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Rendered Speculation: Saab 9-5 gets its SportCombi on

Opinions have been mixed over the overall shape of the new Saab 9-5. The detailing, as we found at the pivotal sedan's debut at the recently concluded Frankfurt show, takes the Swedish automaker's aerospace-inspired design to a new level of sophistication, but some believe that the silhouette cut by the sedan's form left something lacking. That could all be fixed, however, if the estate wagon comes out looking as slick as this rendering imagines. Slated for debut in about a year from now, the 9-5 SportCombi, as Trollhattan calls its wagons, ... Read more →

Spy Shots: Koenigsegg to rebadge Saabs in its own image? Not so much Noah Joseph

How much does it take to turn a Saab into a Koenigsegg? The half-billion dollars in funding the niche automaker is locking down to acquire the erstwhile General Motors subsidiary? The million euros ...

REPORT: Outgoing Saab 9-5 to live on... as Chinese BAIC Jeremy Korzeniewski

If Billy Joel is right that only the good die young, the outgoing Saab 9-5 has been very, very bad. In automotive terms, the 9-5 is positively ancient, having first seen the light of day in 1997 ...

Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Saab 9-5 is proof there's still some flight left in the ol' Griffin Chris Paukert

To be honest, there have been points at which it felt like this new Saab 9-5 would never see the light of day. To say that the outgoing model had grown long in the tooth would be a colossal ...

Pics Aplenty: Saab shows off its 9-5 in full high-res glory Jeremy Korzeniewski

It didn't take long for the floodgates of official pictures to open after the first set of leaked images gave us an early glimpse at the new 2010 Saab 9-5 inside and out. Just as before, we're ...

VIDEO: Vintage Saab 95 is a first-class hotel room with aircraft quality 5 months ago on Autoblog

The Sixties really was a happier time – sleeping in the back of your car was such a fine thing to do that automakers even advertised their wares that were capable of accommodating their slumbering owners. This 1961 commercial for the Saab's Ur-Sportcombi 95 – "Your new dream car" ...

Is GM's Henderson 'afraid' to let Saab go because the next 9-5 is so good? 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, Fritz Henderson, General Motors' recently appointed CEO, doesn't want to see Saab leave the American automaker's portfolio. Why? Apparently, because the upcoming Saab 9-5 sport sedan is just that good. The paper goes on to suggest that the new Saab 9-5 Aero ...

Spy Shots: Saab 9-5 still coming despite brand's hardship 6 months ago on Autoblog

An eagle-eyed spy shooter hiding behind the bushes somewhere in Europe managed to capture a trio of next-gen Saab 9-5 hatchbacks wearing a bit less camouflage than we've seen in the past. For the first time, we can see the new Swedish beauty's front and rear light clusters, along with what appears ...

REPORT: Against all odds, next Saab 9-5 on schedule 10 months ago on Autoblog

On the market since 1997, Saab's 9-5 is getting more than a little long in the tooth. The Swedish automaker is about to launch the Griffin Edition of its aging sedan, but that's a stop-gap at best; if Saab is serious about its future, it's going to need an all-new 9-5. Or more accurately, if ...

Saab 9-5 packing 1.6-liter turbo in Europe 1 year ago on Autoblog

Saab's rumored decision to downsize its engines gets some confirmation today, as reports indicate that the Swedish brand's next 9-5 will get just 1.6-liters of displacement for its base engine. However, power should still be up to par, as the mill will get a high-pressure turbocharger to boost ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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