Posts Tagged ‘heritage’

New Saab 9-5 sketch is less quirky, more badass

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
A Saab owner attending the 2008 Saab Owner's Convention posted a recap of the events at Trollhattan Saab (which we thought was defunct, but if not, we're glad it's back). One of the most noteworthy events was something on which he barely commented: a sketch of the new 9-5. Saab has been threatening ......

Saab 9-5 packing 1.6-liter turbo in Europe

Monday, August 11th, 2008
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 outpu......

GM Europe decides to downsize future Saabs

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The midsized sedan has been growing in all directions for decades, but soaring fuel prices have customers begging for something smaller. GM is heeding the call as it is preparing a smaller batch of next generation Saabs. The next 9-3 was originally slated to be underpinned by the Epsilon II, but in ......

Insignia will come to U.S. as a Saturn, with new sheetmetal, interior

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia.Despite repeated rumblings from industry sources (including Lutz himself) that the Opel Insignia's transformation into a Saturn model was on hold, Bob Lutz now indicates that work is indeed proceeding on making that model ready for the American......

Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse spotted in the wild

Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Autoblog reader Mike dropped us a note the other day to let us he had spotted this car tooling around in Troy MI. Being a vigilant Autoblog reader he had a camera handy and snapped off a series of photos. Mike was unable to identify the car in question, but we've seen this machine before. It's the n......

Hyundai’s new i10

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The i10 which is already rocking the small car segment will soon get a boost. Hyundai has fitted the newly developed Kappa engine under the hood of the i10. The new all ali-aluminium 1.2- litre kappa engine pumps out 77bhp of maximum power. The new kappa engine is technically superior compared to th......

Cadillac CTS wagon coming in 2009, production Provoq in 2010

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac CTS Wagon.Cadillac's product onslaught will continue with another iteration of the CTS that takes aim at the Kraut-wagons from Mercedes and BMW. The CTS wagon will debut in 2009 and will be sold worldwide, and it's expected that the CTS coupe will d......

New Saab 9-5 set for Geneva next March

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Originally predicted to be shown at the Paris Motor Show in October of this year, the 2010 Saab 9-5 won't actually debut until the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March of next year.While details of the new car are vague, we do know that it is based on GM's Epsilon II platform (unlike the new 9-3, now rum......

Saab halts next 9-3 development, may radically downsize next-gen

Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Click image above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Saab 9-3Tougher emissions and fuel economy regulations in Europe and the United States have forced Saab to put the brakes on development of the next-generation 9-3. The current Saab 9-3 is built on GM's Epsilon platform (shared with the Opel Vect......

Beijing 2008: Live reveal of the Buick Invicta concept

Sunday, April 20th, 2008
On the eve of the Beijing Motor Show ,General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner and Design VP Ed Welburn along with their Chinese colleagues unveiled the Buick Invicta concept. Your regular Autoblog team didn't make the trek to China for this show, but our cohorts at Autoblog Chinese showed up for GM's P......