Porsche Engineering Group Purchases Control of Italy’s Nardò Testing Facility

April 12, 2012

Viewed from space, the storied Nardò Ring racetrack appears almost otherworldly, its seemingly flawless 7.8-mile circumference resting in stark contrast to its largely agricultural surroundings. But make no mistake, the man-made test track is very real, and has served as ground zero for countless manufacturer test-sessions and speed-record attempts for more than thirty-five years

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Koenigsegg to Deliver First U.S. Agera in June, Working on Camless Engine

February 9, 2012

Koenigsegg expects to deliver its first Agera to the U.S.

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Car and Driver‘s Guide to What the Heck Has Happened, Is Happening, and Will Happen with Saab

June 29, 2011

Roughly once per month—and every month since February 2010—Saab almost goes out of business. With greater frequency, news is delivered of collapsed funding deals or imminent labor strikes or unpaid suppliers having conniptions, and often all three combine to cause any given week’s production stoppage in Trollhättan. The ongoing saga is rife with eleventh-hour savior deals, often involving a heretofore anonymous Chinese company that promises to inject cash into the foundering Swedish automaker

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Zenvo, the Danish Company You’ve Never Heard of, Has 1104- and 1250-HP Sports Cars for the U.S.

June 14, 2011

When you think of high-buck, high-horsepower, low-slung hypercars, the marques Bugatti, Pagani, Ferrari, and Koenigsegg likely come to mind—but what about Zenvo? You’re forgiven for not knowing the small Danish supercar maker, because up until now, Zenvo’s ST-1 sports car has not been for sale here in the U.S

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2011 Koenigsegg Agera R – Auto Shows

March 4, 2011

Ready to take you to your next ski vacation—in a hurry. After bringing an early version of its 940-hp Agera to last year’s Geneva show, Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is back with an even more powerful model: The Agera R, which is said to be capable of producing 1115 hp. And you can take it on your next ski vacation.

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The Future of Saab to Draw Heavily on Heritage – Car News

April 8, 2010

Saab management says its small car will be called 92, while the 9-3 might be renamed 900. GM wasn’t able to turn Saab into a success story, but Victor Muller, the new CEO of the recently established Saab-Spyker is optimistic about the brand’s future.

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2014 Saab 9-1 Rendered – Car News

March 16, 2010

Under the stewardship of Spyker, Saab is again pushing to launch the small 9-1.

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