe are old (Saab) cars?
A Saab floating out of the front yard on the boom of a crane, that's never a good sign. In fact, this Saab 9000 CD managed to get off the road in a rabid way into private gardening property....
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Tom`s rearview mirror
Tom`s rearview mirror. The opinion of the Saab bloggers on current topics. Not only, but also, around Saab.
Are high mileages a problem for Saab?
How time flies. More than 10 years ago, when the SaabBlog project was still young, I spoke to a dealer about high mileage. He doesn't buy anything over 100.000, he said...
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Hengchi delivers - Togg presents - is there Saab DNA in it?
October 29, 2022 is a historic date. Somehow, but probably purely by accident. Two countries, two (more or less pronounced) autocracies. Two new car brands and both have a piece of Saab DNA. Hengchi 5 rolls…
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Autonomous driving - it's the Saab way of thinking that makes the difference
It has nothing to do with Saab folklore and the glorification of the past if Trollhättan is still pioneering as an automotive development location. Autonomous driving is reimagined on Göta Älv. The old Saab plays ...
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Because of 30 years of Saab and why it doesn't go on forever
While cleaning up, the purchase contract for my first Saab fell into my hands. A black Saab 900 S Sport Coupe with black leather. In my memory it must have been 1992 when the Saab from ...
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Old cars are economical. Also more economical than new cars?
The E10 practical test of our Saab 9000 brought an interesting result. Despite the high engine output, the Saab classic is economical in everyday use. After all, 24 years old, he delivers a result that makes modern cars doubt ....
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An era ends - the last GM DNA disappears from Rüsselsheim
An era is about to end in Rüsselsheim. The Insignia, the last Opel model with GM DNA, is discontinued. With that, a section of Opel history, in which there was always a connection towards Trollhättan, is over....
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Fine adjustment - what is changing in the SaabBlog project now
The SaabBlog project is in its 12th year of existence and is therefore a kind of digital dinosaur. It was never planned to write about Saab for so long. One fact that the blog still exists is because...
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Saab Design - now Castriota's design is going into series production!
More than 10 years have passed since Jason Castriota provided the design proposal for the new Saab 9-3. Internally controversial to the end, the Saab Design Department countered with an alternative design, the designer of his time seems ...
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The Mini Moke - the cult vehicle from the island is coming back
It's one of those stories again that starts with the brand never being gone. Neither does the Mini Moke. At least not completely. Neither from southern France nor from the hearts of his fans. It was produced...
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Amazing, one wing - does Hyundai make the Saab?
To put it bluntly. Only Saab can build a Saab. But what Hyundai is doing seems damn close. Close to Saab and the philosophy that aircraft engineers came up with 75 years ago...
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Hedin Group enters the Saab After Sales business
Almost 11 years after the doors of the Saab factory in Trollhättan were closed, the Hedin Group is entering the Saab After Sales business. The Swedish state divests itself of Orio AB, a heavyweight…
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DeLorean dares and comes back to the present
There are car brands that were never dead. Like DeLorean, for example. The scandalous and mysterious manufacturer that delivered more storytelling during its brief moments of production than competitors could in decades. After the end, we took care of…
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Lancia is coming back - and that's the plan!
In our series about car brands who want to try again, Lancia doesn't fit 100%. The traditional brand never disappeared completely, it always remained present in Italy. But a lot has been expected of Lancia….
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Morris Commercial - a British legend returns
The British Isles have a rich history of iconic car brands. One of the most important and successful was Morris. The Morris Motor Company had been supplying attractively priced vehicles since 1913 and quickly became the market leader in the United…
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