Welcome back, Baby!

post from Saab Weblog - Trollhattan Saab on 10 January 2007 11:46:00 PM. © Saab Weblog - Trollhattan Saab

Hi, I'm Swade, and for those of you that are new around here - this is my car: It's a 1999 Saab 9-3 Viggen. Why am I introducing it? Well, after a month of not driving it due to a blown front shock absorber, it's now fixed. I feel like I've just purchased it all over again! I now have Koni adjustable shocks all round. I'm a little worried about their longevity as Koni exclude the Viggen from their product...

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Canadian Racer Dies, Brings Back Memories of
Earlier Porsches

post from Classical Drive on 10 January 2007 10:06:28 PM. © Classical Drive

Abarth Carrera Contemporary Porsche enthusiasts may find it difficult to understand how this car could have caused so much excitement in 1960. Yet for those of us that loved the marque but whose dreams of Porsche ownership were limited to the factory's conventional 356B models, the Abarth Carrera was highly desireable. We'd have bought it on looks alone! Sensing that the 356B Carrera 4-cammer was in danger of falling behind its rivals, Porsche had commissioned Italy's Carlo Abarth to develop a quicker version. The wind-cheating aluminum body was designed by Zagato and hand-formed by the little-known Viarengo & Filipponi firm. Chassis and floorpans came from the 356B Carrera GT. 4-wheel independent suspension was standard but drum brakes were replaced by discs. Five different engines were used between 1960 and 1964, ranging from 115 to 180 hp. With only the intermediate128 hp 1.6 liter engine installed, Herbert Linge and Paul-Ernst Strahle hit 150.2mph on the Mulsanne Straight during the 1960 Le Mans race... you can imagine what speeds the more powerful units might have produced. (European DIN hp figures: translating to America's SAE system adds another 15%.) Note: I was prompted to create this blog on learning that Canadian racer Klaus Bartels had died. Klaus and I were Porsche stablemates in the 60's. His race and rally championships earned him a place in the German ADAC club roster of motorsport heroes.

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Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept

post from AutomoBlog on 10 January 2007 08:57:25 PM. © AutomoBlog

Acura’s Advanced Sports Car Concept was revealed at the 2007 North American International Auto Show, hinting at what the legendary NSX’s successor will look like. While not quite as sexy as the HSC Concept originally shown as the NSX replacement, the prototype shows us the next step in exotic sports car styling. Take a look [...]

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PistonHeads + Haymarket

post from PistonHeads (Motoring News) on 10 January 2007 07:00:00 PM. © PistonHeads (Motoring News)

A message to all our readers from PetrolTed

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Lamborghini hikes its prices

post from PistonHeads (Motoring News) on 10 January 2007 07:00:00 PM. © PistonHeads (Motoring News)

Take a very very deep breath...

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Fancy driving a Ford GT

post from PistonHeads (Motoring News) on 10 January 2007 07:00:00 PM. © PistonHeads (Motoring News)

Now you can in PH's latest competition

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Dropheads emerge in chilly Detroit

post from PistonHeads (Motoring News) on 10 January 2007 07:00:00 PM. © PistonHeads (Motoring News)

Rolls, BMW, Mercedes punt open cars

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2008 Ford Focus: Out-of-Focus

With Ford Motor Co. in the midst of a massive turnaround, solid products have never been more critical to the success of the company. So what does it do with its 2008 Focus but take away almost all the attributes that endeared it to enthusiasts?

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Thursday Quick Snippets

Mercedes, Audi, BMW and VW will be bringing it. GM (i.e. Saab), Ford and Toyota won't. It seems the big Europeans have their head around diesel technology well enough to bring it to the US for all 50 states in the near future whereas the supposed big three have been too busy doing other things. This post extends from an Autoblog story confirming that Ford won't be bringing any diesel into the US market any time soon. One could use...

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Hemmings Find of The Day > California Dreamin'

Few trips are as fine as driving on a warm, sunny day in a topless Mercedes-Benz SL. And as sexy as the current SL looks, the roadsters from the 50s and early 60s are even sexier. What's more, certain...

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