Over the past century, the V4 engine found its way into cars that were meant to be light, practical, compact, and fun to ...

But to properly tell the Sonett's origin story, we must first jump back to the late 1940s, when Rolf Mellde was in charge of Saab's engine development. Mellde was an auto racing fan who was able ...

The Saab Sonett III arrived in 1970 with pop-up headlights and a Ford V4 engine that made 65bhp. With a 0–62mph time of 13 seconds it wasn’t exactly rapid, but isn’t it just one of the ...