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The Saab-Fiat partnership began in 1978!

Saabs first link with Fiat was with the little Autobianchi A112 Which was sold in Saab dealers in the 1970‘s.

Then in 1979 Gianni Agnelli had private meeting with wallenberg and Saab BODs. Resulting in Fiat and it’s subsidiaries Lancia and Alfa Romeo, Guigario -penned the Lancia Delta that was marketed as the Saab Lancia 600 in Sweden…

Saab Lancia 600
Saab Lancia 600

 

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Then came the “Tipo Quattro” which was named because of the names involved, Saab 9000 Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and the Alfa Romeo 164.

Saabs version of the type four the 9000 Would need to be resigned to meet Saabs Safety Standards, not Fiats. Most of the 9000 was redesigned to meet the Saab Safety Standard put in place by the pervious lineup, C900 , 99, 96, 95. Saab version of the type four won many safety awards.

Bob Sinclair Wanted something more distinctive, but tooling cost were already high, so there was a limit to changing design.

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Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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