One year ago, a new Saab-specialized workshop opened in Stallbacka, Trollhättan, inside the former Saab industrial area. Factory THN brings more than 40 years of Saab technical experience back to the same ground where the cars were once developed.
SaabPartners in Meppel complete a six-month reconstruction of a Sky Blue Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible, installing a new engine, new automatic gearbox, renewed interior and Griffin-era detailing, with official Hirsch tuning planned as the final step.
Tom and Alex launch The Driving Project by buying a £500 Saab 9-3 Convertible. A specialist visit saves the roof, and Wales becomes the real test.
KM-Tronics has officially launched the Saab 9-3 SportCombi LED bar, transforming an early prototype into a configurable production product. The result gives the 9-3 Estate a continuous rear light signature that feels closer than ever to Saab’s Griffin-era design language.
In a personal column for Dagens Nyheter, automotive journalist Jonas Fröberg recounts visiting a Saab enthusiast friend while facing a hard truth of his own - owning five aging Saabs without the skills to maintain them. What begins as an engine removal in a garage slowly becomes a reflection on attachment, identity and the quiet impossibility of letting go.
A turbocharged 9-3 Viggen becomes the setting for the first episode of SAAB Stories, a new YouTube series by Chris Curtin. In a high-mileage, enthusiast-owned Viggen, Curtin and Dylan’s Wings of Change director Rob Armstrong talk authenticity, purpose, and leadership - proving that sometimes the most meaningful conversations happen on the move.
After Dário’s near-500bhp daily-driven Saab project stalled, his brother Jose stepped in, diagnosed a hidden turbo fault, and transformed the car into a stripped, aero-focused red track machine targeting a 2:06 lap at Estoril.
A Saab Sonett II V4 believed lost reappeared in Sweden after decades in storage. A VIN mix-up led to the discovery of Lasse Lönndahl’s former gold Sonett - now preserved alongside its near-identical twin.
A newly rediscovered Saab factory documentary traces the brand’s rally journey from two-strokes to turbo history. With subtitles now available, it reveals how Saab learned to win without power - and why that mindset still defines the brand today.
Built on a Saab 9-5 V6 platform and clothed by Bertone for its 90th anniversary, the Saab Novanta was SKF’s boldest drive-by-wire experiment. From Geneva and the Michelin Challenge Bibendum to today’s ASI Bertone collection at Volandia, this unique concept traces an unexpected Saab-shaped path through Italian design history and the early days of electronic vehicle control.
More than thirty years after buying a battered Saab Sport, Anders Jonsson has completed a meticulous, mechanically honest restoration guided by rally legend Ture Karlsson. The result is a long-nose two-stroke that not only looks period-perfect, but also drives like the competition-inspired machine Saab intended—keeping a crucial part of Swedish rally history alive on today’s roads.
Frank Smit, the visionary behind Emily GT, now turns his passion toward reviving the Saab Sonett, blending innovation with heritage in a bold new chapter.
Nevs opens its warehouse one last time on August 9, offering Saab parts, prototype items, and memorabilia during the Trollhättan Saabfest weekend.
