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Inspired by the halloween pumpkin filled Viggen, here’s another question for ya.
How many other cars could handle a load of pumpkins, or a trip to Ikea, or haul a motorbike, a pub-full of beer, or a sofa, a lawn mower, or anything else you care to fit into its gargantuan rear deck………..and still look totally at home on the world’s most storied racetrack?
This Saab 900 Turbo (looks like an 85, just like mine but with a whale tail fitted) looks perfectly placed at the Green Hell.
BRING BACK THE HATCH!!
This photo is from Hans-Martin’s album. He took his red 9-3SS around the track the same day and it looked mighty fine, too. Hans-Martin’s the guy behind ViggenOnline and the red 9-3 is his new ride.
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11 responses so far ↓
1 Robin M
// Oct 22, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Swade
did you notice the black roof, very nice
2 Swade
// Oct 23, 2008 at 12:16 am
On Hans-Martin’s 9-3, you mean?
Very nice indeed. Unique.
3 PGAero
// Oct 23, 2008 at 1:54 am
I too like the black roof. And isn’t that 900 an ‘87 or newer, what with those headlights and bumpers?
I like the silver/black color combo on those Aero/SPGs. Good lookin’ cars.
~P
4 BaRa
// Oct 23, 2008 at 3:13 am
In the title… It’s Nordschleife, not Nordschliefe
5 Adam
// Oct 23, 2008 at 7:12 am
That 900 was first registered 26/03/1987.
6 1985 Gripen
// Oct 23, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I was going to point-out that this has to be at least newer than ‘85 due to the side markers (fender blinkers) and the rear high brake light. Those were both introduced in ‘86.
7 swade
// Oct 23, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I submit! I submit!
I didn’t look close enough at the front-on photo, which would have given it away. Didn’t note the side markers and still can’t see the rear high brake light.
The penalties I pay for rushing sometimes……
8 Mats
// Oct 23, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Hi Swade, I’ve spent this week in Germany attending the annual Euro Car Body Conference, yesterday Skoda presented the new Superb and that hatch really is Superb, small sedan opening for everyday use and then, for those special occations (like buying a new washing machine for instance) you just open the full hatch and load it up. Do it Saab, just do it!
9 Alex
// Oct 24, 2008 at 3:44 am
Where’s the picture of it spanking an 80’s 325IS in the straightaways, isn’t that what Saab is all about?
10 zippy
// Oct 24, 2008 at 2:53 pm
LOL @ Alex. Yeh baby, yeh!! I remember reading about those bad-handling 3 series BMWs back in those days. A 900 SPG was the 335i of 1987!! Saab had an iconic status in the 80s with yuppies much like BMWs do these days.
11 Saab
// Nov 26, 2008 at 3:15 pm
BRING BACK THE < 1993 SAAB 900! GM needs to sell SAAB back to the Sweedes. The 2009 9-3 sedan is so boring and uninspiring, same with the 2010 prototype. The hatch was brilliant don’t mess with a good thing: case in point 9-2x saabaru was a joke, a piece of junk, and a total diaster. The current quality seems to be way behind BMW and even Volvo. If there are any SAAB design engineers out there: get back to what made SAAB great, don’t make me buy a new BMW!!!