Beautifully designed cabin. Thrilling acceleration from the turbo-charged engine. World-class safety features. Terrific fuel economy. Heavy tailgate is difficult to lift for smaller persons.
Sticker price is way too high.
Saab has always been the iconoclast among the European automakers, and its position within the General Motors Corp. family is no different. Saab doesn't even build this car itself. It farms out final assembly to Valmet, a Finnish specialty-car builder who also assembles the Porsche Boxster. We enjoyed our brief outing in the Viggen, which has many endearing qualities. In his column, Bud said he's excited because the local fire department is offering a fire truck for sale.