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  • Saab featured on Top Gear UK

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    Frank Wulfers
    Published on 27 February 2012 14:52  Number of Views: 2922  
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    Saab was featured on the latest Top Gear episode which aired on February 26, 2012. It is quite long and features some of the history of the brand and the good and bad of some of the features and cars.

    James May and Jeremy Clarkson drive a Saab 92, 99 Turbo, 9-3 and 9-5 in this episode. They drive the latest Saab 9-5 towards the end and make these remarks:

    Jeremy: So this is it. This is the last ever Saab. That we're in right now.
    James: Yeah.
    Jeremy: This is the final chapter. I really liked the way they did things.
    Jeremy: I am going to miss Saab.
    James: It is a sad day.
    Jeremy: It is sad.

    Unless there is going to be a new buyer of all of Saab's assets very soon, it is very sad indeed.

    It was made possible by the Saab Owners Club in the United Kingdom and they provided the Saabs that were featured in this episode. They have some interesting pictures about the filming on their website: http://www.saabclub.co.uk/index.php/...-top-gear.html








    Comments 5 Comments
    1. Frank Wulfers's Avatar
      Frank Wulfers - 27 February 2012, 19:22
      When they first started out, I thought it wasn't go to be very positive. But as usual, it turned around quickly and started to become positive. Very nice to see this on Top Gear.
    1. Shazam's Avatar
      Shazam - 27 February 2012, 22:53
      Very well done. Kind of surprising. It is a shame Saab will be gone... come on BMW!
    1. Nocturne's Avatar
      Nocturne - 28 February 2012, 02:25
      That was a great homage to SAAB, even the parts where they said "SAAB didn't think it was good enough". Just goes to show how far the SAAB engineers would go and how much pride they hold for their brand. Very well done!
    1. uebaerzwaerg's Avatar
      uebaerzwaerg - 05 March 2012, 12:26
      program well done as usual, expected a longer feature but happy enough to have anything at all. very sad to see the name vanish like so many big names in motoring. thanks to accountants and pennypinchers all over the world we have now chines jags etc. i used to work in marketing for simca (remember simca?) and i know the pain because saab was exceptional. please come back
    1. dickerin's Avatar
      dickerin - 06 March 2012, 17:44
      Really well done. No wonder Top Gear is such a popular show.
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