What do you get when you mate the front half of a Saab 99 with the back half of a 900? The Saab 90. In 1983, Saab decided to do exactly this to create a…
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Saab 9-7x: An Oldsmobile Becomes a TrollBlazer
Not-so-old Motors today and the famous (infamous?) “TrollBlazer.” Saab’s 9-7x was the least Saab-like Saab of all time and came to be a symbol of GM’s mishandling of its Swedish subsidiary. It seemed like an…
Saab 95: Swedish Family Style
The Saab 95 was the first car from Trollhätten to truly expand on the Saab formula. It arrived a decade after the first production Saab, the 92, but its roots in the “Ursaab” project of…
Saab Sportster Evolution: Sonett III
There were four distinct Saab Sonetts over the years, although the last one – the one we’re talking about here – was labeled “Sonett III.” The original Sonett, supposedly named for the phrase “Så nätt…
Special Performance: Saab 900 SPG
The original Saab 900 was a darling of the Turbo era – vigorous to drive, comfy, reliable, and accessible. The 900 was so good that despite being rooted in the circa-1969 Saab 99 it still…