Swedish Supercar Maker Koenigsegg Bids for Saab

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hell666

Wow Koenigsegg is potentially the best owner for Saab I could imagine. Surely the interiors would get a total re-do, and perhaps some really 'super' offerings could come out hint hint Aero-X...

June 1, 2009 10:40 am

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Bristol411S3

Are you mad? Any car maker needs its investors to have very deep pockets at the moment. Especially SAAB, which has already been told it won't get a bailout from the Swedish Government. I can't imagine Christian von Koenigsegg's wealth is anywhere near enough to sort SAAB out; nor his influence great enough to win the backing of people with the reserves of cash he'll need.

June 1, 2009 10:53 am

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ivanadrive

Seriously, what is Fiat going to do with Saab? Saab and Alfa Romeo are targeting an overlapping audience: people who want a non-German (i.e. not BMW or Audi), sporty (or at least appearing that way) car that has a unique personality. If I'm not mistaking, Alfa isn't doing all that great and Fiat's other sub-premium brand Lancia is near dead. So Fiat is either trying to acquire GM technology (from the upcoming 9-5) or trying to kill off a competitor, or both.

June 1, 2009 10:51 am

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Xanavi23

Saab is Swedish and with their use of a turbocharged 4 cylinder engine that makes about 210 in the 9-3 aero, they're unlike german cars. Especially the way they drive, lotta understeer. They're different cars, its a good thing.

June 4, 2009 7:02 pm

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nederina

Koenigsegg is more SAAB than SAAB is..

June 1, 2009 10:54 am

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joelynn

is Alfa in trouble? I thought the MiTo was doing pretty well- i see them everywhere... and every other action movie has a 159 in it. Saab should be owned by someone with passion so I can see koenigsegg working out

June 1, 2009 12:41 pm

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tootall

Yes! Koenigsegg need to be in comand of this ship. Sabb would be much better off.

June 1, 2009 9:08 pm

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radmeister

I ACTUALLY have tears in my eyes, that's how happy i am right now.

June 1, 2009 10:33 pm

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alessandro

Yes, yes, yes!

June 2, 2009 8:08 am

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Razz

If there is in this world one proper company to take the Saab in this situation, this would be Koenigsegg .. they are Swedish, they are brave and about the cash to be injected to the SAAB, i rather think they will get some Gov. help than making their own investments. Go Koenigsegg .. take the SAAB and make some cars !!

June 2, 2009 7:29 am

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alessandro

First really good news in crisis time. A wise decicion and whimsical in a best way too. Oh'- good luck!

June 2, 2009 8:07 am

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