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New Promo Video for “Turkish Saab”

Turkish national car based on Saab 9-3Turkish national car based on Saab 9-3

Initiated by Abdul Hamid II, the dream of manufacturing local automobiles was postponed due to the tragic ending of the local brand Devrim (Revolution) in 1961. But a few months ago, Turkish Tübitak (the Scientific Technological Research Council of Turkey) bought the intellectual property rights for platforms that belong to Saab from Nevs.

The Turkish “national car” project would be based on the Saab 9-3 platform with close cooperation with Nevs  engineers about the manufacturing. Prototypes which sparked widespread debate over their originality were made in Sweden and purchased for 40 million euros ($45 million). Here is new promo video for Turkish Saab – future Turkish domestic car under its own brand:

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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.

1 Comment

  • This is great news for us current NG9-3 owners. More parts available to keep our cars running.
    The drivetrain is unknown, but the engine looks higher in the engine bay than ours.
    Maybe electric and/or hybrid…???
    Follow this I will!

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