A Spanish YouTuber buys a €2000 Saab 9000 expecting a simple sleeper - but his reactions reveal a deeper engineering logic shaped by Saab’s Talladega endurance legacy.
New data from Sweden shows Saab registrations falling to 184,950, but the real shift is happening beneath the surface. Scrappage rates have dropped sharply, signaling a transition from rapid decline to a slower, more stable contraction of the remaining fleet.
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.
Chassis 005 of the 2010 Saab 9-5 NG is now at auction in Sweden. Built as part of the internal “Frickeboa” pre-production batch, this is the only example configured with the 195 hp TTiD4 diesel, automatic transmission, and XWD - a combination never officially offered in the sales catalogue.
For years, the Saab 9-5 Troll R existed in a grey zone between factory myth and aftermarket legend. This article finally puts the story in order - using period road tests, Hirsch documentation, Swiss homologation papers, and a real example now offered for CHF 14,500. Not a prototype. Not a rumour. Clear facts, engineering context, and a car that proves what Troll R actually was.
Sold without reserve for $9,000, this Laser Red 2011 Saab 9-5 NG Turbo4 with a six-speed manual didn’t break records - but it did something more important. With documented ownership, honest flaws, and one of the rarest color-and-gearbox combinations ever offered in the U.S., the sale offers a clear snapshot of how the American market currently values late-generation Saabs: realistically, rationally, and still with respect.
A high-spec Saab 9-5 NG Aero 2.8 V6 XWD with panoramic roof, HUD, 19" Turbines and a certified sequential LPG system- maintained by a Saab devotee, now offered in Belgrade.
The Jordanian-market 2004 Saab 9-3 at its early listing price - before the rebuild pushed it into $20,000 territory.
The Saab 9-5 NG TTiD was meant to prove Saab still had direction, but time and money ran out first. In a detailed Czech review, Ondřej Hrubeš examines Saab’s final, unfinished flagship as it exists 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.
