To understand how the very Swedish Saab got involved in the Type 4 project which will give birth to 4 large sedans that will have marked the 80s (Lancia Thema, Fiat Croma, Alfa Romeo 164 and… Read More

Mr. Ikuo Gotoh from Tokyo, who owns several Saab cars (This one in the picture, is his Saab 9-3 2.0T Convertible) and is a member of the Saab club there, recently presented an interesting co… Read More

The Saab 9000 Cabrio was considered for production in 1989, one prototype was made by the Finnish company Valmet Automotive, but Saab eventually decided not to make the car a production mode… Read More

If you read Saabplanet.com on a regular basis (or if you are just simply crazy about Saab cars), then you know Valmet whose automotive business was originally founded with Saab. Since then… Read More

Here is another of the interesting Saab concept created by designers around the world and on the legacy of the great Saab brand. This is another vision of the possible future of Saab that ha… Read More

Ezeride startup was founded this year with focus to enable people to share their daily commute, with main goal to Make every (car) seat available for sharing with minimal effort and env… Read More

No car manufacturer has been as innovative with such small funds as Saab’s car manufacturing in Trollhättan. In this post, in one image, we present the interesting inventions from… Read More

The Saab 99 was never produced in a convertible version, but that didn’t stop Saab enthusiasts from making the 99 into a true convertible. One of such modified Saab cars is the one we… Read More

The Dutch car magazine Autovisie (there is also a printed edition) brings readers numerous news from the car industry, as well as reviews, reviews and tests of the latest cars on the global… Read More

Thanks to the large global community of Saab enthusiasts, we often have the opportunity to save on car repairs by following the do-it-yourself instructions that can be found on specialized I… Read More

A couple of years ago, an interesting and unusual case happened on the Danish-Swedish border. Late at night at the beginning of 2017, the Swedish-registered Saab 9-3 Sporcombi rolled off the… Read More

The guys from the “DNA Collectibles” team are not resting, and are constantly looking for new challenges, and this time they turned their attention to the legendary Saab model Vi… Read More

Mr. J. Galvão was surrounded by Saab cars that fascinated him from an early age. Also, a little later, he worked for a Saab dealer there in Portugal, but only recently has he been abl… Read More

This could be a unique Opportunity to purchase the unique Saab 9-3 Turbo X (6-speed manual) which was sold only in 2008 and in a limited edition of 2000 cars, of which only 494 were sold in… Read More

Probably many of you have fond memories of the first car they had or bought from their own funds. Then, mostly that car changes hands after a few years, so we wonder if it is still being dri… Read More

Like any Saab enthusiast, Ben from Southampton gave a name to his favorite car – which he named Vicky. Ben Kendall is Design Student & Sales associate at Solent University &am&hell…Read More

Tommy and Roman, duos from team “The Fast Lane Car“,  purchased this classic Saab 900 Convertible to be featured on the TFLClassics channel. In the meantime, Tommy invested… Read More

Jay Leno is a big TV star in America, but he is also known all over the world. He is also known as a great car lover and connoisseur, but also the owner of a large collection of interesting… Read More

Peter Hafmar has been hired as the new Autonomous Drive Strategist of NEVS. He will step into his new position by October 5, 2020. According to the official announcement from the company NEV… Read More

A cutaway model is an object that is partially cut open to illustrate its internal structure and how it works. Often the cut edges or individual functional areas are colored for better visib… Read More

After we published a blog post about the successful hacking of the T8 ECU position in the Saab 9-3, a lot of readers contacted us asking how they could get to the Repair Kit. One of them was… Read More

For those who may not have heard of Simon Padian, suffice it to say that he was the Saab Brand Design Chief during the Saab 9-5 NG model development project, which everyone praises as a outs… Read More

Our Saab friend from China, Kay Chen, who is the creator of great alloy wheels for Saab cars but also for other car brands in his studio STR Forged Wheels, sent us a report from a gathering… Read More

For those who are not familiar with the history of 96 models, here is some information, and then we will present you a great Saab in the “Rally” variant that is sold, and looking… Read More

A large number of Saab car owners in which the T8 Electronic Control Module (ECM or ECU) is integrated have problems with a large number of faults and malfunctions. Most of them get errors l… Read More

In its long history of existence and development, Saab has presented a large number of interesting concept cars and technological innovations. Here are just a few of the more well-known conc… Read More

After GM took over 50 percent ownership of Saab cars in 1989 and brought in investment money, a number of innovations took place and new Saab models were introduced. Two well-known models to… Read More

New cars will be smashed if they collide with moose at high speeds, a new report shows. Saab and Volvo still do best. If the speed is higher than 80 km/h, modern cars have difficulty coping… Read More

The Danish magazine Avisen published a warm Saab story from the local area about a married couple who have owned and driven only Saab cars for 25 years. Thorvald and Eva Madsen from Sdr. Far… Read More

Very often within the Saab community you will hear the question: “Does anyone know when to change the timing belt on a Saab 9-3 Diesel?” This question primarily refers to Saab mo… Read More

Let us point out right away, this is not a blog post intended for connoisseurs and fans of Saab cars, and especially for Saab car owners. This is a gift for those who like used Saab, but hav… Read More

This week we are reminded of an interesting advertising campaign in the Swedish media, advertising campaigns that we fondly remember. The advertisement was current some thirty years ago at a… Read More

Two weekends ago, a very interesting gathering of Saab fans was held in the Czech Republic. The first SAAB SPY RALLY took place on the last weekend in September. The event was situated in th… Read More

The project was called X36 and started in the early 1970s when the Saab 99 was only a few years old. It was about the car that would be the next big thing – new Saab model. At that tim… Read More

Well, if until now you thought that Saab 9000 was just Saab 9000, then you completely missed the labels CD, CDE, CS, CSE, Aero, Griffin, Carlsson, Talladega… There are so many of them… Read More

A lady in swedish city of Kalmar won one of the grand prizes in the “Million Lottery” (Swedish Lotto Game) in 1996 – a brand new Saab 9000 CSE. But she had another car so i… Read More

The roots of Car Safety go back to the very beginning of the production of “wingless aircraft”, all due to the fact that the first Saab cars were created by aeronautical engineer… Read More

Even among non-fans of Saab cars, Saab convertibles have a cult status, such as the famous Saab 900 Convertible. Of course, most car manufacturers do not have and have never had convertibles… Read More

A few hours ago, Elsa Law announced on the local Saab form that her favorite Saab in the city of Seattle had been stolen, so we hereby call on the Saab community in and around Seattle to hel… Read More

Edd China, the sympathetic mechanic who made the TV show “Wheeler Dealers” much more than bearable, despite all of Mike Brewer‘s (an English car trader turned presenter of… Read More

You haven’t heard of H&R suspensions yet? It is a very successful German company that perfectly develops innovative chassis and suspension components, and which applies technology… Read More

Last weekend, a gathering of Saab car fans was held in the Netherlands called “Bitterballen, Borrel en Saabs“, organized by only one of the many Saab clubs in this country. In fr… Read More

Ove Larsson of Edsbyn (Sweden) bought his first Saab car in 1984, it was an old Saab 99 Turbo from 1972. The original car is still there, but what he did with it would make a Saab engineer g… Read More

It is not uncommon for classic cars to be worth a lot, but only a few are worth more than they were at the time of their production. One such is the cult Saab 900 Convertible. The model has… Read More

The title may deceive you, it is not about the new Saab experimental car, but about a lesser known part of the history of Saab cars. This is actually the title of Saab’s October 1960 p… Read More

Wartburg, Dixi, BMW, EMW, Wartburg and soon then Opel. It is the short version of the story of the car factory in East German Eisenach, where the first car was built as early as the end of t… Read More

As every year, the Saab Club Nederland organizes a rally of classic Saab cars, and this year the rally is planned for mid-November, caleld “Saab Viking Performance Tour 2020” (De… Read More

One of the strangest aspects of the invasion of the North American continent by SAAB is the manner in which the sales beachhead was established. The first two SAAB 93‘s arrived in Broo… Read More

Here is an interesting story from the Saab web forum that we believe you will like. Bruce Getts had an interesting experience on the road that he wanted to share with the Saab community, and… Read More

All car owners who live near the sea encounter extensive corrosion on car chassis. Also, a similar thing happens with cars from parts of the northern hemisphere, because in those areas, duri… Read More

Yes, you read that right – The world’s second oldest Saab can be yours, if you participate and win the current auction held in Sweden. The well-known Swedish auction website &ldq&hell…Read More

After the latest news from Trollhattan, which referred to the PONS project,  The First Generation of Autonomous Vehicles with a Connected User Interface at the beginning of July, and th… Read More

Join your friends at Mitchell Volvo and Mitchell SAAB to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our Swedish Beauty Car Show. The organizer of this fantastic event for all Swedish car lovers is lo… Read More

Saab never managed to lift in the way many fans hoped. But one thing must be clear to everyone: in Trollhättan, thanks to Saab’s brilliant engineers and constructors, there was ne… Read More

The Assetto Corsa is one of the most realistic racing video simulations ever to appear. In this video game, players can control 24 cars, ie models from manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Po… Read More

Pikes Peak is arguably the most iconic hill climb ever. So when said that, it means that almost every rally driver dreams at least once in their career, of participating. However, that was t… Read More

Already in the early fifties, just after Project 92 successfully had got into production, Saab engineers began discussing a successor. As can be seen from Sixten Sason‘s many sketches… Read More

This summer, too, the DNA team is working tirelessly and bringing good news to Saab car fans in the form of a new model that they have included in the collection of selected Saab car models… Read More

Someone said – There are few photographers in the world with the ability to capture speed the way Aaron does. His gritty sweat-stained images have become legendary, and his dynamic app… Read More

This Saab classic is known to the wider Saab community because it was once featured by the website stanceworks.com. The car belongs to the real Saab car lover Anthony Guerra, Founder of CARS… Read More

Buying a used Saab can still be a bargain. However, there is a common error that often occurs that can be a little disturbing, namely pixel errors in the car’s display, or SID as it is… Read More

Tom Trana (1937) was a Swedish rally driver. In the early 1960s, he was one of Sweden’s foremost in the motorsport and participated in a large number of international races. Tom Trana… Read More

In the “Safety” section, we have a huge number of documented examples of Saab car safety, and this number is increasing day by day. Most often, owners of Saab cars who have survi… Read More

Logan Kelly, BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, With over 8 years of 3D modeling and 3D printing experience, he is well versed in the market of rapid prototyping. Because Logan is a f… Read More

Napp Motorspors is an automotive youtube channel built around Mazda Miata builds and driving, but the authors (Stefan and Dylan) of this video blog sometimes make an exception, so they were… Read More

For the filming of the new movie ′′Between Life and Death′′ by Giordano Gederlini, filming producers are looking for a special car – a SAAB 900 or 9-3 (3 or 5 d… Read More

We often receive your emails and messages in which you support the work of this blog and in this way you certainly encourage us to work even harder on preserving the Saab brand and its tradi… Read More

Volvo and Saab are not the only Swedish cars that have rolled on swedish roads. As early as 1897, Gustaf Erikson designed Sweden’s first car with an internal combustion engine. Since t… Read More

This is One-off model designed by owner Bert Karlsson and built on Lancia Thema SW. A unique Saab, named “Saab 9000 CS Combi” was built by Bert Karlsson. The creation of this spe… Read More

At the Malmö Motor Show in 2008, a novelty from the tuning company BSR in Växjö was presented – the Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD, which can be driven on ethanol! The conversion allo… Read More

Saabs have been regarded as great snow vehicles for a long time now. The ability to cope with snow and ice was always one of the inherent requirements when Saab designed their cars, initiall… Read More

The team gathered around the DNA Collectibles team is working very creatively and diligently on creating new replicas of the legendary Saab cars. After the Viggen, Aero X concept, the Turbo… Read More

In March 1958, Saab came up with good news, they had “doubled” their model range! At first glance, this sounds really good, but one should keep in mind the following fact –… Read More

Saab translation – working out what your customer wants is key. Performance. Safety. Style. Individuality.  These aren’t marketing terms, they’re qualities and a 10 mi… Read More

You know it’s spring in the North when the papers are rolling out tests of the 9-3 Convertible. Sun’s out – top down. Before us is the time of the convertible, at least for… Read More

At the beginning of 2006, interesting news appeared in the media, and than it was a little less than “news” that Saab will be using the 9-5 Biopower model as a concept at the Det… Read More

Our Taiwanese friend Huang Khan who shares his love for Saab cars sent us an interesting story about a super Saab Station Wagon (or Sportcombi). Today we will introduce you to the rare MY02… Read More

At that time new Saab 9-3 was eventually launched in July 2002 for the 2003 model year. The convertible version of the second-generation 9-3 began with the MY04, and SportCombi with MY05 &nd&hell…Read More

There are very few women in car journalism. Just try to remember a female name that is part of a car newsroom, whether it is a print or TV newsroom. They simply do not exist, and their voice… Read More

Nils Bohlin, who passed away in 2002, was the flight engineer who switched from Saab to Volvo and invented the three-point belt. It is his invention that underlies the world company Autoliv… Read More

Summer has arrived, it’s the right time to lower the windows on cars, or even better – if you own a Saab convertible – Drop the Electric Convertible Roof on those… Read More

NEVS presents its new mobility ecosystem: PONS – the first generation of autonomous vehicles with a connected user interface – which could become the mobility solution for smart… Read More

Maybe Surprising, but SAAB never made a proper wagon out of the 99/900. Sixten Sason apparently sketched a 99 (two-door!) wagon early on, but they went with the Combi Coupe instead. However… Read More

The Saab S9 is no ordinary Saab, and at least for now, it doesn’t exist in reality, and it is the result of the incredible imagination of the exceptional 3D CGI artist and conceptualis… Read More

Although the global Corona virus pandemic has stopped almost all events and activities of SAAB clubs around world, slowly and gradually some Saab clubs are reactivating the activity and orga… Read More

Forget wine, gold or art: classic Saab cars are the hottest commodity you can buy. Okay, not exactly, but the fact is that more and more Saab cars are becoming classics and are being appreci… Read More

In this horrible, incredible collision – it can be freely said – Saab saved as many as four lives. As Daniel Dorman testified for one of the many Saab forums last week, he confir… Read More

As with all the posts on this blog, Audi is not the culmination of the topic but certainly Saab. Most of us non-fans of Audi cars can hardly see the difference between individual models of t… Read More

As announced a few months ago during the signing of a strategic agreement with the largest companies in the new energy vehicle area, the Chinese mega-corporation Evergrande Group intends to… Read More

Changing the alloy wheels is really the most visually important change you can make on a car. For example, take any car, and if you put 16-inch steel wheels on it – that car won’… Read More

After years of honing the 900 models and expanding them in every way feasible, Saab has topped them with a rival for Audi 100/200, various BMWs, Rovers, and some Mercedes models. It was the… Read More

Here is another rather rare Saab car, which is increasingly difficult to find in car sales ads. And for sure, there will be fewer and fewer of them, because it is a Saab Viggen Convertible f… Read More

The idea of using drive-by-wire technology in cars is not new, but it has never fully taken root in the automotive world. This technology comes to us from the aviation industry, so it is no… Read More

As you can see from the title, this electric Saab 96 is not even close in performance to a modern electric car such as the Tesla S, but it will be dear to many because it carries a retro her… Read More

Saab never succeeded in lifting the way many hoped. But one thing is clear: ideas in Trollhättan have not exactly run out. After numerous projects of middle and upper class cars (such a… Read More

For those who live in Europe, the name Mark Rutte doesn’t mean much, that is, they probably don’t know who it is, but it has to do with Saab cars. For those who don’t know… Read More

A Wheeler family from Nort Essex has launched an appeal for witnesses after bad guys have stolen their Beloved Saab, thier “best friend”. June and Alan Wheeler of Abbots Close (W… Read More

When she took over the position of head of sales and brand activation strategy at NEVS, Charlotte Eisner took over the chairmanship of the ElectriCity Stockholm project today, May 26, and NE… Read More

Ulrika Hultgren is already well known to many at NEVS; she previously worked in the Communications department as Press Relations Manager for some time but left the company for a similar role… Read More

About two weeks ago, we presented to you on this blog the first in a series of Watch Faces for smart watches with the theme of Saab cars. The first Watch face in the series was Saab 99 Turbo… Read More