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racing news

2009 Saab 9-3 Racer Readies For Swedish Battle

Recently absent from the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC), Saab will be entering the 2009 season with this specially prepped Saab 9-3. Going up against the likes of the Volvo C30 racer, the Saab conforms to the series' S2000 specification with a 2.0-liter engine that runs on bio-ethanol fuel. That four-banger has been bolted to a six-speed sequential gearbox, hopefully not with plastic hardware, as that IKEA desk we tried bolting together was always falling apart.


[via touringcartimes] (Hat tip to Johan!)

5:00 PM on Fri Sep 26 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,668 views, 21 comments

Latest by Furious_Gopher: Beautiful! This is a sure winner with XWD more »

engine swap

Longer, Higher, Wider, Lower: Swede Driven Mad By Sunless Winter, Builds 6-Wheeled Volvo Masterpiece!

Some Swedes cope with the sunless Scandinavian winters in the sanest way possible: pounding caffeine and/or alcohol by the hogshead. Others, however, crunch through the snow out to the shed and fire up the cutting torch, which is then used to create works of genius such as this 1980 Volvo wagon, equipped with what appears to be a Rover V8, dual rear axles, and custom-van-esque interior. Inveterate tipster JanTheMan translates thus: "Another V8 Volvo, Old price winner on the biggest custom car event in Sweden back in the eighties. It is a Volvo 245 1976. It is longer,wider, higher, lower. No glassfibre!"

[Blocket]

8:00 AM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,580 views, 32 comments

Latest by bdon: you are all silly. It is a volvo freightliner with double tandems for the 50 ton hauls..the v8 won't do more »

industry news

GM To Shrink Future Saabs, Reverse Brand Bloat

According to Automotive News, GM will be shifting the direction of Saab by shrinking the dimensions of future products. Every project manager in the automotive world will lose their minds at this revelation, given that traditionally, across all brands, bigger is always better. Yet forthcoming mid-size Saabs will be underpinned by the Delta platform rather than the larger Epsilon-2. Delta, keep in mind, is what will also be beneath the 2010 Chevy Volt and the 2010 Chevy Cruze, among other vehicles. More »

12:00 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,715 views, 68 comments

Latest by NotACoolGuy: I think that I shall never driveA car as misunderstood as the 9-5. Or maybe MYYYYYYY 900 HAS A FIRST NAMEAND IT'S more »

el camino

Innovative Swede Builds Tuff Willys Caprichero!

JanTheMan has found this 1980 Ford Capri that's been upgraded to full-on "Tuff Willys" status. We especially like the beautifully crafted custom fender flares, and the cowcatcher in front is a definite keeper. Stock up a few cases of akvavit to keep in the bed and you'll be ready to hoon your way through that long Scandinavian winter in style. If you don't speak Swedish, you can try the Google Language Tools version, which seems to indicate that a "well known rally driver" was involved in the construction of this fine customized motor vehicle. [Blocket.se]

1:40 PM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,103 views, 36 comments

Latest by JantheMan: This 1980 thing. If you build a legal custom uo here car and register it in the year 1980. Guess more »

alternative energy

Hier-De-Boom-Boom, Uemm BORK-BORK-BORK! Sweden, USA Working Together On Hybrid Technology

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hoon of the day

Swedish Hoons Hold Crazy Illegal Burnout Contest

If you thought the Swedish limo drifting was awesome, you're really gonna like this. It's an annual illegal burnout competition held in Stockholm, and the contestants don't hold anything back. Ripping tires to shreds? That's nothing. Pour down some gasoline and bring on the flames!
[h/t to Bo at sportbilen.se!]

2:40 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Mark Arnold
4,544 views, 41 comments

Latest by MOPAR-MAN: BEST.VIDEO.EVER! more »

24 hours of lemons

Black Metal V8olvo Now Equipped With Rebel Swedish Flag Roof

When your V8-powered Volvo race car already has a 5-speed, Fiero wing, and hood scoop, what more do you need? That's right, a great big Swedish Rebel Flag on the roof! We had this planned for quite a while (though several commenters read our minds and suggested the idea), and we finally made it happen last weekend. Before you go and read Señor Loverman's TTAC writeup, make the jump to check out the blow-by-blow. [The Truth About Cars] More »

6:20 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,037 views, 51 comments

Latest by koi: I'm 100% swede, and I approve of this volvo - and it's awsome styling - for a full 110% !!! If more »

new cars

Volvo Hybrid Garbage Truck Proves Hybrids Can't Clean Everything

What's the best thing about garbage trucks? They're loud. At least that's what you think when you're seven. But once you grow into your big-boy pants, that monstrosity slowly lumbering down your street, waking you up at 5AM every Tuesday, gets to be just a tad annoying after a while. Well, now Volvo has a solution, a hybrid garbage truck. They claim it can operate almost silently, and feel so confident about it they've provided a video of it in action. Currently the trucks are just being tested in select parts of Sweden, but we certainly wouldn't mind seeing these, and not hearing them, in our neighborhood. Press release after the jump. More »

11:20 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,550 views, 29 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @Picarso: We've had several collisions with our dumpster... is that really a good idea? more »

save the enzos

Ferrari F50 Latest Victim Of Poor Swedish Driving

Who knew that sleazy Swede Stefan Eriksson was starting such a popular trend when he destroyed his Ferrari Enzo? Our main man from the north lands, JanTheMan, sent us this video of one Swedish gentleman putting his Ferrari F50 in the ditch. How did this happen? According to JanTheMan:
This weekend it has been a major sport car show in Malmö in south of Sweden. Anyway. This tape was recorded after closing time when a Ferrari F50 was followed by some young twats in Beemers, Ricers and Porsches. SWEDES ARE HEARBY BANNED TO DRIVE ONE OF A KIND FERRARIS."
We'd also point out that Eddie Griffith is really Swedish. For those about to smash, we salute you. (accident about four minutes into "twat driving") [Bilsport.se]

6:15 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Matt Hardigree
11,506 views, 59 comments

Latest by mr.chophoppers: Yeah, ditch the stars - there has been much less automotive talk since, and I seem to be missing some more »

spy photos

Secret Meatball: Porsche Winter Testing Facility Found In Sweden

Star car spy photographer Brenda Priddy's caught the winter engineering and testing team of the German automaker Porsche with their pants down 'round the Arctic circle. Priddy claims you should ignore the Audis in the shots above as this is actually the winter testing facility for the brand all about the Bruce. Just think, if she's right — there's a serious amount of precision under those tarps. Anyone care to take a guess at what's going on under those pretty plastic shrouds? Full spy report from Priddy below the jump.

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Spy Photos

3:40 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Ray Wert
2,187 views, 25 comments

Latest by FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system: For once, manufacturer camouflage on a development mule is effective. more »