Erik Wankerl’s yellow Saab 900 Turbo 2025 concept has resurfaced in print. Portuguese magazine autoDRIVE #91 uses the design study across a four-page column by João Santos Matos, sixteen months after the project first appeared online.
A 1983 Saab 900 Turbo in Ivory is crossing Bring a Trailer at no reserve with 152,000 miles shown, decades of invoices and handwritten logs, and a gearbox rebuild dating to 1989. The auction title calls it 42-years-family-owned, but the ownership wording requires precision: the seller is offering the car on behalf of the owner, and it should not be described as a one-owner example.
Two decades after it last turned a wheel, a long-dormant Saab 900 Turbo S comes out of a Nottinghamshire garage, gets a fresh set of injectors, and heads out for its first MOT test since the early 2000s - with a possible Carlsson-spec surprise along the way.
Niels Meijer's red Saab 900 Turbo was stolen from a Groningen garage while in for repairs. Before police had even logged the report, a member of the Saab forum had spotted the car at a nearby carpool area. The community delivered where the system had barely started.
We asked the SaabPlanet community one question: what was your biggest Saab mistake? The 175 responses were honest, funny, technical and unexpectedly emotional.
Jay Leno and Donald Osborne put three attainable classics under the spotlight: a 1946 Willys Jeep CJ-2A, a 1969 MGB Roadster, and a 1991 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible. The Saab was not Jay’s predicted winner, but the market numbers told a different story.
1993 Saab 900 Turbo Commemorative Edition, one of 325 built, with 206k miles and $33k in recent work on Bring a Trailer. Analytical breakdown of specification, condition, and market positioning.
A 1994 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible in Talladega Red is live on Bring a Trailer with no reserve, currently sitting at $5,200 with the auction closing shortly. One of the last Classic 900s built, this Kansas-based car has spent most of its life in Colorado, carries original paint with no rust, a recently replaced soft top, and an interior that holds up well against its age. The automatic transaxle will limit the ceiling, but at current bidding it is priced well below where comparable examples have been closing.
When Dutch Saab enthusiast Olav Davidse tracked down an aquamarine 1979 Saab 900 Turbo, he wasn’t just buying another classic – he was reclaiming a childhood image of his father’s 99. After a careful refresh and a full inspection on AutoWeek’s “Klokje rond klassiek” lift, his early Turbo now stands as one of the clearest surviving examples of Saab’s first turbocharged hatch era. This article follows the car from doctor’s driveway to camera lights, with engineering details, owner passion and period driving impressions.
A forgotten 1987 Saab 900 Turbo, stored for 23 years and owned by one family since new, has been revived by the Cars of Sweden Live team. With pristine interior preservation and astonishing originality, this rare Turbo is now heading for auction — and its story resonates deeply with Saab enthusiasts worldwide.
