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The Saab 96 is a compact car produced in Sweden (Trollhättan), Finland (Uusikaupunki) and Belgium (Antwerp) between 1960 and 1980 as a replacement for the 93. It was sold as a 2-door, 4-seater sedan with front-wheel drive and a front-mounted engine. Compared to its predecessor, it had a larger and more easily accessible storage compartment and a larger rear window.

The car was initially powered by a 0.85-litre 2-stroke I3 engine with 38 hp (28 kW), which was increased to 40 hp (29 kW) in 1965. A 52 hp (38 kW) version was also available, used in sports models. In 1967, the company began selling cars with V4 engines of 1.5 and 1.7 litres, depending on the year of manufacture and point of sale. The engines were mated to a 3/4-speed manual transmission or a 3-speed saxomat. In total, just under 550,000 examples were produced.