I never noticed a lack of flow through them...

The 9-7x also had the traditional Saab waffle air vents as well as the quirky fold-out cupholder. As an aside, all cars should have those joystick-controlled vents, so much easier to quickly adjust them to exactly where you want airflow.

It really kinda feels at home compared to older Saabs, though. Having a tiny, remote located, screen and all the buttons in a traditional double-din face was weird on its own. This is right there with it.

Saab did NOT put the ignition switch on the floor for “security reasons”. They did it because their accident research showed a high number of knee injuries resulting from the driver’s knees hitting dash and steering column mounted ignition switches in crashes. Once it was on the floor, when the mandate for physical…