All Entries in the "Saab" Category

2011 Saab 9-5 – Cheaper, Fun to Drive Sedan

Good Decent value for the class; persuasive handling and performance; comfy seats; distinctive design outside and in; large trunk. Bad Shares few cabin bits with other non luxury General Motors’ vehicles; lack finish and fit of German premium luxury saloons; tight rear headroom. Introduction 2011 Saab 9-5 is all new full size sedan that offers Saab all wheel drive system, rear seat entertainment system, pilot head up display, DriveSense and night panel. The high performance Aero is joined by less expensive six-cylinder Turbo6 trim along with base variant motivated by four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Its wheels are designed in every inch for combining exciting looks, quality and roadholding. It also features new generation of headlamps, which sense bad weather conditions, speed, steering  [...]

2011 Saab 9-4X – Fully Loaded Stylish Luxury Crossover SUV

First Look: Mechanically the 2011 Saab 9-4X is almost identical to the SRX Crossover from Cadillac, but the good thing here is that its not a type of lackadaisical badge substitution job that we saw Saab offering with most of their current SUVs such as the doleful Saab 9-7X. As a matter of fact, you wont be able to tell easily that the Saab 9-4x has anything in common with its GM sibling only by looking at the two models. The Saab has used the styling cues that were established by the catchy all new Saab 9-5. The cabin of the Saab 9-4X is trademark Saab in appearance. The design of the cabin has pretty much aircraft cockpit like design patterns such as the egg-crate-way grilles within the multidimensional air vents, the "Night Panel" button which dims the typical green interior lightings  [...]

2011 Saab 9-3 – Just Another Luxury Car

First Look: If there’s a term that can define the stay of Saab automobiles in market in past two years it will be “roller-coaster.” The marque of GM was scheduled to be sold completely, but due to some technical failures the deal fell though. Then the company decided to completely pull the plug on the brand, but then the Dutch Supercar manufacturer Spyker came to rescue at the very last moment, and now Spyker is promising a bright future for the marque and are offering a brand new car lineup bolstered by a brand new range of auto mobiles including an all-new Saab 9-3. But that all new Saab 9-3 is around a year away and the current 2011 Saab 9-3 that you can buy today is just the eight year for a car, and we will be straight with it and will like to say that it’s not at all impressive.  [...]

2012 Saab 9-4X From 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

It’s been around nine months since Spyker Cars has brought General Motors’ Saab Automobile. But still the Swedish carmaker has got one GM-derived midsize crossover model, in its incredibly lengthy pipeline: the 2012 Saab 9-4X. The 2012 Saab 9-4X made its world debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The production model of 2012 Saab 9-4X will not reach the dealers in US until May, 2011, though the sales in Europe and some other overseas markets will begin in August 2011. The 2012 Saab 9-4X is a five-passenger Saab crossover, which was firstly seen at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in its concept for as Saab 9-4X BioPower. The Saab 9-4X that we’re talking about here has a lot in common with the existing Cadillac SRX (and to some extent, the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox). Some  [...]

Saab Might Enter Into Alliance With BMW

Automaker forming alliance is something that we’ve been seen since a long time, and the latest auto makers to enter form an alliance is the Swedish auto major Saab Automobile and German auto giant BMW. It should be noted that the Swedish brand, Saab was almost on the verge of vanquishing earlier this year, but was saved by a Dutch high-end sports car manufacturer and now there are news that it will also be getting some German help as well. According to a statement from the Zeewolde, the Netherlands, based Spyker Cars, the Swedish brand Saab and the German auto major, Bayerische Motoren Werke, known for their BMW line, are in talks forming an alliance which would be beneficial for Saab and will provide the much needed technological turnaround. In their statement Spyker said that the,  [...]

2010 Saab 9-5 – Finally The Saab Is Here

First Look Probably, we simply should be happy that we are seeing the 2010 Saab 9-5. After the bankruptcy troubles of General Motors, the company was planning either to completely shut the Saab or to sell it. GM Bought Saab way back in 1980 and it looked as if it will face extinction this year, but the Dutch car manufacturer Spyker came at the right time and saved it. As a result of which we are seeing the very first Saab car under he new ownership in the form of 2010 Saab 9-5. It should be noted that the new 9-5 hasn’t shaken its ties with GM completely. As a matter of fact the 9-5 which was designed during the occupancy of GM shares its certain groundwork with the Regal and Buick LaCrosse. But, thanks to its styling nods from the 2006 Saab Aero X concept car, the all new 2010 Saab 9-5  [...]

Sneak preview: 2010 Saab 9-5

The Saab 9-5 first hit the streets in 1997 and since then there has been no major overhauls. The company had decided to launch the totally redesigned model last year but its release was pushed back due to various internal reasons. It is expected that the waiting period is over now and the company is all set to unveil the new version at the Frankfurt Auto Show that will be held next month. There were images of this model that were out on the internet a few months ago but now the company has released official details about the sleek profile, design traits, and specs. The new model will adorn a revised version of GM’s front-wheel-drive Epsilon II platform, which is also shared by Opel for its new Insignia range. The designers have provided a stiffer suspension, an exclusive range of electronic  [...]

Unveiling The New 2010 Saab 9-5 Sedan

The Saab 9-5 sedan was expected to makes its debut last year but due to limited resources at Saab and the introduction of the face lifted 9-3 the release of 9-5 was pushed back. The Saab 9-5 is now ready to debut at the next months Frankfurt Auto Show. However there are many sites which have leaked the images of this sedan online. The images show a clear blend of its past design traits combined with modern and sleek profile. If rumors are to believed this new version will have its first public outing during the most renowned Frankfurt Auto Show but the Saab Design Chief Simon Padian will officially unveil this model in less than seven days. To offer a premium look and performance the Saab engineers would stretch the cars wheelbase to 9.3 feet in comparison to 5.5 inches on the current  [...]