1996
Best Bet - The Car Book, USA Top Pick (CSE) - American Automobile Association, USA

Top Ten Engines. One of the Top Ten Engines of 1996 (Saab 9000 2.3 LPT) - Ward's, USA

1995
Top Car in its Price Class (9000 CDE V6) - American Automobile Association (AAA), USA

One of the Top Ten Engines of 1995 (Saab 9000 2.3 LPT) - Ward's, USA

Best Bet - The Car Book, USA

Luxurious'R'Us Among Top Ten Luxury Cars - Consumer's Review, USA

1994
Technology of the year (for Saab Trionic) - Automobile magazine, USA

Safest Safe Car 1993 - 1994 Award - Folksam insurance company, Sweden

Saab vs. The Police. Alternative Law Enforcement Car - Police Magazine, USA

One of the Most Reliable Cars - Consumer Report, USA

Best import performance car of 1994 (Saab 9000 Aero) - Car News magazine, Taiwan

1993
Innovative. Technological Innovation Award (for Saab Trionic) - Motoring Journalists of Denmark

Best Bet - The Car Book, USA

"Safest Car in Sweden" - Newspaper Dagens Nyheter confirms folksam findings

Economical Saab 9000 Aero Leads EPA Large Car Fuel Economy Ratings 1993/1994 - EPA USA

Top 40 Best Car - Consumer Review magazine, USA

Top Car in its Price Class - American Automobile Association (AAA), USA

Best Crash Index (in its size category) - The Car Book, USA

1992
Class Win, Michelin Downeast Tour Rally - Sports Car Club of America, USA

Safe Car 1991-1992 Award - Folksam insurance company, Sweden

Saab 9000 Leads EPA Large Car Fuel Economy Ratings - EPA, USA

Best Bet - The Car Book, USA

Most Environmentally Friendly Car In its Price Class, Saab 9000 CS 2.3 Turbo - Medical Journal STATUS, Germany

1990
Fastest Skagen-Gibraltar-Skagen, 7230 km in 63 hours and 17 minutes with a Saab 9000i - Guinness Book of Records

Lowest Overall Injury, Mid-Size Sports and Specialty Cars - Highway Loss Data Institute, USA

1989
Big League Best Buy - Which? Magazine, Great Britain

Safe Car 1989-1990 Award - Folksam insurance company, Sweden

Ten Best Cars List - Car and Driver, USA

Lowest Overall Injury, Mid-Size Sports and Specialty Cars - Highway Loss Data Institute, USA

Best Imported Car In Upper/Medium Class - Auto Motor und Sport magazine, Germany

1988
Lowest Overall Injury, Mid-Size Sports and Specialty Cars - Highway Loss Data Institute, USA

Best Winter Car - Vi Bil?gare magazine, Sweden

Best Imported Car in Upper/Medium Class - Auto Motor und Sport magazine, Germany

Ten Best Cars List - Car and Driver, USA

1987
Flying Kilometer Speed Record, Saab 9000 Turbo at 282.86 km/h, 2.3 litre class - Sweden

Ten Best Cars List - Car and Driver, USA

Lowest Overall Injury, Mid-Size Sports and Specialty Cars - Highway Loss Data Institute, USA

Best Imported Car in Upper/Medium Class - Auto Motor und Sport magazine, Germany

Executive Best Director's Car - What Car magazine, Great Britain

1986
Best Swedish Car - Teknikens V?rld magazine reader's poll, Sweden

Owner's Manual of the Year - Swedish Automobile Association

Lowest Overall Injury, Mid-Size Sports and Specialty Cars - Highway Loss Data Institute, USA

One of the 10 Most Significant Cars - Autoweek Editor's Choice, USA

Best Sports Sedan - Canadian Auto Writers

The Long Run. Standard Saab 9000 Turbo sets 2 World Records and 21 International Records at the Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, USA. 100,000 km with an average speed of 213.299 km/h and 50,000 miles with an average speed of 213.686 km/h.

Best Imported Car - California's Motoring Press Association (MPA), USA

Car of the Year Portugal Journalist's Jury
Ten Best Cars List - Car and Driver, USA

Design Award - Swedish Society of Crafts and Design

1985
Leads EPA Large Car Fuel Economy Ratings - EPA, USA

Ten Best Cars List - Car and Driver, USA

1,000 km Automobile vs. Airline Contest, L'beck, Germany to Salzburg, Austria (6 hrs. 28 min., with Erik Carlsson and Pat Moss -Carlsson flying) - Pirelli and the Royal Automobile Club, Great Britain

Best Prestige Car 1985 - L'Action Automobile, France