Tom`s rearview mirror. The opinion of the Saab bloggers on current topics. Not only, but also, around Saab.
Of course there is always the worried look when you write primarily about Saab and the Saab scene for more than 10 years. There were times when things didn't look good for their future. The…
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Lancia is coming back. To Germany and other European countries. Lancia was never gone in Italy, home was the last bastion where the traditional car brand was allowed to spend the winter. Under Stellanti’s direction, the…
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If classic vehicles from one manufacturer come together in large numbers, then the event says a lot about the brand itself. Such events can be fun, dignified, classy, boring or exhausting. It depends on,…
Read more In the last few weeks of our waiting time for our new Citroën C3 Aircross, the Fiat 500C Hybrid Dolce Vita sweetened everyday automotive life. It came to us as a rental car from the Stellantis branch in Neu Isenburg, free of charge,…
Read more The Emily concept from NEVS has made waves in Sweden. Again you are busy knitting your own legend and continuing the Saab saga. Stories, desire and reality mix, as it…
Read more With Polestar moving into the former Saab development center, a dream has come true for some in Trollhättan. In 2012, former Saab employees preferred Volvo as the new owner and successfully prevented BMW from entering the company. The…
Read more Chinese electric car manufacturers are increasingly being driven to Germany. MG, from the SAIC Group, and Polestar from the Geely Group, have been active here for a long time. Newcomers at the start last year included NIO, BYD and…
Read more Saab has its roots in aircraft. And, Saab was initially a producer of small cars. A Saab should be inexpensive and robust. Whereby the price never became reality, but the robustness was always there....
Read more One of the European traits seems to be that they see their continent as the navel of the world. Apparently, this also includes the missionary self-image of wanting to demonstrate to the rest of the planet how to do it better...
Read more It's been almost four years since Mark and I were guests at Sono Motors for the first and only time. The Munich company had announced that it would produce its solar car, the Sion, in Trollhättan from 2020...
Read more In my old school's library, George Orwell's “1984” was a big hit. The book was read many times, discussed lively, and we students were somewhat appalled. Orwell had started writing in 1946, 49 became the…
Read more After 12 years, he will finally be through with writing, some will think today. At some point the story should be told, there can't be much more material. Actually, those who think so are right...
Read more Vegan leathers are the current trend in the automotive industry. However, the name is misleading. Of course there is no vegan leather, just as there is no vegan schnitzel. We're talking about...
Read more There used to be an electric car that really fascinated me. Unfortunately it was ahead of its time, the external circumstances were not ideal and a number of factors led to the early exit. We are talking about…
Read more Admittedly, there are also people here in the blog team who now move a Tesla. So the topic of electric cars is very present, even if I don't see Tesla as the solution. The brand is currently struggling with…
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