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2 unusual facts about Saab 9-5


Saab 9-5

The town of Vail, Colorado, had been using Saabs since 1980, but in 2005, the black 9-5 patrol cars were replaced by Ford Explorers, due to budget reasons.

On November 24, 2009, the first pre-series Saab 9-5 of the new generation rolled off the Trollhättan production line.


Automobile platform

This was prevalent among U.S. domestic manufactures from the 1970s onward, e.g., the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, Saab 9-7X, and Isuzu Ascender.

Simo Lampinen

More recently, he has been Clerk of the Course at the Rally Finland, the event he won three times himself, and he has also assisted Saab in two racing events; their Saab 900 Talladega Challenge in Alabama in 1996 where several speed records were set, and the 2000 Pikes Peak race, when Per Eklund won in a race-prepped Saab 9-3 Viggen.

Wide Angle

Saab Automobile used a modified orchestral version of "If I Survive" in their 2008 Saab 9-3 TTID commercial.


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