Saab Sonett

Sonnet was the name given to three types of sports car company Saab.

Mid-fifties started Saab a development program for the sport area and designed the Saab Sonett I ( 94 ), which was presented in 1955 at the Stockholm Motor Show and produced until early 1957. The body consisted of riveted aluminum plates. The engine, a three - cylinder two-stroke engine with 748 cc displacement and ( uprated ) 57.5 hp, came from the Saab 93, the maximum torque was 88 Nm at 3500 rpm. The top speed of just under 500 kg light vehicle was 160 km / h It only six vehicles were produced. The car was 3480 mm long, 1420 mm wide and 825 mm high. The wheelbase was 2210 mm.

The Saab 97 Sonett II was produced from 1966 to 1970, first with a 3-cylinder 2- stroke engine, equipped with three Solexvergasern consisting of 748 cc displacement and 60 hp at 5200 rpm, a top speed of about 150 km / h and allowed the car in 12.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h acceleration. The maximum torque was 94.2 Nm at 4000 rpm. The small coupe (length: 3784 mm, width 1447 mm, height 1168 mm ) had a fiberglass body, the curb weight was about 660 kg. In addition, there was the Sonnet 97 ( II) nor with the Ford Taunus V4 engine, which consists of 1498 cc 65 PS (at 4700 rpm ) drew as Sonnet V4 performance. The maximum torque was 115 Nm in this version at 2500 rpm. The top speed was 160 km / h, the car accelerated in 12.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and weighed empty about 770 kg. A total of 1868 pieces were produced 258 vehicles with the 3- cylinder engine and 1610 vehicles with the Ford V4 engine.

The Saab Sonett III, equipped with the same V4 engine from Ford, was produced from 1970 to 1974. 1971, the engine capacity was increased to 1699 cc. The performance remained at 65 hp. The car was 3900 mm long, 1500 mm wide and 1190 mm high. The Sonett III was the first Saab V4 series with mounted on the floor shift lever. The drag coefficient was 0.31. Because of its high selling price of Sonnet III found fewer buyers than hoped, the U.S. emission and safety laws eventually led to the cessation of production after only 8351 vehicles. The most successful year of the Saab 97 was also his last. 1974 2483 Sonnet were made.

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Saab Sonett II V4 (1966-1970 )

Saab Sonett III V4 ( 1970-1974 )

Rear of the sonnet III V4

Front view Sonett III

Sonett III (1971 )

Cockpit View 1971 sonnet