across Europe, some are known to be heavily tuned. Out of all mentioned, it is probably the best known NG900 special version amongst the Saab community. Awards and achievements 1998 Best in Class, cars US$25,000-US$35,000 (900 S Turbo) - Kiplinger's Personal Finance, USA 1996 Among Top Ten Sports Cars - Consumer's Review, USA IBCAM British Steel Auto Design Award (Saab 900 2.0i Coupé) - The Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers, Great Britain Best Buy - Consumers Digest, USA New world-records for endurance, at Talladega, USA 1995 Top Car in its Price Class (Saab 900 SEV6) - American Automobile Association (AAA) Best Buy - Consumers Digest, USA Among Top Ten Sports Cars - Consumer's Review, USA Technology Award 1995 for Saab Sensonic - Autocar, Great Britain 1993 and 1994 Top Choice in annual Car of the Year reader poll - Autoweek Magazine, USA Annual Special Prize To Saab Safeseat - Motoring Journalists' Club, Denmark One of the Ten Most Improved Cars And Trucks of 1994 - Syndicated automotive experts Mike Anson and Steven Parker, USA Import Car of the Year 1993/94 in Japan - RJC (Automotive Researchers and Journalists Conference of Japan), Japan Best Buy - Consumers Digest, USA Excellent Swedish Design 1994 - The Swedish Society of Crafts and Design, Sweden Family Car of the Year (900S) - Motoring '94, Canada Scandinavian Design Prize 1994 - The Scandinavian Design Council (The Nordic Design Centres) Executive Car of the Year 1994 - Portuguese Car Trophy 1993 Best Buy - Consumers Digest, USA 1994 Design of the Year - Automobile magazine, USA Best New Car - Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, USA Car of the Year 1993 - Moottori magazine, Finland Best of What's New - Popular Science, USA 2nd Most Popular Car - STATUS magazine, Germany 1994 Technology of the Year (for Saab Trionic) - Automobile magazine, USA Sale of intellectual rights to BAIC In January 2010 General Motors confirmed it was selling the intellectual property rights of the New Generation 900 along with the pre-2010 Saab 9-5 and pre-2002 Saab 9-3 to the Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) for US$197 million. The package included three vehicle platforms, two transmission systems, and two engine systems. References Further reading Horner, Richard. The Classic Saab 900. Amberley Publishing (2016). External links Saab Museum Saab Museum: Saab 900 model year changes Compact cars Compact executive cars Euro NCAP large family cars Coupés Front-wheel-drive vehicles