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Saab 900 Talladega concept from Finland

Saab 900 Talladega from Valmet companySaab 900 Talladega from Valmet company

Another sadly still-born Finnish Saab project, from Valmet company.

Saab’s record-breaking endurance tests at Talladega in 1986 prompted Uusikaupunki (Valmet, Finland) plant to launch a “Talladega” concept with the 900 coupe and cabrio models in 1991 with an all-red livery and the aerokit.

The project was stalled, but the name Talladega was again used in a special 900 model in 1997-8:

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Saab 900 SE Talladega from 1997
Saab 900 SE Talladega from 1997

For 1997 and 1998 only, there was also a Saab 900 Talladega, after a record-breaking endurance test in 1996, on the Talladega Superspeedway.

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

  • Greetings and I am happy to find you and your article on a version of the SAAB NG900 virtually unknown in North America, Goran!

    I only recently discovered the 1997 SAAB 900 “Talladega GT?” which is equipped with what appears to be an “AIRFLOW KIT” reminiscent of that feature on my previous SAAB, a Canadian Market 1985 SAAB 900T16S! If you go to: autoscout24.com

    you will see, or perhaps have already seen a nice Grey colour example!

    Cheers!

    John J. Giardino
    1999 SAAB 9-3 Viggen Coupe

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