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Report: More people interested in buying a Saab after bankruptcy

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Filed under: Car Buying , Sedan , Crossover , Saab , Luxury We never heard about buyers of other ex- General Motors brands – Pontiac , Saturn and Hummer – taking to their keyboards to research new rides when the lowered boom crushed them all. Even though they would have been warrantied and supported by a still-living GM. Leave it to Saab , then, to spin that right ’round like a record: according to electronic-research tracker Dataium, 10 percent more people have inquired about Saabs since the brand declared bankruptcy.

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Dyer Consequences: The Nine-Year Itch

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Dyer Consequences: The Nine-Year Itch Nothing is more expensive than a nine-year-old European car. The other day, my friend John calls me with a car question. He’s got a 2002 Saab 9-5 wagon. “When you step on the gas,” he says, “it makes this really bad noise, which is the same thing it did last time before the turbo died.” He describes the malady in greater detail and I listen intently, considering all the possible causes of the problem, before offering my expert diagnosis: Get a new car.

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Saab 9-5 SportCombi specs revealed for U.S.

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Filed under: Car Buying , Wagon , Saab 2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi – Click above for high-res image gallery While Victor Muller is on a money hunt , the rest of Saab is hoping to produce and sell cars. The Saab 9-5 SportCombi is one of those cars, and we’ve been itching to learn more about what version of the handsome wagon we’re going to get (provided the company is still around to produce them). Consider that itch scratched. A pre-launch brochure for the North American 9-5 SportCombi has found its way to the Internet, and it’s loaded with information

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2011 Saab 9-5 and Volkswagen CC earn IIHS Top Safety Pick awards

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Filed under: Sedan , Safety , Saab , Volkswagen Saab 9-5 and Volkswagen CC earn IIHS Top Safety Pick – Click above for high-res image gallery The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded two vehicles Top Safety Pick awards. After testing eight mid-size to large sedans, the IIHS has called out the 2011-12 Volkswagen CC and 2011 Saab 9-5 for its highest award. Both vehicles earned “good” ratings for front, side, rear and rollover protection during testing. It should be noted, however, that only the front-wheel-drive VW CC gets the Top Safety nod, as the all-wheel-drive version only received an “acceptable” rating in rollover testing.

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Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS draws closer

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Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Cadillac , Luxury Cadillac XTS spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery Work is well underway on Cadillac ‘s upcoming new flagship. The XTS is slated to replace both the STS and DTS , and while this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a test mule out in the open, it could be our best glimpse yet. The new sedan is said to be riding on an extended version of General Motors ‘ Epsilon II platform – the same architecture that underpins the Buick Regal and LaCrosse , the next Chevrolet Malibu and the new Saab 9-5 .

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