RIP Saab (A Thread for Saab Lovers)

Greatest road tests ever: Saab 9-3 Turbo

We look back at one of the best Saabs of the 1990

Tested 11.3.98

The final car produced at Saab’s Trollhättan home was a 9-3. But 14 years earlier, the model’s debut was a confident forward step from the 900.

Revisions to the 900’s exterior were limited to a new grille and bumpers, new alloy wheels and relocating the numberplate to sit between (rather than below) the rear lights. Although a new 2.0-litre diesel unit was offered, the flagship 9-3 used a 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine that was inherited intact from the 900.

The 9-3 was no slouch, but an 83kg gain and awkward gearchange left it trailing rivals for acceleration and worsened average test economy by 2mpg. Power was delivered smoothly and almost without lag, though.

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Greatest road tests ever: Saab 9-3 Turbo | Autocar

We look back at one of the best Saabs of the 1990
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Great Cars: Saab Documentary - Marcus & Manuela ́s Saab Channel​

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hopefully many of you Saab fans are free from work and can watch Saab YouTube videos. In sad recognition of the 10 year since the Saab bankruptcy we made this homage to Saab.

Everyday between 18 of Dec to the 9 of January there will be a new video posted about Saab from the Saab archive over the internet.

 
Posted by @BuddyrooAv on Twitter:

Arsenii and @Aband0ned_milk have called in from Lansing, IL to report that there's still somehow still a Saab dealer there - and they have a Citroën XM in the service lot. Keeping the weird car dream alive.

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Saab 9-3 SE Sport Edition 200 bhp Special Edition Coupe.​

When Saab introduced this limited edition Coupe it’s production run was limited to just 50 cars and was only available in Monte Carlo Yellow.

This was the first time Saab had used the Monte Carlo Yellow special paint in anything other than the convertible and so was also known as the Saab 9-3 Monte Carlo Coupe.

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These Are The 10 Coolest Cars Built By Saab - Hot Cars​

Saab had a tendency of over-engineering its cars, which made them even more awesome, but it also meant it was hard to turn a profit.

Saab has a long history of innovation, but their innovative engineering made it pretty hard for them to turn a profit in an industry of fine margins. That's one of the reasons Saab went bankrupt.

Although they met an untimely demise in 2014 after trying and eventually failing to find a buyer for several years, it was not at any point because of sub-standard products.

If anything the opposite is true, Saab had a habit of over-engineering their cars, which drove their investors to distraction, but also attracted some of the most loyal fans thanks to their incredible bang-for-buck offerings.

Unfortunately, they eventually pushed GM too far, and when they attempted to attract a Chinese buyer, GM was on hand to block the sale and seal their fate as an automaker.

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These Are The 10 Coolest Cars Built By Saab

Saab had a tendency of overengineering its cars, which made them even more awesome, but it also meant it was hard to turn a profit.
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Forgotten Cars: Saab 9-4X

The crossover is probably one of the rarest Saabs ever made.

Saab came to an unfortunate end, and a brand that had a dedicated buyer base found itself unwanted and forgotten. One of its last vehicles offered to the public turned out to be one of its rarest: a crossover.

Welcome to Forgotten Cars where we go into a brief history and background of some models you may not remember. Join us for an automotive trip down memory lane.

Things were looking up for Saab for a short time. But when the 9-4X came about, it was a strange time for the brand — a time that was like being told your parents are getting a divorce and your dad is leaving and your mom doesn’t want you because she wants to go “live her life.” So, while you aren’t being sent to foster care, you’re going to go live with your aunt who’s not bad, but her house smells weird.

The real story behind that “strange time” was it was 2010, and GM had emerged from bankruptcy, bailed out by the Feds. While Hummer, Pontiac, and Saturn were sent to their deaths, Saab got off easy. The carmaker was sold for $600 million (even though the brand hadn’t made money in years) to an investment group headed by Koenigsegg Automotive and Spyker. The sale was approved and completed by early 2011. Part of the agreement between the companies was that GM would continue to supply parts for the 9-4X and other vehicles for production.

The history of the 9-4X starts with a canceled Saab that never saw the light of day: the 9-6X. GM had owned just over 20 percent of Subaru’s parent company FHI (Fuji Heavy Industries) since the turn of the century. It’s how we wound up with the weirdly great Saabaru 9-2X wagon. Around 2005, Subaru decided that it wanted in on the seven-seat crossover game and created the unnecessarily named B9 Tribeca. But GM wanted to sell its stake since the relationship between the two companies had soured by this time.

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Forgotten Cars: Saab 9-4X - Jalopnik

Saab came to an unfortunate end, and a brand that had a dedicated buyer base found itself unwanted and forgotten. One of its last vehicles offered to the public turned out to be one of its rarest: a crossover.
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