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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Saab 95
| image = Saab 95 V4 1974.jpg
| manufacturer = [[Saab Automobile]]
| production = 1959–1978
| class = [[Compact car|Compact]]
| predecessor = [[Saab 93]]
| layout = [[FF layout]]
| related = [[Saab 93]]<br>[[Saab 96]]
| body_style = 3-door [[station wagon]]<br>3-door [[sedan delivery]] van
| wheelbase = {{convert|2500|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name=WC72>{{Cite book | title = World Cars 1972 | publisher = L'Editrice dell'Automobile LEA/Herald Books | location = Bronxville, NY | pages = xx | year = 1972 | isbn = 0-910714-04-5 }}</ref>
| length = {{convert|4300|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (1969–1978)<ref name=WC72/>
| engine = 841&nbsp;cc [[Two-stroke engine|2-stroke]] [[I3 engine|I3]]<br>1,498&nbsp;cc [[Ford Taunus V4 engine#1.5|Ford]] [[V4 engine|V4]]<br>1,698&nbsp;cc [[Ford Taunus V4 engine#1.7|Ford]] LC V4 (USA)
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| designer = [[Sixten Sason]]
| assembly = Sweden: [[Trollhättan]] ([[Trollhättan Assembly]])<br/>Finland: [[Uusikaupunki]] ([[Valmet Automotive]])
}}
The '''Saab 95''' is a seven-seater, two-door [[station wagon]] produced by Swedish automaker [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] from 1959 to 1978.

Initially it was based on the [[Saab 93]] [[sedan (car)|sedan]], but the model's development throughout the years followed closely that of the [[Saab 96]], the successor of the Saab 93 from 1960. It was introduced in 1959, but because only 40 were made in 1959, production is often said to have started in 1960.

The first engine was an 841&nbsp;cc three-cylinder [[two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]], but from 1967 onward, it became available with the same [[four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[Ford Taunus V4 engine]] as available for the Saab 96 and used in the [[Saab Sonett|Saab Sonett V4 and Sonett III]]. It had a four-speed [[manual transmission]]. There was a small handle on the firewall that, when pushed, put the car into a "[[freewheel]]ing" mode. This allowed the driver to coast downhill without seizing the two-stroke engine, but when power was needed the transmission would engage and the driver could power the car up hill again. As the 95 received the four-speed gearbox before the 96 (that still had the old three-speed unit) it was also used for rallying.

In the US, the Saab 95 received the larger 1.7 litre V4 for the 1971 model year, as a response to tighter emissions regulations. The [[compression ratio]] was lowered to 8.0:1, meaning that the power remained at {{cvt|73|hp|kW|0}}.<ref name="scimp">{{Cite book | ref = SCimp | title = Standard Catalog of Imported Cars, 1946-1990 | first = James M. | last = Flammang | publisher = Krause Publications, Inc. | location = Iola, WI | page = 561 | year = 1994 | isbn = 0-87341-158-7 }}</ref> The Saab 95/96 remained on sale in the United States until 1973.<ref>[[#SCimp|Flammang]], pp. 562-563</ref>

A rear-facing folding seat was dropped with the 1976 [[model year]], making the car a regular five-seater. Production ended in 1978 (when only 470 examples were built).<ref name="TV9.87">{{cite journal | ref = AS87 | title = Skrota inte pärlan - den kan vara guld värd | trans-title = Don't scrap the old treasure - it might be valuable | language = sv | journal = [[Teknikens Värld]] | publisher = Specialtidningsförlaget AB | location = Stockholm, Sweden | page = 38 | date = 1987-04-15 | issue = 9 | volume = 39 | first = Calle | last = Carlquist }}</ref> A total of 110,527 were made.

For certain markets ([[Norway]], [[Denmark]]) a special export version [[sedan delivery]] van was available without a rear seat and rear side windows.

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File:SAAB 95 De Luxe 1961.jpg|1961 Saab 95 De Luxe
File:1963 SAAB 95 rear.jpg|Rear view of 1963 Saab 95
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==See also==
* [[Saab 98]]

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Saab 95}}
* [http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=saab&model=95 Saab 95 at IMCDB.org]
* [http://www.saabmuseum.com/95/ Saabmuseum.com]

{{Saab early timeline}}

{{Saab Automobile}}

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[[Category:Cars of Finland]]