Why the Saab 900 rocks - part 2 - ergonomics

If the early Saab 900 interiors were about the funk, it has to be said that the driver’s cockpit fascia, the dashboard, was all about the function.
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At first it seems a little unfamiliar and more than a little strange. Spend some time there, especially with the car in motion, and you come to realise that it was developed by some very clever people.

The Saab 9-3 button dash - do we miss it?

Regular visitors to this site will probably know that I love interiors. To me, the styling and layout of the interior is more important than the exterior appearance of a car. It’s where you spend all your time, where you engage with the car as you drive.
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Two years ago, Saab made a decision to change the dashboard of the Saab 9-3, from a button oriented setup to a simpler, dial oriented layout. You may not have thought about the change much since then, so spare a thought now for the oft missed button dash and dash-top SID.

Why the Saab 900 Rocks, part 1 - Interior

Seeing around 50% of the visitors to this site haven’t owned a Saab 900 and only 18% of the remainder have driven one, I thought it’d be a good idea to have look over it and share what I reckon are the best parts about this legendary automobile.

The interior is my favourite part of any car, especially in the Saab 900, where Saab unleashed the funk like few manufacturers before or since.