Saab Sonett I

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The Saab Sonett I is a rare, early 1950s Swedish two-seat fiberglass sports car prototype built by Saab to explore lightweight performance and motorsport potential.

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Label Occurrences
Saab Sonett I canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Saab automobile ⓘ
sports car prototype ⓘ
alternativeName Saab 94 ⓘ
basedOn Saab 93 mechanical components ⓘ
bodyConstruction fiberglass-reinforced plastic ⓘ
bodyMaterial fiberglass ⓘ
bodyStyle open-top ⓘ
two-seat roadster ⓘ
brand Saab ⓘ
linked to: Saab Automobile
category sports car ⓘ
chassisType box-section steel frame ⓘ
collectibility highly collectible ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
designer Sixten Sason ⓘ
designFeature minimalist cockpit ⓘ
streamlined body ⓘ
doorCount 2 ⓘ
drivetrain front-wheel drive ⓘ
drivetrainLayout FF layout ⓘ
engineConfiguration two-stroke inline-three engine ⓘ
enginePlacement front ⓘ
engineType two-stroke petrol engine ⓘ
era 1950s sports cars ⓘ
historicalSignificance early Saab sports car ⓘ
predecessor to later Sonett models ⓘ
intendedUse competition ⓘ
rallying ⓘ
layout front-engine layout ⓘ
manufacturer Saab ⓘ
linked to: Saab Automobile
marketStatus not series-produced ⓘ
prototype only ⓘ
motorsportIntent sports car racing ⓘ
numberBuilt 6 ⓘ
predecessor Saab 92 ⓘ
productionEndYear 1956 ⓘ
productionLocation Sweden ⓘ
productionStartYear 1955 ⓘ
productionYears mid-1950s ⓘ
purpose lightweight performance exploration ⓘ
motorsport development ⓘ
rarity rare ⓘ
seatingCapacity 2 ⓘ
status historic vehicle ⓘ
successor Saab Sonett II ⓘ
topSpeed approximately 150 km/h ⓘ
vehicleClass sports car ⓘ
weightCharacteristic lightweight ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sixten Sason → designed → Saab Sonett I ⓘ
Saab 2-stroke engines → usedInModel → Saab Sonett I ⓘ
Saab Sonett models → includesModel → Saab Sonett I ⓘ