Saab Sonett 1956
The Saab Sonett Super Sport - as it was first called - was an open two-seater competition sports car. It was planned to go into series production, but only six cars were made. The white car in the Saab Car Museum is the first one to be built. It was launched at the Stockholm Motor Show in 1956, where it created a sensation. The three-cylinder, two-stroke engine is tuned to 57.5 bhp at 5000 rpm. In September 1996, at the age of forty, this car set a new Swedish speed record in the class up to 750 cc, achieving 159.4 kph.
The Saab Sonett Super Sport - as it was first called - was an open two-seater competition sports car. It was planned to go into series production, but only six cars were made. The white car in the Saab Car Museum is the first one to be built. It was launched at the Stockholm Motor Show in 1956, where it created a sensation. The three-cylinder, two-stroke engine is tuned to 57.5 bhp at 5000 rpm. In September 1996, at the age of forty, this car set a new Swedish speed record in the class up to 750 cc, achieving 159.4 kph.
