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Right. Saab has not designed their own engine (blocks) for years. They do have agreements to GM to continue to source engines from GM, but they are not required to. Saab does not have any engine manufacturing capabilities and likely never will at their size. What they do, as Paul says, is they take a basic engine and add their own enhancements, engine management software, etc. Apparently Saab feels they can get better base engines from BMW than GM...and I would agree.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Saab buys BMW engines (from Bloomberg)...., TKC, Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:23:34
- Does this mean no more turbo?, Bruce, Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:25:38
- Straight sixes and read wheel drive?, RMinNJ, Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:02:51
- Re: What's wrong with SAAB engines?, Street, Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:37:26
- Gotta have dip sticks, AlS, Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:03:40
- Re: Saab buys BMW engines (from Bloomberg)...., Mark from Toronto, Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:00:16
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