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900
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900 Talladega
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Saab
Saab was originally created as a division of the Swedish Aeroplane Company. The company had been established in 1937 for the express purpose of building aircraft for the Swedish Air Force. With World War II nearing its end, the company began looking for new markets in which to expand. In 1945, Project 92 began, with the goal of creating the first Saab passenger car.
In 1955 the 92 was reworked and became the 93. The engine was upgraded from two to three cylinders but unusually remained a two stroke. The car received a facelift, including the first Saab with the brand’s trademark trapezoidal grille. A wagon variant, the 95, was added in 1959 and would remain in production for the next twenty years. The decade also saw Saab's first foray into true performance cars with the Saab 94, the first of four Saab Sonetts.
The need for a larger model saw the birth of the Saab 99 in 1967. Its design, a clean break from all earlier Saabs, would mark the brand's styling for the next twenty years. The 99 was also important in that it marked Saab's first turbocharged model in 1977 and in 1978 the Saab 900 was introduced – a significantly developed version of the 99. Saab signed an agreement with Fiat in 1978 to develop a new car platform, resulting in the Saab 9000 launched in 1986. In 1987 the 2,000,000th Saab was manufactured. General Motors bought 50% of Saab Car Division in 1990 and their involvement spurred the launch of the "new generation" Saab 900 in 1993, replacing it with the 9-3 in 1997.
In 2000, GM purchased the remaining shares of Saab Car Division, making the company a wholly-owned subsidiary.
In 2001 an upgraded Saab 9-5 was released, followed in 2002 by the 9-3 saloon and in 2003 by the 9-3 Convertible.
In 2005 the 9-3 SportWagon was launched by Saab as well as the new 9-5 2.0t BioPower model and in 2007 Saab introduced the twin-turbo 1.9TTiD engine.
In 1955 the 92 was reworked and became the 93. The engine was upgraded from two to three cylinders but unusually remained a two stroke. The car received a facelift, including the first Saab with the brand’s trademark trapezoidal grille. A wagon variant, the 95, was added in 1959 and would remain in production for the next twenty years. The decade also saw Saab's first foray into true performance cars with the Saab 94, the first of four Saab Sonetts.
The need for a larger model saw the birth of the Saab 99 in 1967. Its design, a clean break from all earlier Saabs, would mark the brand's styling for the next twenty years. The 99 was also important in that it marked Saab's first turbocharged model in 1977 and in 1978 the Saab 900 was introduced – a significantly developed version of the 99. Saab signed an agreement with Fiat in 1978 to develop a new car platform, resulting in the Saab 9000 launched in 1986. In 1987 the 2,000,000th Saab was manufactured. General Motors bought 50% of Saab Car Division in 1990 and their involvement spurred the launch of the "new generation" Saab 900 in 1993, replacing it with the 9-3 in 1997.
In 2000, GM purchased the remaining shares of Saab Car Division, making the company a wholly-owned subsidiary.
In 2001 an upgraded Saab 9-5 was released, followed in 2002 by the 9-3 saloon and in 2003 by the 9-3 Convertible.
In 2005 the 9-3 SportWagon was launched by Saab as well as the new 9-5 2.0t BioPower model and in 2007 Saab introduced the twin-turbo 1.9TTiD engine.
