A few months ago, I featured an article about an exceptionally rare Saab 9-5; the TQT (Titanium Quality & Technology), an early, highly modified sport wagon by Swiss tuning company Titan AG. With only 7 ever built, I never imaged on getting the opportunity to either hear or see much more about them, but as luck would have it, Joep from the Netherlands got in touch to tell me he owned one.

Joep has kindly shared a photo of his prized Saab TQT and also a bit of a story :

I originally imported the 9-5 TQT from Germany from its second owner; a collector, who, in turn had imported it directly from Switzerland, where it was built by Titan AG. I’ve owned the car since 2018

It had undergone a professional engine rebuild just beforeI bought the car, which included upgraded Wossner pistons.

Being a TQT it has quite a few upgraded parts, including a complete stainless steel custom exhaust, larger turbo, intercooler, mapping with 295hp and around 440nm torque. The larger brakes are the original Brembos, the same fitted to the Porsche 911 of the late nineties. I had to order 2-piece 911 brake discs / rotors in order to replace the front ones, so really nice stopping power again :) The TQT also comes with the attractive 18” ACE wheels and has full upgraded sport suspension. I know both automatic and manual versions where available, I have the automatic one. All ‘Aero' features are included in the interior such as ventilated, heated memory seats, electric and dimmed mirrors, carbon dash etc.

And the best of all, it keeps accelerating at high speed, even above 180 km/h it shifts up to 5th gear and keeps going above 250, although I’ve never quite managed to reach the described 272km/h top speed.

Huge thanks for sharing your Saab TQT Joep, hope I get the opportunity to see it one day, but for now, this has satisfied my curiosity.