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“Autocar” Editors’ Choice: Saab 96

So out of all the cars they test all year round, which models are the ones that Autocar staffers are willing to spend their own money on?

The results are varied, ranging from a 1990 Volkswagen T3 Synchro, through a 1974 Ford Escort Mexico and even including a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair, but John Simister choose – 1961 Saab 96 (owned since 2001):

I’ve always been intrigued by Saabs and I fell in love with the 96 after driving one for Practical Classics magazine,” Simister says. “I bought mine from a mechanic from the Saab museum in Trollhättan and drove it home from there to the UK.”

“I do about 3000 miles a year in the car,” Simister says. “It’s probably the nicest car that I’ve ever owned. It’s eccentric and interesting and I doubt I’ll ever sell it.”

And the winners are…

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Editors’ Choice:

1st place – Saab 96

Quirky, eccentric and extremely capable, Simister’s 96 is a treasure. And quite rightly, extra points are gained by the owner’s determination to use the car as much as possible.

2nd place – Volkswagen T3 Syncro

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3rd place – Chevrolet Corvair / Ford Escort Mexico

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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