The typical Saab grille is carried over in a stylized and more angular form, but new vertically-stacked headlights are pushed inboard and recessed into the nose. Interior changes will of course ...

The car’s slippery shape, and the giant plane motif on its grille, were also big hints at Saab’s aircraft chops. Alas, the 96 didn’t exactly fly. The model lasted all the way until 1980 ...