The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980. Like the 93 it replaced, the 96 was a larger car for Saab, and opened new markets for the company. It was replaced in 1980 by the 900 and by Saab's still-larger car, the 9000 in 1984.

As first designed it had an 841 cc, 38 hp (28 kW) three-cylinder Saab two-stroke engine. In 1967 the 96V4 with a Ford four stroke 1498 cc V4 engine, originally developed for the 1962 Ford Taunus 12M, replaced the two-stroke 96. The V4 engine produced 65 hp (48 kW) and the car made 0-100 km/h in 16 seconds. In terms of bodywork, the front differed little from that of the Saab 93, but the rear was a new design which gave the 96 more internal space and a larger rear window.

The Saab 96 was also available as an estate version, marketed as the Saab 95.  The Saab 96 was driven by Erik Carlsson in several rallies in which he finished first: the 1960, 1961 and 1962 RAC Rallies, and the 1962 and 1963 Monte Carlo Rally.

The last production date for the Saab 96 was January 11, 1980 (VIN 96806002814),
the last VIN (96806002820) was produced on January 3, 1980 [1]. These cars were built by Valmet in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The Saab 96 was outlived by the Saab 99 and ultimately replaced by the Saab 900, introduced the previous year. A total of 547,221 were made.

Pictured below is one of the last Saab 96s produced: a 1979 model in a limited edition for the Dutch market, to commemorate 25 years of Saab imports into the Netherlands (1954-1979).