The 2003 model of the Saab 9-3 is, just like the 4-door sedan and the 4-door station wagon, the first member of the second generation of the car introduced by Saab in 1998.
The new Convertible comes with a brand new look, improved by the new front bumper and by the reshaped headlights. The safety features are again top-class as they include the high-end Saab Active Head Restraints technology. In contrast to the first generation of convertibles which was assembled in Finland at the Uusikaupunki plant, the 2003 models are produced in Austria at Graz in a factory owned by Magna Steyr.