Car Profiles | Saab 9-5NG SportCombi

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During the Saab Automobile AB era, thirteen 9-5NG SportCombis were produced on the regular production line in Trollhättan, Sweden, and another twenty in the Saab pre-production workshop called ‘Frickeboa’. In addition to these 33, we have records of another four test cars that were made in the former GM facilities in Rüsselsheim, Germany, making a grand total of 37 Saab 9-5NG SportCombis. Of these 37 cars ever produced, only 27 are believed to be still around, with just 24 of these currently in roadworthy condition.

The cars in this directory have been listed from #01 through #37, starting with the ones assembled on the regular production line in Trollhättan, followed by the ones put together by hand in Frickeboa and Rüsselsheim, and can be identified by their respective VIN numbers.

	VIN	Current colour	1st registration	Location	Current registration
#01	YS3GP5MG9C4000017	306 Arctic White Solid	LSO372	Sweden	XBH456
#02	YS3GN5MK2C4000029	306 Arctic White Solid	N/A	Sweden	Scrapped
#03	YS3GN5AL4C4000031	310 Carbon Grey Metallic	EOJ326	Sweden	SYG55P
#04	YS3GR5NK6C4000036	321 Oak Metallic	LGC777	Sweden	DER56H
#05	YS3GP5NK0C4000037	306 Arctic White Solid	LSO373	Sweden	Scrapped
#06	YS3GR5NK7C4000045	170 Black Solid	LGT271	Spain	1795JHM
#07	YS3GR5AR5C4000046	310 Carbon Grey Metallic	LGT265	Switzerland	TG23219
#08	YS3GP5NK3C4000047	306 Arctic White Solid	LGZ971	Sweden	YDE034

	VIN	Current colour	1st registration	Location	Current registration
#09	YS3GN5MR9C4200001	315 Diamond Silver Metallic	LOR551	Sweden	EZU908
#10	YS3GR5BZ0C4200007	321 Oak Metallic	MDB881	Netherlands	GT-050-X
#11	YS3GP5ML4C4200008	318 Sky Blue Metallic	LSR801	Belgium	4773-P
#12	YS3GP5ML6C4200009	317 Java Metallic	OYA827	Germany	ECK AN952
#13	YS3GP5ML2C4200010	317 Java Metallic	LSR800	Germany	TESC95

	VIN	Current colour	1st registration	Location	Current registration
#14	YS3GR5BJ0C9000001	170 Black Solid	N/A	Sweden	Scrapped
#15	YS3GN5MLXC9000002	170 Black Solid	LFB246	Sweden	Unknown
#16	YS3GR5MK7C9000003	170 Black Solid	LFB248	Czechia	ZSM SAAB1
#17	YS3GR5BZ9C9000004	170 Black Solid	KKL782	Germany	KI SC952
#18	YS3GR5MR4C9000005	306 Arctic White Solid	FEP414	Sweden	Crashtest
#19	YS3GR5BZ2C9000006	310 Carbon Grey Metallic	RBA908	Sweden	Crashtest
#20	YS3GR5AR6C9000009	322 Granite Grey Metallic	LRO201	Sweden	Saab car museum
#21	YS3GR5NK6C9000010	322 Granite Grey Metallic	LRO202	Luxembourg	LR0202
#22	YS3GR5BJ3C9000011	278 Laser Red Solid	BHE743	Sweden	Crashtest
#23	YS3GR5BZ8C9000012	298 Jet Black Metallic	FJP125	Germany	MD RL 72
#24	YS3GR5AR8C9000013	320 Fjord Blue Metallic	HLW060	Czechia	013COMBI
#25	YS3GR5BJ9C9000014	313 Glacier Silver Metallic	N/A	Sweden	Scrapped
#26	YS3GR5AR1C9000015	315 Diamond Silver Metallic	CLU045	Sweden	Not registered
#27	YS3GN5MG6C9000016	315 Diamond Silver Metallic	LOE411	Germany	Deregistered
#28	YS3GP5MKXC9000017	317 Java Metallic	COA011	Sweden	EJC927
#29	YS3GP5NK3C9000018	322 Granite Grey Metallic	COA252	Sweden	Scrapped
#30	YS3GN5MK6C9000019	278 Laser Red Solid	KYX066	Czechia	019COMBI
#31	YS3GR5NK9C9000020	170 Black Solid	ORJ049	Latvia	JE9200
#32	YS3GR5BJ6C9000021	317 Java Metallic	EJA599	Sweden	YKR584
#33	YS3GN5MG1C9000022	321 Oak Metallic	JBF149	Sweden	YJJ514

	VIN	Current colour	1st registration	Location	Current registration
#34	YS3GL5EN1A1000004	306 Arctic White Solid	KMH895	Unknown	Unknown
#35	YS3GL5EE3A1000005	306 Arctic White Solid	KMH893	Unknown	Scrapped
#36	YS3GL5EE8A1000078	306 Arctic White Solid	OUM374	Unknown	Unknown
#37	YS3GJ5EM0A1000220	322 Granite Grey Metallic	NSB026	Unknown	Scrapped

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How come the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) listed aren’t all sequential?
A: In some cases, VIN numbers were skipped during the production process. This was especially true for the cars made at the Saab Trollhättan pre-series facilities (aka “Frickeboa”).
Q: What is “KVD lot nr”?
A: This is the lot number used by auction house KVD at the one of the auctions on behalf of the SAAB Automobile AB bankruptcy estate. Most of the SportCombis listed here were in fact sold during one of the three auctions held by KVD in 2012 and 2013. Some of the cars have since changed owners again.
Q: If around 37 SportCombis were made and only 24 roadworthy cars are still around, what happened to the other 13?
A: The missing cars were used in several durability and crash tests or have been scrapped for other reasons.
Q: Is there a chance that the Saab 9-5NG (or the Saab 9-4X) will be produced again in the future?
A: This is extremely unlikely. GM reportedly withdrew the IP rights for this model when Saab Automobile AB went bankrupt on 19 December 2011. In conjunction with the bankruptcy, many of the required tools were scrapped by GM. When NEVS acquired parts of the Saab Automobile assets in 2012, the rights to the 9-5NG and 9-4X were excluded.
Q: I’ve heard that someone built their own 9-5NG SportCombi out of a 9-5NG Sedan. Is this true?
A: Correct, a small team of Swedish Saab enthusiasts did just that back in 2017.
Q: Where in the world are the remaining roadworthy SportCombis currently located?
A: All 24 known roadworthy SportCombis currently reside in Europe. The country split is as follows: Sweden: 10, Germany: 5, Czech: 3, Belgium: 1, Luxembourg: 1, Netherlands: 1, Spain: 1, Switzerland: 1, and Latvia: 1.
Q: Are all remaining 24 SportCombis now road legal?
A: With the exception of two cars (numbers 09 and 15), all other SportCombis are in fact road legal in their respective countries.
Q: It seems that quite a few SportCombis have high mileage, weren’t they all new when they were sold in the bankruptcy auction?
A: Virtually all of the SportCombis that were sold in any of the three KVD auctions had been used as demo and/or test cars by Saab before, so most cars had a respectable reading on their odometers already before they changed owners. More details can be found on the individual car profile pages here.
Q: I am aware of another 9-5NG SportCombi not listed here. What do can I do with that information?
A: We’d love to know more! Please contact us at: info@saab9-5sportcombi.com
Q: How do you read the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) numbers?
For more details, check out the Saab VIN card in the Resource section.
A: example for car nr 15 (YS3GR5AR1C9000015):Y = Northern Europe
S = Sweden
3 = Saab Automobile
G = 9-5
R = Model series (unknown)
5 = 5-door
A = 6-speed automatic/FWD
R = 2.0T I4
1 = check digit
C = 2012 model year
9 = assembly plant: Trollhättan pre-series
000015 = serial number

In some cases, VIN numbers were skipped during the production process. This was especially true for the cars made at the Saab Trollhättan pre-series facilities (aka “Frickeboa”).

This is the lot number used by auction house KVD at the one of the auctions on behalf of the SAAB Automobile AB bankruptcy estate. Most of the SportCombis listed here were in fact sold during one of the three auctions held by KVD in 2012 and 2013. Some of the cars have since changed owners again.

The missing cars were used in several durability and crash tests or have been scrapped for other reasons.

This is extremely unlikely. GM reportedly withdrew the IP rights for this model when Saab Automobile AB went bankrupt on 19 December 2011. In conjunction with the bankruptcy, many of the required tools were scrapped by GM. When NEVS acquired parts of the Saab Automobile assets in 2012, the rights to the 9-5NG and 9-4X were excluded.

Correct, a small team of Swedish Saab enthusiasts did just that back in 2017 and there are currently several more similar projects underway both in The Netherlands and Sweden.

All 24 known roadworthy SportCombis currently reside in Europe. The country split is as follows: Sweden: 10, Germany: 5, Czech: 3, Belgium: 1, Luxembourg: 1, Netherlands: 1, Spain: 1, Switzerland: 1, and Latvia: 1.

With the exception of two cars (VIN numbers YS3GR5AR6C9000009 and YS3GR5AR1C9000015), all other driveable SportCombis are in fact road legal in their respective countries.

Virtually all of the SportCombis that were sold in any of the three KVD auctions had been used as demo and/or test cars by Saab before, so most cars had a respectable reading on their odometers already before they changed owners. More details can be found on the individual car profile pages here.

We’d love to know more! Please contact us at: info@saab9-5sportcombi.com

For more details, check out the Saab VIN card in the Resource section.

A: example for car nr 15 (YS3GR5AR1C9000015):Y = Northern Europe

S = Sweden

3 = Saab Automobile

G = 9-5

R = Model series (unknown)

5 = 5-door

A = 6-speed automatic/FWD

R = 2.0T I4

1 = check digit

C = 2012 model year

9 = assembly plant: Trollhättan pre-series

000015 = serial number

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