Same, and they all had great sightlines. When I bought my 9-3 as the dealer was going out of business, he told me what a huge deal it was internally that they didn't offer cupholders in the US, the idea being that you should be focused on driving not drinking. US dealers pressured them into finally adding that ninja popup before they went out of business
I don't know if they still do it, but I loved my old Saab 99 with the ignition switch in the console between the front seats. Intead of locking the steering, it locked the gearshift in reverse. It didn't make anything work better, but it made the end user experience feel different/special.
They kept it for a long time, I had an '87 900 and a '04 9-3 which had a fob but still plugged in and turned in the center like the old ones. I liked the position; I heard it used to foil car thiefs who couldn't figure out where the ignition was
SAAB (Svenska Aeroplan AB) started out making airplanes.