Italian/Swedish luxury. The Saab 9000 Story

There’s a lot of focus on the rivalry between the German big three – Volkswagen, BMW & Mercedes, but in Sweden of course there was a rivalry between the “big two” – Volvo and Saab. So, as Volvo’s cars got larger and went upmarket in the 1970s, Saab must have surely taken note and decided that they had to respond. The result was the Saab 9000, produced even though Saab didn’t have the money to develop it. Just how did they find the cash, and was it a hit or was it a miss? If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Big Car Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-car-bitesized-car-history/id1734663230 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tEQK1WPlF9hknD2dhdInn Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2JpZ2Nhci9mZWVkLnhtbA Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cf15574a-9d87-4a9c-89ad-6cc15579f121PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3556286 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/156870118 ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/big-car-bitesized-car-history-big-car-S-irqaQdE5b/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/big-car-bitesized-car-history-5646040 Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/93546 My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Cars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_9000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_Delta https://teknikensvarld.expressen.se/nyheter/bil-och-trafik/historien-om-saab-9000-585777/ https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_9000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB8BTIP-DZ0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-03-mn-267-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Granada_(Europe) http://www.saabmuseum.com/9000/my.html https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/397751527259856 https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/721618851539787 https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/751488665219472 https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/922204281481242 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Dino_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Carlsson https://archive.ph/20130222234734/http://www.klassiker.nu/zino.aspx?articleID=11764 https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Talladega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5PtsgVX4to https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/1507693579598973 https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/pfbid0236daPxc48rX249s1fxZXtVnV8FE481dbtZYNQQTgeKAo15bKLmuofTKpHAk19gmXl https://www.saabplanet.com/saab-9000-coupe-concept/ https://www.klassiker.nu/reportage/saab-9000-ecosport-med-fyrhjulsdrift-stoppades-av-opel https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/motoring-will-the-joystick-take-the-joy-out-of-driving-roger-bell-surveys-an-initiative-designed-to-take-motoring-into-the-21st-century-1482588.html https://www.saabnet.com/tsn/models/1996/5449.html #bigcar