Modified Saab 9-3 Viggen - One Take 

I worked with this kid over the summer. He took me for a ride and I was genuinely surprised at how HARD it PULLED. This thing is built well

I wish Saab would come back!

guy did a good build especially for his age. congrats man! good on you for daily driving this thing.

For me a big part of this videos is the conversation between Matt and the owner. And I must say that Cullen was a great co-driver/host and made the video very enjoyable:)

Surprisingly great chemistry between these two, given the age gap, was almost a bromance lol. Car sounds great to!

Thats one of the most well aged timeless interiors I've ever seen. It still looks AMAZING!

The Viggen is my benchmark for what I thought was fast about 10 years ago. I'll never forget how excited I was for 230ish HP haha. Keep this thing running!

Cullen is a great guy 👍

Gald to see an owner, especially at that age, actually able to maintain a conversation regarding the modifications other then the generic garbage most people spout. Kid is going to go places if he keeps learning and putting in the work. Legit enthusiast.

LOVED LOVED LOVED this!! True Saab enthusiast here! Had a 9-3 convertible, 9-3 aero, and 9-5 aero. 9-5 aero shares the same engine as the Viggen. Great job with this and great job to the owner!

this guy has high car IQ for sure

Love seeing Saabs on RU-vid. Keep it up!

If he hadn't said he was 19 I would have assumed he was a young looking 24 or 25 in the way he talks and carries himself. Very smart kid and very impressive! Good on you Cullen this was cool man!

Beautiful car! Well done, kid.

Cullen seems like a really decent lad, cool choice for a young guy.

You guys are right nice build !!! You don't see vigen saab's around to much..and for a young person to build a Saab I think that's really cool..

Hey Matt, this is Ian Whelan from the /DRIVE days. Nice video! I owned a 2002 Viggen coupe (black) and still own a 2000 coupe (blue) as a daily driver. The blue one is stock, but the black one had a few tweaks including a Quaife LSD. That LSD really transforms the car. It should have been installed from the factory as part of the Viggen package. You can get on the power earlier to pull out of corners without spinning tires, so you can drive with the throttle more. The LSD really lets you harness the power and torque that the car has much more effectively and makes it more fun on twisty roads. The black car was perfect, but I sold it to purchase my '87 911 coupe! Now it lives with another guy who collects Saabs. We're holding on to the blue car since it's so unique and still very fun to drive. Great road trip car.

Cullen, a great job for anyone, let alone a 19 year old. Can't wait to see what you build next.

for 19 years old he realy knows his stuff. Respect

Nice seeing Saabs on RU-vid, yes, but be nice if we could hear it

Finally a Saab 9-3 ! Hope you will do a 9-5 and a 95NG

it renews my faith to see the kids making cars that aren't comic book embarrassments

Congrats to Cullen for a fantastic build of an amazing car. Would love to have a JZW tuned Viggen one day [preferably in blue]. Cool guy and really cool car. Saabs are amazing. I love my 07 9-3 2.0T, JZW did a great job with my tune - it is quite quick.

This is probably one of my favorite reviews from Matt now. A super respectable/refreshing review.

To the owner; Mate, well done!

Such a ballin little car, never going to be fastest in a line. But has more character then any of its contemporary's at least in my opinion.

wasabi 💪

Cullen and the 435i dudee is by far the best co-host you've had since the beginning of this year

Props to the owner of this Saab. He's a cool dude and his car reflects that.

Ups to this kid for having a tasteful build and not seeking to be obnoxious. Very respectable

The interior of it is so good looking

Was excited when I saw the Saab in the last video as Matt was starting the drive. Really happy to see it turned out to be a great video, awesome car, and a cool owner from my neck of the woods!

I am glad Cullen built this car, I always liked Saabs and their quirkiness. Cool kid, cool car. Great video!

The fact that he on a whim wired in an ipad for a radio shows that he is a saab person lol. lol not hating i love it. keep it up!

Man I like that car pretty well and especially like the fact they aren't a dime a dozen. Nicely done.

Videos like these is why I love your channel Matt, and it is not about the car - nor the owner. Or even the one-take concept. It's about you. Clearly you wouldn't choose a Saab yourself and having owned one myself I get that. As you said, you know if you want a Saab. Still, you have the self confidence to describe the car - it's strengths and it's weaknesses without trying to prove anything or discredit the owner. On the contrary you give credit to the owner where due, even if you don't like the particular flavour they have chosen, and are honest about shortcomings where needed. Not many hosts in the auto section of youtube manage this without developing rather unpleasant character traits. Thank you!

Saab fanboy here 💦💦

This car still looks amazing.

I am with everyone else, very enjoyable episode. The kid knows his car isn't the greatest thing on the block but you can tell he loves it and is knowledgeable about his car unlike most people at that age. Good on you Cullen! your Saab is really awesome and I am sure is pretty quick.

Saab= life. Gonna be modding my 99 9-3 here soon (;

Super chill owner! I love these videos when its a smart car guy, chill respectful. I mean look at the comments.. everyone loves him. You go Cullen! haha To bad the comment section isn't always this happy

Hey Cullen, great car man. I'd never have guessed it had so many miles, the interior looks perfect, exterior looks great, and that sound it makes is amazing. Hold onto it forever, that one is special.

I'm currently driving my third Saab. They're great cars and I wouldn't want it any other way.

More saabs please!

what a nice guy , doing his own thing in his saab . pretty sick car , nice one take

This guy is a class act for his age, very intelligent, well spoken and has great taste.

Very nice build. specially for being 19! guy sounds down to earth and actually knows cars and what he's driving. really enjoyed this!

Cullen is cool, good job with the car.

Been living the SAAB life since 09' at 17 years of age. Started with 1999 9-3 SE with 80k. Now it has over 300k on the odometer with 360 bhp and 385 ft-lbs of torque. Nice to see a fellow SAAB tuner out there; keep the dream alive! Still searching for my perfect red 2-door Viggen or Aero 9-5 Manual Wagon.

Great One Take. Nice to see a knowledgable owner regardless of age.

This has to be the Saab that goes to IUPUI always like this car when I seee and hear it nice build man keep it up

Cullen you get my 100% respect. A 9-3 Viggen at your age is awesome, even keeping it running after a blown engine. Hope you have a lot of fun with this car. A 9-3 Aero has been my favorite car for so long, I didn't buy one for fear of having it be a hassle. When Saab went bankrupt I was heartbroken. Might get that 9-3 Aero still after watching this vid. After my ST200 gets too small for kids I'll be looking into the second hand market :)

Black on black looks amazing 👌🏽👌🏽

I like this SAAB! it's shaped differently than other cars, you don't see them everyday (ESPECIALLY TUNED ONES) and they are just different. it also makes me miss my 2000 Volvo C70 coupe. good job homie, I know these cars aren't the easiest to mod and tune.

Think about this kid being 19, then think about how many ppl have been on this channel at 10 years his senior, with shittier cars, less people skills, less car knowledge, etc. Great content

mad props kid! I've always wanted to do a Saab build.

The 9-3 Viggen has always been a guilty pleasure for me

I love the way saabs sound

Matt so awesome to see you drive another Saab!

My beloved city :) sweet home Chicago!

Matt, good on ya for even doing this. SUPER gracious of you.

Owner seemed a nice guy and a really good one take. Can tell you were in a good mood too Matt! good to see :)

Enjoyed this-well done Matt & owner!

Love Saab's great cars wish they still had them here. Great job Collin!

Wow. That's a clean Saab! Nice work!

Momentum cars. You can have a great deal of fun in one and bug the hell out of faster cars while remaining quite comfortable.

Man those wheels look so good on that car.

I had a convertible one for a few years. Steering rack braces, and particularly front poly bushes, totally transform the way this car feels to drive. Matt, you often mention slack in steering of cars this age - this is the best fix I've found.

Thanks for doing cars like this. So cool.

This was one of my favourite one takes, awesome!

We need to see more tastefully built Saabs! Thanks Matt and props to Cullen bringing out his Viggen all the way from Chicago - I've always wanted to do the same! Check out the first video in my channel if anyone wants to see more, it's my modified 2005 Saab 9-5 Aero, stage 3 power, coilover suspension, BBS wheels and lots of other things too. My buddy shot and edited the video for me, I would love to know what you guys think.

In the beginning "Morning everybunny" XD

Nice! Just got my first turbo 9-3 and I love it! Stage 2 ECM, three inch exhaust, K&N filter. Fun car to drive! Keep up the good work!

Great chemistry between you guys. Almost like Matt's meeting up with his younger brother or something. Cool car!

Awesome man! Cool owner too! Good to see someone who's knowledgeable and just jumps in to working on his car! Bad ass saab

What great knowledge from this guy!

This thing actually looks pretty dope, looks like a fun little daily

Hey Matt, I really liked this episode man! I own a 2001 9-3 myself and its an awesome car. I think of it as the early 2000's Mazdaspeed 3. Easy to make decent power, comfortable interior, and in general they are a very nice and user friendly platform. I wish more people would buy SAAB's and modify them. They are too cool of a company to let fade away into the history books.

Keen to see the SuBros STI One Take!

Wtf, this thing is beautiful !

My buddy had an 05' 9-3 Aero with BSR stage III and the car flew on the expressway especially, smooth as silk too! I'm really glad this car was shown here, we all love the mix because it's what makes this channel! Short video for some reason though but I enjoyed it, I'll be looking for this car since he's from Chicago. If the owner sees this come on out to The Collectors Car Garage in Chicago, across from WGN TV studio, well worth the time. This is the first Sunday of the month and should start in April.

Great review and Cullen was cool.

Looks awesome! Great pic in Indy!

Cool car, so much character!!

Thank you for doing a one take with a Saab!!

A cool, knowledgeable dude with a nicely-built car. This one was enjoyable. 👍🏻

now that is a cool Saab,. love the style, love the work gone into it and I really awesome owner! great one take

Love those oz racing wheels 😍

I respect anybody who can work on their car these days, let alone at 19! As a 90's Volvo Guy I love seeing Saabs out there as well. Love them Swedish Cars!!

Saab's are great!! I miss them.

This is my dream build, Saabs are dope

My brother had an '02 9-3 Viggen for a long time.. It had 225hp but over 250 ft lbs. I drove it several times, it was pretty damned quick.

Neat car. Cool owner. Fun review. Well done Matt.

Mennn what a car!! Drive almost the same (exteriorwise) . Such a lovely car to drive and people Always look at it. Just an iconic car

Nice Viggen Cullen! - I'm a state away with an LB Viggen, hope to see you at some of the meets. Loved the fact Matt actually took on another Viggen that has been properly done. Great video PS yes you need an LSD it's the best thing I did to my Viggen.

I love it! God the shape of this thing! Memories from my dad's 900 which he owned for around 12 years. Sadly a couple of years ago it broke down on us and my dad couldn't afford the parts for it anymore, and he had to sell it sadly. I miss that car :'(

I like when Matt says "we've got an oddball" and then introduces the person

Loved this video. Thanks Guys! I really miss SAAB. SAAB was our family. We had the earliest SAABS in the 1960s...all the way thru 2007 (the final one was a 9-3 sedan) But basically we had almost every model they made!!!! If I had the money, I'd get one and do a restore. either on a 900 SPG or 9000 Aero (which essential was the SPG version of a 900).

nice clean ride bro

Very nice!! You need to give that Viggen more credit for a daily driver. Climbs,turns easy to drive on mtn roads. It likes rain. Should of let Cullen drive with you in a tail car.