Fighter, The (1988)

It could be argued that I never grew up mentally anyway - I'm far from Peter Pan (I'm not ginger for starters), but when I was literally "grow" I wanted to be a fighter pilot. The thought of cruising the land speed seemed a lovely idea, until the fateful day, while some destructive dream proclaimed: "You'll have to go to war you know." Suddenly, this choice of career well designed from a child of six was killed. Then developed fear of flying, poor eyesight and technophobia - hardware is not exactly Top Gun (although I do feel the need, "The need speed!)

Now I'm older and slightly wiser than my six years old self, I can nip to my local dealer and pick up a Saab 9-3 and luxury are a fighter jet for the road - sort of. Speed is very nice indeed that you see and Saab are a byproduct of the Swedish giant which began life aircraft construction. In that spirit, take a walk in memory lane and talk about all things 9-3.

The original Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swedish Aircraft Company - Swedish must've picked up my lost hours spent in Ikea) was established in 1937 with the mandate of aircraft construction of the Swedish Air Force. However, with the Second World War was nearing its end, the company decided on the production of passenger cars to extend its business. That first car, 92 said that was the 92nd design in the history of Saab is perhaps unsurprisingly, the most aerodynamic car available - although it could not take off.

In 1970, Saab has built and Saab dealers had sold their cars to 500,000. In the late 70s and throughout the 80s, Saab has become known for turbocharging their cars to offer customers a cocktail of formidable power and aerodynamic efficiency. As a result sales across the 80 were strong until the competition caught on, and Saab suddenly found themselves with more cars than they could sell and a pile of debts. In 1990, General Motors caught the company, first with a share of 50% with the Swedish company Investor AB, before acquiring the entire business. With this stable base, Saab has made a profit in 1995 - its first since 1988 and with her newfound confidence and finance, the 9-3 was born.

Replacing the output and profit models 900, the 9-3 was launched in 1998 and is nestled either new or used at any Saab dealer. The car featuring curved lines and innovative features, including "Night Panel", which only lit up the key instruments on the dashboard at night to minimize distraction. Both the 9-3 and 9-5 his older brother was the first car ever to achieve the maximum impact on the security side, based on NCAP tests.

The first generation also featured fighter for the road - the Viggen. Named after its namesake which is actually a plane, which means "thunderbolt", the Viggen a limited edition of crazy back the glory days of Saab turbocharging. Less than 3,000 were produced worldwide and critics complained of torque steer in low gear because of his unchecked power. In an effort to keep things on the substantia nigra, a special wing has been fitted to add 50% more downforce and a revised body kit reduces drag by 8% was incredibly over the design already slippery. enough statistics, but it simply, if like me you've always wanted to be a fighter pilot, but a host of reasons why you can not, a Viggen 230hp will be sorted. Just think when you are next asked by the pretty lady in the office you are driving, you can say "I drive a thunderbolt." Just do not dismount too quickly or the critics will say "you said "you climb on the cover with a rapid cessation of relations with lady office.

If the above is too vulgar, types 9-3 seconds.