For 2006, Saab has reconsidered, reformulated, and recalculated all of its models, packages and prices, and the new models are several thousand dollars less expensive than comparably equipped 2005 models, enough of a price difference to warrant ...

Saab's first larger sedan, the quirky 9000, debuted in 1985 and quickly built a cult following. When the 9000 evolved into the 9-5 for model year 2000, Saab made its largest car even more powerful and, as some Saab-philes believe, more mainstream. ...

The Saab 9-5 doesn't look like other cars. It's fast and luxurious. It feels very stable on the highway and has a comfortable, well-designed interior. The wagons have a flat load floor and add a ton of cargo space.

The 17-inch alloy wheels with three spokes are distinctive in an original way-make that quirky (an oft-used adjective to describe Saab features). You can see the brake calipers through the big gaps in the wheels, and that makes you notice the low ...

The Aero is the Saab for the enthusiast. A good turbocharger is hard to find, and if you like the feel of a turbocharged engine, this one is a winner. It's just too bad that the styling isn't as sporty as the rest of the car.

The roomy rear seat makes the 9-5 comfortable for four adults. 9-5 SportWagons come with a roomy cargo area with a perfectly flat floor, making them eminently useful for moving furniture or for taking Fido along

The Saab 9-5 doesn't look like other cars. The 9-5 is fast and luxurious. It feels very stable on the highway and has a comfortable, well-designed interior. SportWagon models add a flat, spacious cargo bay.

The 3.0-liter V6 engine in the 9-5 SE wagon is unusual in that it is turbocharged by only one bank of cylinders, where common practice is to use the exhaust gases from all cylinders to spin the turbocharger. This light-boost engine features four ...

There are larger station wagons, to be sure, and there are other compact station wagons with both front- and rear-wheel drive, and one with all-wheel-drive. This is a competitive market segment and one that Saab did not enter into lightly. They did ...

Problem is, Saab doesn't have a lot of extra cash lying around. But it does have a distant relative, one located halfway around the world, that builds a car that's the right size, with a de-bugged powertrain that includes something Saab doesn't have ...

All-wheel drive in a Saab is new. A turbocharged engine isn't. The two combined make a tempting package.

Precise steering and excellent high-speed stability make the 9-5 a great companion for covering distances in a hurry. A new five-speed automatic transmission is available for all models that works superbly with the engines to deliver excellent ...

Starting just under $34,000, the Saab 9-5 Linear models are competitively priced. Aero models are priced about 10 percent lower than a comparably equipped BMW 525. And it doesn't look like all those other cars in the neighborhood.

Buick obviously thinks so, but it's hard to ignore the steadily thinning ranks of the traditional American full-size sedan. Big, heavy and ponderous cars like this are perceived as dinosaurs by some, while others reject them for not making the right ...

The Buick Roadmaster may be the embodiment of an older concept in motoring, but it's not an antique. There's nothing outdated about quiet operation, smooth ride quality, king-size roominess, vast trunk space and stimulating power.

That wave includes the new Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, and Honda Fit, along with all-new versions of the Chevrolet Aveo and Hyundai Accent. These subcompacts are smaller than compact cars, such as the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, but the newest ...

For 2002, Kia has added the Cinco five-door microwagon to the Rio line. to the Rio line. (Cinco is Spanish for five.) Not a hatchback, the Cinco reminds us from a rear-quarter view of a Saab wagon, and that's not bad. At $10,385, it's a great way to ...

Kia Rio is an efficient and reliable car for not a lot of money. It's a fuel-sipping set of wheels that someone else hasn't already owned. It's a great first car, offering practical transportation and great fuel economy.