Tag Archives: Saab 9-5

Saab 9-4X Crossover and Saab 9-5 Sedan Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick 2012

December 15, 2011 14:32 Line

By: Swade

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Some good news from the US, to follow on from the 2011 Top Safety Pick awards previously given to these vehicles….. —— Trollhättan, Sweden: The Saab 9-4X crossover and the Saab 9-5 Sedan have both earned a ‘Top Safety Pick’ …
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What the Swedish police really thought of the Saab 9-5

November 23, 2011 7:50 Line

By: Swade

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There were several articles online a few weeks ago about the Swedish police placing an order for 50 Volkswagens to be used as police cars. Several of them emphasised the fact that the police had not bought Saabs and used …
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Saabosphere – links we like in the middle of this week

November 10, 2011 14:46 Line

By: Swade

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It’s a little unusual for me to do a Saabosphere in the middle of the week, but there were a few good things out there worth sharing. Via Saabworld, here’s a great video from Autoweek.nl. They travelled to Trollhattan recently …
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Saab 9-5 succeeds in fuel economy challenge (again)

October 13, 2011 14:39 Line

By: Swade

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Back in July, I shared a story from Spain about one of our Saab Spain employees participating in – and dominating – a fuel economy challenge with the Saab 9-5. Ramon Cano and his co-driver, a local journalist from magazine …
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Saab 9-5 2.0T family road trip

September 17, 2011 11:22 Line

By: Swade

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It’s been a bunch of months now where the focus seems to have been on the business of Saab rather than on the cars. It’s a pity, too, because the cars are better than ever. It was really pleasing, therefore, …
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NMA Road Test the Saab 9-5

September 9, 2011 18:05 Line

By: Swade

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Remember a time when we used to talk about Saab Cars? I’m in the middle of a big series of posts right now, but I just received a reference to this road test from a friend in the US. I …
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Video: Why I think XWD is the best all wheel drive system in the world

August 11, 2011 22:40 Line

By: Swade

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I made this video last year, whilst at the launch for the new Saab 9-5 in Sweden. We were at Volvo’s test track, which Saab had hired for the launch. I stumbled upon the video today as I was tidying …
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Saabosphere – links we liked this week

July 26, 2011 20:50 Line

By: Swade

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It’s time for our wrap of what happened in the Saabosphere over the last week or so. Of course, our ongoing situation continues to make the headlines. There are some good services and some not-so-good services for keeping up with …
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Saabosphere – links we like this week (big weekend edition)

July 18, 2011 15:45 Line

By: Swade

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Forgive the lack of postings here over the weekend but it was a BIG three days on the road, travelling 1,140kms in a Saab 9-4x between Friday and Sunday afternoon. I’ll be writing about it all in the coming days, …
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The dream factory – Saab 9-5 convertible

July 10, 2011 10:09 Line

By: Swade

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I always love to see what fans with photoshop skills can dream up. X-Tomi is one such Saab fan, from Hungary. He refers to himself as a “virtual tuner” – a description I like a lot. If you have a …
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