The second-generation Saab 900 launched in 1994 shares its platform with the Opel Vectra. In 1998, on the occasion of a facelift, the 900 becomes 9-3. This Viggen version produced from 1999 to 2002, borrows its name from a Saab fighter jet of the 1980s. It was the sportiest variant of the range with its 2.3-litre turbo engine (230 hp). Valmet, in Finland, made the final manufacturing.