The Car Insider

When this blog will end - or - please be honest and sell Saab if you’re not going to build the 9-X

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Robert Farago will most likely continue his GM Deathwatch right up until he’s on his own deathbed. One thing I’ve learned about people who either are, or who believe they are, in high places is that they rarely…

Jan-Ake Jonsson says it - new 9-5 next year (2009)

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We’ve heard it as rumours and I’ve included it in my Saab Future Model Timeline, but I don’t think we’ve heard anything definitive from Saab themselves. Until now. And from none other than Saab Sweden’s…

The hockey stick and the future

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One of the most notable aspects of modern Saab design has been the “hockey stick”. It’s that classic curve from the base of the rear passenger window that looks a little like a Nike swoosh. It’s loved by most…

Saab advertising in the US - is it about to change?

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First, here’s great ad I just spotted on Flickr:

I assume the small print has a brief writeup on The Long Run held at Talladega in 1986. It’d great to see clever stuff like this again, if only because that would…

Chat Transcript - Anthony Lo

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There was a chat session on earlier today with Anthony Lo - head of GM Advanced Design and all round good guy. The transcript was sent in to me by Scott B (thanks a bunch!) and here it is…
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