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REPORT: Koenigsegg developing pneumatic engine technology and hydraulic hybrid powertrains

Ever since Koenigsegg emerged as the chosen buyer for fellow Swedish automaker Saab, rumors of a number of eco-friendly automobiles from the two automakers have been making the rounds. In addition to a production version of Koenigsegg's electric Quant concept from this year's Geneva Motor Show, we've also heard that Saab is hard at work developing a hybrid version of its latest 9-5 sedan. In an interview with Auto Motor & Sport, Christian Von Koenigsegg has revealed that both the automaker that bears his name and the ... Read more →

REPORT: Saab developing hybrid powertrain for upcoming 9-5 Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've already heard about the five engine options slated for the Saab 9-5 upon its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Apparently, there's plenty more on the horizon in the coming years, ...

Frankfurt Preview: Saab 9-5 wil come with five engine options Sebastian Blanco

The new Saab 9-5 sedan that's coming to the Frankfurt Motor Show in a few weeks features a lot of snazzy interior upgrades – heads-up display, adaptive cruise control and lighting and ...

REPORT: Koenigsegg's purchase of Saab may bring electric Quant concept to production Jeremy Korzeniewski

- Now that Koenigsegg's purchase of ailing fellow Swedish automaker Saab is all but officially official, our attention naturally turns to the the current product lines and possible future ...

Rendered Speculation: What if Saab made a Volt? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Every automaker has specific styling cues that it uses to make its designs instantly recognizable. It would seem this is especially true of a car's front fascia, and it's often fun to graft the ...

Saab improves efficiency of 9-3 diesel, now up to 44.4 mpg (U.S.) 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Saab has just tweaked the diesel versions of the 9-3 to reduce the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Over in Europe, the Saab is available with a 1.9L turbodiesel four in two power flavors. The milder single turbo 150 hp variant is now rated at 44.4 mpg (U.S.) in the sedan or 42.8 mpg (U.S.) in ...

Saab ordered to plant forest for misleading claims 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Truth and advertising often part ways when asked to play nice together in automotive ads. As much as this is the case when comparing cars and their various performance figures, it is also just as apparent when automakers go green with their marketing strategies. We've seen it many times before, and ...

Saab 9-3 Aero now available with diesel in Australia 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Astra isn't the only GM model getting a new diesel option in Australia. The performance Aero model of the Saab 9-3 is now available with a 177hp 1.9L diesel. The 295lb-ft of torque is apparently enough to motivate the 9-3 Aero TTiD at similar rates to the gas engined version. The gas-fueled ...

VIDEO: Saab designers discuss the aerodynamics of the 9-X BioHybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Saab debuted the 9-X BioHybrid concept at the recent Geneva Motor Show, aerodynamics was a big part of the equation. The compact 9-X has a smooth, rounded nose, a raked back wrap-around windshield and a downward sloping roof. To help reduce the drag at the back end of the short body, a spoiler ...

Geneva 2008: GM's Bob Lutz and Mark Adams on biofuels and Saab 9-x (video) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

GM's biofuel parade in Geneva marches on with GM vice chairman Bob Lutz and Mark Adams, vp of design of GM Europe, talk to the Newspress cameras about bioethanol and the new Saab 9-X BioHybrid. Lutz talks mostly about how ethanol is the best short-term way to use less gasoline. For those of you ...

"Misleading" Saab TV biofuel ad yanked in UK 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click for high-res gallery A TV ad for Saab BioPower was yanked off the air in the UK for tying bioethanol to reduced carbon output. According to the UK's Advertising Standards Agency, Saab's "Release Me" commercial (watch it below the fold) incorrectly states that using bioethanol-capable cars ...

Detroit 2008: Saab 9-4X BioPower live reveal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, GM officially revealed the Saab 9-4X BioPower concept. This car was part of a glamorous press conference (gaudy, in fact, just like all the big automakers have here) that also introduced the Hummer HX concept and the GM-Coskata partnership (more on that, ...

Friends of the Earth warns about Saab greenwash ads 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Friends of the Earth Europe thinks that some of Saab's latest ads are nothing but greenwashing, and has publicly warned the automaker to withdraw them or face legal challenge. FoEE instigated a summons (PDF) that was served to Saab's office in Belgium and "calls on the company to remove all wording ...

Possible Saab 9-1X sketch? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Is that an AMC Gremlin that I see in profile above? Nope... it's a sketch from TopSpeed of what the impending new Saab 9-1X could look like. We've seen some other possible drawings of what shape the new Swedish beauty might take, and all of them have a few peculiar design elements. Saab is known as ...

More info on the Saab-Volvo plug-in hybrid partnership 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Volvo ReCharge The other day, we got a tip from Stefan N. about a story he found that discussed a new partnership between Saab and Volvo on developing new plug-in hybrids. I asked him to provide us with a more complete translation of the original article (it was in Swedish) and he then provided ...

Volvo & Saab teaming up to bring 10 plug-in hybrids on the road by 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Volvo ReCharge Well, for this post we're going to need to rely on our tipster, Stefan N. The link he sent is to a story in Norwegian (I think), a language I can't read. Therefore it's difficult for me to confirm any of what Stefan N. says (and Google Translate doesn't have Norwegian). Still, ...

Video: Saab Trionic actually cleans the air 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, I wrote about a claim by Jeremy Clarkson that the Porsche 911 Turbo could actually clean the air. A comment to that article referenced a video by Saab about a system called Trionic that you could say cleans the air by "digesting" it. In The video demonstration above, the amount of carbon ...

E85 in Australia next year 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

An AutoblogGreen reader from Down Under has let us know that E85 fuel will most likely finally be available in Australia next year. A specific date isn't set, but United Petroleum seems set to sell the ethanol-petrol blend in "early 2008" at the price of about $1AUS per liter, starting around ...

Saab: turbocharged small-capacity flexfuel engines key 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Potential benefits of biofuels seem obvious with a reduced carbon footprint being a key reason. But, as we've covered in the past, alcohol fuels such as ethanol can also increase the performance of an engine if the engine is optimized properly. Saab realizes this fact and is considering implementing ...

Saab may be working on a compact hybrid 9-1 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The world has known about a possible compact-sized Saab since early September. Since then, there has been talk of the compact car getting a hybrid drivetrain. No official word is out yet on the matter, but Swedish publication NyTeknik is reporting that the compact will go on sale after 2010 and ...

GM of Europe video of the Saab BioPower 100 concept car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As promised, here is the second video from GM Europe for the day, this time highlighting the Saab BioPower 100 concept vehicle. This car differs from standard Saab cars sold today by being powered by 100% ethanol. Again, like the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle we showed you earlier today, ethanol is ...

Geneva Motor Show: Volvo introduces the all-new Volvo V70 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Volvo V70. Volvo has announced the all-new, third generation Volvo V70 premium wagon, which is said to offer a "perfect balance of luxury, versatility and safety." With this model Volvo is looking to bring a new level of design and comfort ...

Brisbane Motor Show: interview with Parveen Batish, director of Saab and Hummer brands in Australia 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Parveen Batish introduces the Saab BioPower. Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Saab 9-5 BioPower. Parveen Batish has recently taken on the role as the director of both Saab and Hummer in Australia - two very different brands with very different focuses. AutoblogGreen sat ...

Brisbane Motor Show: Saab E85 BioPower close up 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Saab 9-5 BioPower. At the Brisbane Motor Show, Saab showed off their E85 flex-fuel 9-5 BioPower model which they plan on introducing into the Australian market later this year. Highlighting Saab's leadership in bringing the E85 vehicle to ...

Saab's Australian release of their BioPower vehicles on video 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I was enjoying a bowl of cereal when I ran across this story via an email-tip we received. The gist of the story is that Saab is releasing their E85 capable BioPower vehicles, which we have covered before, in Australia. The video is rather informative if you are not familiar with ethanol or ...

Saab Australia pushing for E85 BioPower model 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Saab's E85 BioPower is coming to the Australian market Drive.com.au is reporting. The BioPower is one of Saab's 9-5 models which can run on both E85 (85 percent ethanol) and regular petrol. Already sold across Europe, the BioPower should further strengthen Saab's environmental commitment Down Under ...

Saab Australia goes carbon neutral 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Saab has taken an environmental lead over its rivals in the Australian market by being the first car manufacturer to go 'carbon neutral' by offsetting the carbon production of its new vehicles by planting trees. Greenfleet will provide Saab with one year's worth of carbon offsets by planting 17 ...

An internal embargo at GM? Did GM not allow Saab to reveal their plug in hybrid first? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As posted earlier, Saab has released a new concept car at the Detroit auto show, according to The Car Connection. The vehicle looks to be a 9-3 convertible, but underneath is a rather high tech vehicle using three electric motors and a CVT transmission in addition to its E100 2.0 liter 4 cylinder ...

Detroit Auto Show: Saab BioPower concept 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have reported on Saab's BioPower vehicles before, but not this one is particular. It is a new concept vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show. The vehicle uses no fossil fuels at all during operation. It runs on 100 percent ethanol, and because of that it gets more power than its gasoline powered ...

UK biofuel support from the Chancellor praised by Saab 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The United Kingdom doesn't have the potential to grow crops for domestic production of a huge amount of biofuels, but that isn't stopping Great Britain's Chancellor from encouraging biofuel use. The Chancellor announced earlier this year that Britain has entered into a partnership agreement with ...

Saab taking their BioPower ethanol cars to Australia 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Saab has been selling their bioPower variant of the 9-5 wagon in Europe for some time now. bioPower is Saab's brand name for their flex-fuel vehicles. The bioPower engines are able run on up to 100% ethanol fuel, but are optimized for E85. Now Saab is taking bioPower to the Australian market. ...


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