http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:30 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037917_upcoming-concept-vehicle-will-define-the-new-saab http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037917_upcoming-concept-vehicle-will-define-the-new-saab Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0500 The good news for Saab keeps on rolling: last month, we mentioned that the company's sale to Koenigsegg was looking like a done deal (thanks to a €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank), and now comes word that Saab is developing a new, small concept vehicle to presage the company's future lineup. The concept vehicle is set to ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021828_preview-2010-saab-9-5 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021828_preview-2010-saab-9-5 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:30:00 -0400     What is it: A long, long overdue replacement for the Saab 9-5 luxury sedan and wagon     The basics: Built from GM's Buick LaCrosse/Chevrolet Malibu platform; V-6 and turbo V-6 engines; all-wheel drive option     On sale: Late 2009 in Europe     Price: $40,000 (est.) Has the Saab 9-5 has been with us forever, at least in car years? ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saab_9-3_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saab_9-3_2009 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:55:00 -0400 2009 SAAB 9-3 STYLING | [7 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "distinctively fresh" Edmunds: "distinct Scandinavian charm--refreshing break from the mainline aesthetic" New York Times: "radical new front and rear-end redesign" Editors at TheCarConnection.com find that the 2009 Saab 9-3 has styling that sets it apart from the pack. It ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019914_link-love-from-the-car-connection-2009-scion-xb-walkaround-man-defeats-lambo-diablo-plus-the-fast-and-the-bi-curious http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019914_link-love-from-the-car-connection-2009-scion-xb-walkaround-man-defeats-lambo-diablo-plus-the-fast-and-the-bi-curious Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:30:00 -0400 Another gift shop for you -- James Bond fans have reason to celebrate: a collector in Cumbria, England has just opened a James Bond Museum, featuring Bond's Mustang from Diamonds Are Forever and his Lotus Esprit Turbo from The Spy Who Loved Me. Also on display: the Octopus from Octopussy. Let the James Bond Museum in Sweden try to top that. ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saab_9-7x_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saab_9-7x_2009 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:41:45 -0400 2009 SAAB 9-7X STYLING | [6 out of 10] Car and Driver: "a Chevy TrailBlazer with only slightly more-becoming clothes" ConsumerGuide: "some elements retain the cheap plastic feel of TrailBlazer and Envoy" Kelley Blue Book: "Far sportier and more sophisticated than any of the vehicles with which it shares so much" The exterior ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019196_link-love-from-the-car-connection-flying-car-concepts-lambo-coloring-books-and-happy-birthday-to-a-giant-among-men http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019196_link-love-from-the-car-connection-flying-car-concepts-lambo-coloring-books-and-happy-birthday-to-a-giant-among-men Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:57:56 -0500 We have nothing to say about Tuesdays. Well, we do, but our lawyers can be so picky. Slander, schmander, on to the links: That's Ms. Greasemonkey to you -- We may be losing one female mechanic to the boob tube (ahem), but there are plenty more still in the trenches. Case in point: San Francisco's Carolyn Coquillette, proprietor of Luscious ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019170_link-love-from-the-car-connection-supermodel-mechanics-grand-theft-auto-and-saab-dude-theyre-just-not-into-you http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019170_link-love-from-the-car-connection-supermodel-mechanics-grand-theft-auto-and-saab-dude-theyre-just-not-into-you Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:18:33 -0500 It's a good thing weekends are only two days long, because honestly, it takes us twice as long to shovel snow when we're hammered. If we'd had another 24 hours to ourselves, this frostbite might've gotten serious. From hoods to hoodies -- The world is losing another greasemonkey to reality TV: Supermodel-turned-mechanic Jenny Shimizu--who ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018828_saabs-bankruptcy-surprise-gm-scrambles http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018828_saabs-bankruptcy-surprise-gm-scrambles Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:42:26 -0500 GM received another shock to its shaky operations last week when Saab suddenly and decisively filed for bankruptcy. Dealers were quickly invited to a phone-in conference, but reported that GM had only "sketchy" details and seemed to be working through the options and details - awkwardly - in real time. Potential scenarios discussed include ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018774_the-epic-and-endless-saga-of-saab http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018774_the-epic-and-endless-saga-of-saab Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:57:39 -0500 One thing's for sure: Scandinavians love a good epic. As proof, look no further than the Sad Story of Saab, which is lengthening by the day. Here's our Reader's Digest recap: When GM bought Saab in 1990, the high-styling Swedish brand was a prestigious feather in GM's cap. Almost two decades later, however, Saab remains profit-less, and the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018672_link-love-from-the-car-connection-new-transformers-footage-chris-bangles-solo-career-and-michael-jacksons-really-bad-taste http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018672_link-love-from-the-car-connection-new-transformers-footage-chris-bangles-solo-career-and-michael-jacksons-really-bad-taste Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:35:03 -0500 Downside: it's Monday. Upside: your boss is probably still hungover, too. Take two aspirin and read up on these odds and ends: Parts is parts -- During economic times like These Economic Times, folks prefer to repair rather than replace their cars. Maybe that's why auto parts search engine FrugalMechanic.com is doing so well--and why the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018490_saab-goes-rugged-with-the-2010-9-3x http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018490_saab-goes-rugged-with-the-2010-9-3x Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:38:29 -0500 Like sports but hate sport utility vehicles? Then Saab has the perfect car for you: the 2010 9-3X. Given the press release issued by GM this morning, the station wagon-ish 9-3X is targeted almost exclusively toward extreme sports types who want to hang ten, parasail, and swim with sharks before breakfast, but who also want a cushy ride to get ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018256_link-love-from-the-car-connection-classic-car-heaven-kooky-cufflinks-and-shopping-cart-conversions http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018256_link-love-from-the-car-connection-classic-car-heaven-kooky-cufflinks-and-shopping-cart-conversions Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:56:15 -0500 Read up. It's going to be a long week... Saab wants to be Apple: Saab is hoping that its impending liberation from GM will give it the freedom to "think different" [sic], like a certain computer/accessories maker. The company's new target market? "[E]ntrepreneurs, dentists, doctors and agency people". And here we were thinking that Saabs were ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017881_saab-taking-its-toys-and-going-home-maybe http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017881_saab-taking-its-toys-and-going-home-maybe Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:03:43 -0500 Saab is the red-headed stepchild in GM's family, and the General has been trying to unload it for some time. (Alas, two decades of losing money hasn't endeared the brand to potential buyers.) Then last week, GM's Bob Lutz threw out some very ominous words: "Saab is a luxury that we can no longer afford." Which is exactly the sort of thing Ernst ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017856_saab-to-introduce-awd-9-3x-new-9-5 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017856_saab-to-introduce-awd-9-3x-new-9-5 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:15:53 -0500 Saab's 9-3, which we rated a rather middling 7.6 out of 10 overall in our Car Reviews section, is slated for an AWD option in its base model, to be named the 9-3X. Currently, AWD can only be had on the range-topping Turbo X model with the turbocharged 2.8-liter V-6, helping to quell its torque steer as well as giving it all-weather ..]]>