Koenigsegg set to buy Saab - report

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desiathate

I think this would be interesting

June 11, 2009 9:47 pm

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norther

i repeat.... best news all year. what is european, should belong to europeans.

June 11, 2009 10:11 pm

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mcoopers81

You couldn't have said it any better norther. European car manufactures mustn't sell to greedy American manufactures.

June 11, 2009 10:23 pm

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thamzn

Better sell to greedy Europeans then...?

June 12, 2009 10:25 am

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Airbag

Do it, make a Koenigsegg powered Aero X as a halo vehicle to relaunch the brand and watch the Germans start quaking.

June 12, 2009 12:56 am

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Wickedated

1) Great car news, perfect mating Saab and Koenig, keeping it in Sweden. If I were Swedish I'd be proud. Then again, I'm not. Nobody cares about Saab in North America. Who drives a Saab?

June 12, 2009 1:07 am

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loyo

Jerry Seinfeld

June 12, 2009 1:11 am

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Xanavi23

Damn right Loyo. Jerry Sienfield had the 900S, if im not mistaken. Saabs are cool cars, i love their turbo engines. The last generation 9-3 was an awesome looking sport sedan, even the new one is pretty nice. The new 9-5 with the slightly weaker 260hp turbo engine is pretty sweet too. Koennigseggs ownership has the potential to make Saab an top level company, could also reap boons for K.

June 12, 2009 1:43 am

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radmeister

Our first car in Ontario was a 900SPG (amazing car) then we got a 9000 Aero Hatch, also a great car. I bought my 9-5 Aero in 2005 and slowly started doing some small time mods, by the time i knew it i had in the area of 330hp. Nice coil-over suspension with adjustable Koni shocks, the car handled like it was on rails and still kept a smooth ride. And let me tell you the speedo says 270km/h and it will do it no prob. Mine got up to 282km/h(GPS) and i could take my hands off the wheel and the car went straight. They are fabulous cars but over time they have started to degrade in quality and uniqueness since GM bought them. They are the swedish equivalent of Alfa Romeo.

June 15, 2009 3:31 am

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Hexatron

Great news. I hope that Koenigsegg has enough money in the piggy bank to raise Saab to glory and wealth.

June 12, 2009 9:22 am

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fujiturbo

Who drives SAAB? Well, i think sabbys are excellent, cars, they have made consistent cars and yes their engines are good.I don't own one but i drove one a few times i think it's a very comfortable car.

June 12, 2009 11:02 am

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Vlad

Yes, this is perfect news. Hope it becomes a reality.

June 12, 2009 11:03 am

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Prince_Ash

that sounds wicked! cant wait to see what koenigsegg is going to do to reform it.

June 12, 2009 11:23 am

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Superb~! Go and take it, Koenigsegg plus Saab!!!

June 12, 2009 4:28 pm

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alessandro

Great! Hei Sverige!

June 13, 2009 2:35 pm

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vanquert

Great! Hei Norge! Eker & Co. Saab blir norsk!

June 15, 2009 12:02 pm

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GTurbo

Never mind the fact a specialist sportscar firm is more profitable than a volume niche firm. This is the kiss of life that SAAB badly needed! Swede relations at its best. See what happens when European car firms end up in Asian hands? Rover/MG are now Nanjing. Who's interested in Rovers or MGs now? Now it's Geely's turn to snap up Volvo, thanks to Ford. Nuff said. However, Tata is showing them how it's done with Jaguar/Land Rover. When you throw Euro assets into Continental hands, it's Tata (excuse the pun)! The Quant's 'production' should now be quantifiable success!

October 30, 2009 11:55 am

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