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Can't believe that the 2nd car is a SAAB aero (I had to cheat and look at the filename of the .JPG to tell what it was).

They never looked like that when I was a boy.

that's the biofuel special, isn't it?

Is that the koeniggsegg?

Officially Official: Koenigsegg reaches agreement to buy Saab

on Jun 16th 2009 at 9:26AM



After days of speculation and rumor, General Motors made it official this morning, Saab will soon be back in Swedish hands. In many respects, this is the most fitting result for quirky brand. Koenigsegg is an oddball itself, building insanely fast supercars in a Scandinavian country where you can't legally drive over about 60 mph.

The deal will be partly financed through a $600 million loan from the European Investment Bank that is co-signed by the Swedish government. Just as GM will continue to provide Penske-owned Saturn with cars for a time, it will supply platforms and powertrains to Saab. The length of time that Saab will continue to use GM hardware hasn't been disclosed, but it will likely be for at least the next 5-6 years – if not longer. The new 9-5 which will be built in Trollhättan, Sweden is launching later this year followed by the 9-4X crossover. Both of these will probably complete their lifecycle on current platforms. The same is likely true for the 9-1 which may launch in 2010 or 2011. The big question mark will be the next generation 9-3, which had been expected to move to GM's Delta II platform.

The Koenigsegg-Saab deal should close by the end of September, and you can check out the official verbiage after the jump.

[Source: General Motors]

mmmmmm personally i'd take the saab

That Saab is insanely good looking!

LOL, I hadn't thought of it like that!

meh, the saab looks like an updated 280zx on steroids, the ks looks like a "proper" sports car. i know which one i'd have ad it certainly aint a retro 80's looking datsun