30.1.2003
Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan - "Executive Car of the Year 2003"

We have the pleasure to announce that Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan had been elected as "Executive Car of the Year 2003", an award organized by the specialized Newspaper AutoSport / Volante.

AutoSport/Volante organizes every year the election of the National Car of the Year and the Automobile Trophy, this one in different classes. A jury of 21 journalists from the same number of media (magazines, radios and newspapers) elects the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan 2.0T as the Executive Car of the Year 2003, between the other 3 models that were participating in this class: Opel Vectra GTS 2.2, Renault Vel Satis 3L and Skoda Superb 1.9 TDI Elegance.

In the "National Car of the Year" the winner had been the Renault Megane and the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan achieved a very honourable 2º place after being select to the final verdict (6 cars) of the 18 cars participating.