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You Want Cool Saab 900s? Go To Denver!

Murilee Martin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:30:00 EST

Every time I found a nice old Alameda Volvo for DOTS, the Saab-o-philes would tilt their heads up to a grim frozen uncaring sky and bewail my obvious anti-Saab bias, no doubt imploring Odin to send those damn Göteborg bricks straight to the Crusher. But what can I say? We just don't have old Saabs on the island! I did my best to find one, eventually running across this '85 900 4-door, but that hardly counts. However, I was in Denver last weekend, and they've got old Saabs everywhere in that town, including plenty of turbo cars. So I whipped out the camera and shot this snowstorm-veteran late-80s 900 Turbo convertible, battered but not rusty. Yeah, it's not a 99, but you take what you can get.

In spite of the snow on the ground, it wouldn't have been a bad day for top-down Saab driving- 60 degrees, sunny, and pleasant out that day!

What's Your Favorite Swedish Car?

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:30:00 EDT

So much for Strike Week. Let's move on then to cars from a socialist country: those funky meatballs from Sweden! As a child we were forbidden from thinking about cars from ~~Odin's Skull~~ Scandinavia. The old man found the idea of owning a viking-mobile in the desert wasteland of Los Angeles to be idiotic. And he took great pleasure in cataloging each and every time his best friend Morty's 240 Volvo had to flat-bedded somewhere. Like the time it overheated and stranded us in Needles, CA while it was 120 degrees out. He didn't like his friend Doug's Saab 900 much, either. Though he did get some "I told you so" jollies from the $3500 transmission rebuilt. But don't punish the child for the sins of the father. We're learning. This past weekend, we wound up seeing not one, but three Volvo 780s. And we must say, those are hot looking rides. Real, real hot. What say you?

Frankfurt Auto Show: Genuine Saab Turbo X

Mike Bumbeck — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDT

The born from jets crowd over at Trollhattan Saab report the car previously known as black turbo will officially bring the spirit of the original 900 turbo in line with a modern haldex awd system and 280 hp engine. An automatic transmission will also be available to channel power to the ground from the hair dryer. The Turbo X is expected to go on sale in early 2008, with a collectible 2000 or so cars completing the total run. The Trollhattans have photos of the Turbo X ahead of the official reveal of tomorrow, which is still today here in Frankfurt. [Saab Turbo X via Trollhattan Saab]