4. SAAB Sonett
Even though SAABs were always known for its sedans or convertibles with turbo engines, during the `60s and early `70s, SAAB did produce sports coupe. As expected, strange, obscure and quirky just like the rest of the range. There were three generations of SAAB Sonett sports car. The first one was a racing prototype from the `50s but second and third were regular production models.
Designed on box chassis and fitted with the fiberglass body, Sonett was initially equipped with tiny SAAB`s three-cylinder two-stroke engine with just 60 HP. As you can expect, customers were disappointed with the poor performance but soon company fitted 1.7-liter V4 borrowed from Ford`s European division. The power grew slightly but V4 had much more torque. However, small Sonett still wasn’t a record-breaker. The production stopped in 1974 after less than 15,000 examples were made in all three generations.