Saab is a Swedish car manufacturer that caters to the premium, high-end consumer. Saab was originally formed To erect military aircraft, on the other hand began producing vehicles in 1949. It wasn't until 1959 that Saab introduced the Saab 95 estate car; this van was designed with the Saab 93 engine and basic protest style. The Saab 95 was adjacent replaced by the Saab 9-5 wagon.
History
Saab 9-5 station wagons are still available, and the Saab 9-5 SportiCombi is the company's latest style that captures the essence of the 9-5 introduced in 1999. This model is designed similarly to the Saab sedan, but features a large cargo area, folding seats and a 2.3 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The Saab 9-5 SportiCombi is available as the base 2.3T version, and an Aero version.
Saab introduced its first station wagon in 1959, and the same model sold for nearly 20 years. Production of the Saab 95 station wagon ended on February 23, 1978; by this time, Saab had manufactured 110,527 units since the launch in 1959. Saab introduced the Saab 9-5 Wagon in 1998 at the Paris Auto Show; the 1999 model year 5-door station wagon was designed with a sleeker body style, and luxury features including OnStar services, an interior "blacktie" radio, and an aluminum dashboard. This station wagon was available in both a 5-speed manual transmission and 4-speed automatic transmission.
Features
The Saab 95 was designed with rear-hinged suicide doors, the same design used for the Saab 93 and Saab 93B vehicles. A later version of the car offered more storage space with a folding rear bench seat. Saab 95s built after 1966 were made with a V4 engine that offered more horsepower and better mileage. Other key features of the Saab station wagon included stainless steel trim strips; rear windows that could be opened; headlight washers; black wing mirrors; 3-point seat belts; head restraints on front seats; and a twin-choke carburetor for improved performance.
Identification
Saab station wagons are unique because the interior design is heavily focused on ergonomics of the vehicle to ensure safety and comfort of the driver, and the frame is designed with a unique curved C-pillar construction. The initial Saab station wagons, the Saab 95, did not have a rear spoiler, and featured a foldaway bench seat that could turn it into a five-seater or seven-seater vehicle within minutes.
Future
The Saab 95 was a two-door, seven-seater station wagon; only 40 of this model were produced in 1959, but demand for this style steadily increased by the mid-1960s, and Saab began to produce more of the vehicle with a four-stroke Ford Tanus V4 engine. This engine was a much more efficient and cost-effective engine than the 841 cc three-cylinder, two-stroke engine used in the first model.
