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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[First Drive: Saab Turbo X]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/saab/" rel="tag">Saab</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">First Drive</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/820726/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/dan_saab_450_2.jpg" /></a><br /><em><strong><small>Saab Turbo X - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><a href="http://autoinsane.com/"><br /></a></div>
<br />Expansive blue skies set the scene for a perfect spring day in New England as an enthusiastic team from Saab greeted us journalist types and eagerly showed off the Swedish brand's newest top-level sedan, the TurboX. After a quick Powerpoint chat with Saab USA GM Steve Shannon and a stroll under a TurboX that was hoisted on a lift, we were making use of the Big Dig highway improvements on our way to several hours of blissful thrashing. Federal dollars never sounded so good as we held the turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 in first gear, happily snarling along in the upper reaches of the tachometer and turning the underground portions of the highway into a gigantic reverberator.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/low/">First Drive: Saab Turbo X</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/01_saab_turbox_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/13_saab_turbox_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/02_saab_turbox_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/03_saab_turbox_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-saab-turbo-x-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/04_saab_turbox_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><strong><em><small>Photos: Zane Merva/<a href="http://autoinsane.com/">AutoInsane</a></small></em></strong><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: Saab Turbo X</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/">First Drive: Saab Turbo X</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 22 May 2008 20:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1203229/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/22/first-drive-saab-turbo-x/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>9-5</category><category>featured</category><category>first dirve</category><category>first drive</category><category>FirstDirve</category><category>FirstDrive</category><category>saab</category><category>saab 9-5</category><category>saab turbo x</category><category>saab turbo x review</category><category>saab turbo x test drive</category><category>Saab9-5</category><category>SaabTurboX</category><category>SaabTurboXReview</category><category>SaabTurboXTestDrive</category><category>turbo x</category><category>TurboX</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Roth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 20:02:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>