However, V4 engines are nowhere to be found in modern ... That's perhaps the most evident with the Saab 96, introduced in 1960. Compare it to any other passenger car of the era, and the 96 looks ...

Arguably the thoroughly weird 96’s strongest selling points are its engine and drivetrain. Even into the 60s, Saab was selling road car powered by two-stroke engines with only seven moving parts, but ...

Also a two-door compact, the 96 was initially available with a two-stroke three-cylinder engine with 37 horsepower, but output increased to 41 horses in 1966. Saab began offering Ford-sourced V4 ...

02 – 1971 Saab ... 1971 Saab 96 in Colorado Junkyard – photo by Murilee Martin The serious Saab 96 nuts— including my grandfather— preferred the two-stroke three-cylinder engine, due ...

V4 engines are rarely found in cars, though, appearing only in a select few production model Lancia, Saab, and Ford models. So if the V4 is good enough for the world's premier maker of superbikes ...