2001 Saab 9-3 Viggen Hatchback 4-door 2.3l on 2040-cars
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
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Black 2001 Saab Viggen This is a rare 2001 Saab 9-3 VIGGEN w/ 5-speed manual transmission. Saab only manufactured this high-performance car for 4 years. Only 1251 were manufactured in 2001, and only 129 were imported to the USA that year. This car was over $40,000 new. Every part of this car was specifically designed for performance and handling. Here are some of the performance upgrades outlined by Saab for the Saab 9-3 Viggen: To provide and handle the high power and performance, the following elements were factory upgraded: Not only did Saab produce a great performance sports car, they also designed an amazing interior for safety, comfort and accessibility. The drivers' seat and controls were literally designed after the cockpit of a jet fighter. This car provides a wonderful driver experience with all controls fashioned for beauty as well as maximum driver function. This car was also built with ultimate safety in mind. It still ranks very high for safety even among today's standards with its side airbags. Here are some of its key features: My daughter originally purchased the Viggen in Dallas, TX in 2003 when the owner traded it in on a Corvette. . When she got a company car a few years later it became mine. It has been garaged the almost all the time since then. I work from home so it only made a couple of trips to the post office and some errands and mostly short trips each week. I replace the engine last year (I blew a rod). I also replaced the clutch assembly at the same time. This car has never been beaten although on a few occasion would be driven with enthusiasm. The new Viggen engine is stronger than even the old one was and it has lower mileage. It had 47k when it was put in about 10k ago. This car runs and handles almost like it is new. It has Goodyear Eagle RSA's on it with only about 10k on them. It always starts immediately, has responsive acceleration and amazing handling. Most things on this car work great however the air conditioning currently does not work but that is only because I did not get if recharged. I believe its fine other than the recharge needed. The radio works but some of the LED's on the radio are out. For a while, the LED's would flash then they just went out. I never liked the radio anyway so I was going to put a new one in but did not get around to it. It was recently inspected and emissions tested. It has a recent synthetic oil change and I replaced the ignition module at the same time. There is a slight and I mean slight ding under the gas cap. There is also a slight ding on the driver's side door from someone opening a card door. That is about it. I am selling the Viggen because I had a 2011 Audi A3 given to me. I have not driven the Viggen much since. I did drive it on a 150-mile trip on a recent Sunday and it ran like a top. It has about the best seats I have ever sat in and the bottom line is that it is a really fun car to drive. If it was not for the Audi, I was planning to drive the Viggen, affectionately known as "Viggy" for another 5 to 10 years. It has classic looks so it just does not look like an older car. It certainly still looks good enough to park at the country club or wherever you would like to go. It does still get compliments. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions. Thank you. |
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NEVS mulling electric Saab 9-3 convertible, looking for engine partners, too
Wed, 14 Nov 2012Do you believe in reincarnation? Like how we hope that, maybe, all of our hard work as auto writers will result in an eventual return as a swarm of beautiful butterflies. If you are a Saab fan, the equivalent could be this bit of news: The 9-3 Convertible may rise again, as an electric vehicle.
Word comes from the Dutch version of Autoweek that Chinese entity National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has indicated that it will bring an electric version of the 9-3 Convertible to market in the next 18 months. The EV droptop would first debut in the Chinese market, but could expand, as could the lineup to other 9-3 variants, such as the sedan and SportCombi. A NEVS spokesperson has stated, "NEVS basically no doors holds." We're not sure if that's the spokesperson or the translation from the Dutch report, but you get the gist.
NEVS also indicated that conventionally powered versions of the 9-3 could be produced as well. The internal combustion engines could be the originally intended General Motors engines. Regardless of powerplant, we would be very eager to see Saab return, potentially as an EV to boot!
Saab begins 9-3 EV pilot production
Thu, 10 Apr 2014To say that Saab has had a tough time lately would be like saying that it's been a little colder than usual this winter. After General Motors finally gave up and sold it to Spyker in 2010, Saab declared bankruptcy the following year. GM successfully blocked Spyker from selling Saab to Chinese automaker Youngman the following year, but ultimately it ended up in the hands of another Chinese consortium called NEVS. Standing as it does for National Electric Vehicle Sweden, the new owners promised not only to restart production of the long-suffering 9-3, but also to turn it into an electric vehicle. And that's just what it's doing.
The latest news coming out of Sweden indicates that NEVS/Saab has started building the first examples of the 9-3 EV. These first 200 or so examples are set to be shipped off to Qingdao - the Chinese city that is home to the Tsingtao brewery, hosted the sailing components of the 2008 summer games on Beijing, was supposed to host an IndyCar race in 2012 before it was canceled, and also itself just happens to own 22 percent of NEVS.
These first EVs have their batteries mounted down low in the chassis for a low center of gravity and have a range of about 20 miles on a full charge. That's absolutely paltry compared to the other EVs on the market: a Nissan Leaf will travel more than four times that distance, and a Tesla Model S will go ten times farther on a charge.
Saab plant reopens, production to resume by year's end?
Mon, 19 Aug 2013Saab is gearing up to start production of the 9-3 again in September, two years after the last exampled rolled off the assembly line at the company's Trollhättan factory, Aftonbladet reports. Saab's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS), a Chinese-Japanese consortium created solely to buy Saab, says that the model's parts supply is the bottleneck in the production process, understandable since many of Saab's suppliers closed after it stopped production two years ago. The automaker also needs to establish a new dealership network. It is not entirely clear where Saab will market their new models, but North America is not expected to figure into their plans, at least initially.
Almost 400 factory employees are reportedly back working at Trollhättan, and Saab is looking to recruit 180 workers to help with production, presuming the factory can overcome its supply issues and go back online in the fall.
The new 9-3 is understood to be something short of an all-new car, a revision of the old 9-3 that started production in 2002. It will reportedly be offered initially as a four-door sedan and two-door convertible, and it will have a turbocharged engine, according to NEVS, which we expect will be a four cylinder. An electric 9-3 could come as early as next year. Turbocharged engines are part of Saab's DNA, NEVS Vice President Mattias Bergman has stated, and future Saab models will have them - despite the automaker's planned progression toward electric vehicles. The 9-3 will get small facelifts over time, says Mikael Östlund, a press officer at NEVS.