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REPORT: Koenigsegg's purchase of Saab may bring electric Quant concept to production
NLV Quant by Koenigsegg - Click above for high-res image gallery Now that Koenigsegg's purchase of ailing fellow Swedish automaker Saab is all but officially official, our attention naturally turns to the the current product lines and possible future vehicles from the two automakers. At least a few people are wondering out loud if there's a possibility that Koenigsegg's involvement with Saab could bring the gorgeous Aero X concept car from 2006 to life, but we're a bit more interested in reports that Koenigsegg's Quant from this year's ... Read more →
Rendered Speculation: What if Saab made a Volt? Jeremy Korzeniewski
Every automaker has specific styling cues that it uses to make its designs instantly recognizable. It would seem this is especially true of a car's front fascia, and it's often fun to graft the ...
Rendered Speculation: Volt-based Saab Fashionista Jeremy Korzeniewski
Saab Fashionista concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery At this point, it's not a certainty that Saab or even parent company General Motors will still be in the car business in the ...
Saab improves efficiency of 9-3 diesel, now up to 44.4 mpg (U.S.) Sam Abuelsamid
Saab has just tweaked the diesel versions of the 9-3 to reduce the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Over in Europe, the Saab is available with a 1.9L turbodiesel four in two power flavors. The ...
Geneva preview: ethanol-powered Saab 9-3x on the way? Sebastian Blanco
Saab releases biofuel-capable vehicles under the BioPower label. The latest model to get the ethanol treatment is rumored to be the 9-3X wagon, which Saab will unveil at the Geneva Motor Show next ...
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Saab 9-4X possibly another victim of GM cash crunch 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the Saab 9-4X for a high res gallery from its Detroit debut It looks like the cash flow crunch down at the Ren Cen has claimed another product victim. This time it's the Saab 9-4X that looks like it will see a delay of up to a year before it's launched. The new Saab crossover debuted as a ...
Paris 2008: Video of Saab 9-X Air and designer Mark Adams 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click for a gallery of images of the Saab 9-X Air concept You can check out a video of the Saab 9-X Air in action along with some discussion with GM Europe Design VP Mark Adams after the jump. Like the 9-X BioHybrid we saw at Geneva last spring, the Air is based on GM's compact Delta platform ...
Saab ordered to plant forest for misleading claims 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Truth and advertising often part ways when asked to play nice together in automotive ads. As much as this is the case when comparing cars and their various performance figures, it is also just as apparent when automakers go green with their marketing strategies. We've seen it many times before, and ...
Paris Preview: Saab 9X Air concept 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
During yesterday's preview of what GM will be showing at the Paris Motor Show, Ed Welburn showed off a new Saab concept. The 9X Air is an open-top variant of the 9X BioHybrid concept that debuted at Geneva last spring. The 9X Air adds a new retractable top design to the compact Saab concept. It ...
Next-gen Saab 9-5 to get 1.6L base engine 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Saab's decision to start down-sizing goes into full effect in 2009 with the debut of the new 9-5. The 9-5 is expected to break out the Geneva Motor Show in March. Saab's largest car will be built on the new Epsilon II architecture that debuted last month with the new Opel Insignia. The smallest ...
Spy Shots: Saab 9-4X BioPower caught testing 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The upcoming Saab 9-4X BioPower crossover has been caught out testing again. The 9-4X is expected to debut in production form later in 2009 as the current Trailblazer based 9-7X fades into history. From what we've seen so far the 9-4X will go into production virtually unchanged from the concept ...
Saab puts 9-X Biohybrid production development on hold 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the 9-X BioHybrid Concept for a high-res gallery When Saab unveiled its 9-X BioHybrid concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year it was expected be added to the Swedish brand's lineup in the next few years. In its original form, the car was built on GM's Global Compact Car (Delta) ...
Land Rover LRX, Saab 9-X BioHybrid named concept cars of the year 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The major auto shows are a flurry of action during the media preview days. Sometimes, there are just 30 minutes between unveilings and all of the cool concept cars hit the media scene pretty much at once. The South East Automotive Media Organization has taken a leisurely look back at the concepts ...
Saab 9-3 Aero now available with diesel in Australia 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Astra isn't the only GM model getting a new diesel option in Australia. The performance Aero model of the Saab 9-3 is now available with a 177hp 1.9L diesel. The 295lb-ft of torque is apparently enough to motivate the 9-3 Aero TTiD at similar rates to the gas engined version. The gas-fueled ...
New emissions rules may force next gen Saab 9-3 to grow smaller 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Upcoming fuel economy regulations in the U.S. and carbon dioxide emissions limits in Europe appear set to take a bite out of the next generation Saab 9-3. The current 9-3 is derived from GM's Epsilon platform and the new 9-3 was due to come off the Epsilon II that underpins the new Opel Insignia, ...
Swedish plug-in hybrid vehicle update coming in May 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Since last year, Saab and Volvo have been working together to develop a plug-in hybrid (PHEV). Volvo officially announced the project in March 2008, and showed us pictures of the ReCharge concept on the road. Those were nice to see. The Invest In Sweden Agency will be updating visitors to the ...
BusinessCar calculates the "green-ness" of UK fleet brands 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Do you have a fleet in the UK and you want to know how green it is? Business Car, which is specializes in cars for fleets, has taken CO2 emission information for the three best-selling fleet models, the automaker's CO2 reduction figures, as well as other considerations regarding low-emitting models ...
VIDEO: Saab designers discuss the aerodynamics of the 9-X BioHybrid 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
When Saab debuted the 9-X BioHybrid concept at the recent Geneva Motor Show, aerodynamics was a big part of the equation. The compact 9-X has a smooth, rounded nose, a raked back wrap-around windshield and a downward sloping roof. To help reduce the drag at the back end of the short body, a spoiler ...
UK should not turn its back on biofuels, says Saab managing director 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
That Saab loves itself some ethanol is no secret, so it shouldn't be a surprise that the Saab Great Britain's managing director, Jonathan Nash, isn't too pleased with the UK's Chancellor decision to take away the fuel tax rebate for biofuels starting in 2010. Nash said the move shows that the ...
Geneva 2008: GM's Bob Lutz and Mark Adams on biofuels and Saab 9-x (video) 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
GM's biofuel parade in Geneva marches on with GM vice chairman Bob Lutz and Mark Adams, vp of design of GM Europe, talk to the Newspress cameras about bioethanol and the new Saab 9-X BioHybrid. Lutz talks mostly about how ethanol is the best short-term way to use less gasoline. For those of you ...
Geneva '08: Saab 9-X BioHybrid wins Best Concept at show 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Saab 9-X BioHybrid concept that debuted in Geneva this week has been picked as the Best Concept in show by the crew at AutoWeek. The 9-X is a vision for a new small Saab coupe to slot in under the 9-3 based on the next generation of GM's Global Compact Car platform. Two years ago Saab won the ...
"Misleading" Saab TV biofuel ad yanked in UK 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
click for high-res gallery A TV ad for Saab BioPower was yanked off the air in the UK for tying bioethanol to reduced carbon output. According to the UK's Advertising Standards Agency, Saab's "Release Me" commercial (watch it below the fold) incorrectly states that using bioethanol-capable cars ...
Geneva 2008: Photos of just about everything 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Pininfarina Sintesi, the Th!nk Ox, the KTM X-Bow, the Audi R8 TDI Le Mans, the Toyota iQ, the Rinspeed sQuba, the John Cooper Works Mini (and Clubman), the Morgan LifeCar, Land Rover LRX in black, the Mercedes BlueEFFICIENCY C-Class and Vision GLK BlueTec hybrid, the Opel Meriva, the VW Sharan ...
Geneva '08: Saab 9-X BioHybrid concept, ethanol, hybrid, solar and aero 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the 9-X BioHybrid for a high res gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Saab_9_X_BioHybrid_concept_ethanol_hybrid_solar_and_aero'; Saab is giving the world a preview of their newest model with the 9-X BioHybrid that's debuting in Geneva this week. The new 9-X is a premium compact ...
Geneva '08 Preview: More Saab concept details trickling out 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Details continue to trickle out the concept that Saab will unveiling in Geneva next week, although images are still restricted to the one shown above. It's now being reported that the car will be called the 9-X BioPower BioHybrid rather than the 9-1X. As previously discussed, the 9-X will run on ...
Geneva '08 Preview: New Saab concept will have BioPower engine 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
In what should come as a surprise to no one, the new Saab concept that will debut in a little over a week at the Geneva Motor Show will in fact use BioPower engine. BioPower, for those that haven't been paying attention, is Saab's branding for ethanol-capable flex-fuel engines. Saab Development ...
Geneva '08 Preview: Saab 9-1 teaser emerges 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Saab will be debuting a new concept at the Geneva Motor Show in just a couple of weeks and most people are expecting it to be a new mini-car. We already showed you what Motor Trend thinks Saab has cooking in Trollhättan. Now a teaser image has turned up on the media site where GM is announcing ...
Geneva '08 Preview: Is this the new Saab 9-1? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Geneva Motor Show is coming in less than three weeks, and one of the world premieres at the show will be a new concept from Saab. In the announcement from GM, the concept is supposed to show "a further step in its continuing product range extension." Given that it's unlikely that Saab will ...
Sweden as a model for moving to biofuels 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the Saab 9-4x BioPower concept for a high-res gallery When it comes to seriously promoting ethanol as a motor fuel, two countries jump to the forefront and neither of the them is the United States. While the U.S. government provides a lot subsidies to corn growers and ethanol producers as ...
Cadillac launches the BLS wagon in the UK with diesel and flex-fuel engines 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Since its launch a couple of years ago, sales of the Cadillac BLS have been less than stellar, to say the least. The BLS is a Europe-only model based on the Saab 9-3 and built at Saab's factory in Sweden. At its launch it was only available in four-door sedan form with gasoline engines. Aside from ...
Detroit 2008: Saab 9-4X BioPower live reveal 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, GM officially revealed the Saab 9-4X BioPower concept. This car was part of a glamorous press conference (gaudy, in fact, just like all the big automakers have here) that also introduced the Hummer HX concept and the GM-Coskata partnership (more on that, ...
Saab 9-3 TTiD gets sampled - 40mpg combined! 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Saab 9-3 was redesigned for the 2008 model year with styling updates, a new all-wheel-drive system and refreshed gasoline engines. Unfortunately for American consumers, perhaps the most impressive power-plant isn't available here. European buyers have the option of GM's latest Family B 1.9L ...
Friends of the Earth warns about Saab greenwash ads 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Friends of the Earth Europe thinks that some of Saab's latest ads are nothing but greenwashing, and has publicly warned the automaker to withdraw them or face legal challenge. FoEE instigated a summons (PDF) that was served to Saab's office in Belgium and "calls on the company to remove all wording ...
Detroit 2008: Saab 9-4X BioPower Concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the 9-4X for a high-res gallery Several months ago word started circulating that Saab was working on a new crossover that would share a platform with a similar vehicle from Cadillac. We still haven't seen the Cadillac but spy photos of a mule with a Chevy Trailblazer body shell and Saab 9-7x ...
Detroit 2008 leak: Saab's 9-4X BioPower CUV concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
It sure gets leaky before an auto show, doesn't it? While GM and Saab would like to keep a lid on the news of the Saab 9-4X BioPower concept CUV, the word is out, thanks to Automotive News (subs req'd). The full details of this eathnol-ready CUV will be coming on Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show, ...
Possible Saab 9-1X sketch? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Is that an AMC Gremlin that I see in profile above? Nope... it's a sketch from TopSpeed of what the impending new Saab 9-1X could look like. We've seen some other possible drawings of what shape the new Swedish beauty might take, and all of them have a few peculiar design elements. Saab is known as ...
