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A
ny o
ne dr
iving
a S
AAB
w
ill
ap p
recia
te th
e ver
y d
river
de s
igne
d co
nstr
uctio
n an
d
pl
acing
of
t
he in
strum
en t
s and
c
ontr
ols. T
he s
teeri
ng w
heel
with
its re
cess
ed, p
adde
d hu
b
(w
hich
is als
o yo
ur ho
rn c
on
tr
ol), i
s sp o
rting
ly sm
all
with
a
co
m fo
rtabl
e a ng
le. T
he s
hort,
noor-m ou nted gearshift
in
th e
ce n
ter co
nsol
e is m
ov e
d w i
th
dir
ect,
unc o
mpli
cated
mov
e
m
ents.
The
inst
rume
nts a
re
grou
ped
toget
her
i
n
th e
driv
er 's
line
of
v
ision
, so
that
they
are a
s
easil
y see
n as
they
are
to re
ach
an
d op
erate
, ev e
n
by a dr
iver
we
aring
his
safet
y be
lts.
G au
ges
a n d w
ar n
ing l
ights
are
co n
cent
rated
in t
hree
roun
d,
ea
sy-to
-rea
d in s
trum
ents.
M a
rk
i
ngs s
ho w
oper
atio
ns
of blin
kers,
batt
ery c
harg
ing,
high
beam
,
low brake pressure
or
ap plied
h a
ndb
rake ,
ch o
ke an
d lo
w oi l
p
ressu
re.
Bl
inker
s, lig
ht si
gnal
ing d
evice
an
d sw
itch
for
high
beam
ar e
all
mane
uv e
red w
ith t
he le
ver t
o
t
he le
ft
of the w
heel
. The
righ
t
h
and
lever
cont
ro ls
wind
shiel
d
wipe
r an
d wa
sher
. (A n
d sin
ce
the
wash
er ca
n be
inde
pend
entl
y
st
arted
with
out
using
th e
wipe
rs,
t
here '
s litt
le ch
ance
o
f
sc
ratc
hed
wind
ows.
)
The free-wheel drive, available
in the
stand
ard
trans
miss
ion
SA A
B 99
, m a
kes s
hifti
ng ea
sier
an d
fast
er, d
rivin
g on
slipp
ery
ro a
ds s
afer,
a n d
redu
ces g
as
c
onsu
mpti
on a
t the
same
tim
e.
The
S AA
B
A u
to m
atic i
s ev e
n
ea
sier t
o dri
ve.
o
c
lutch
, no
sh
iftin
g. Sm
oot
h tra
nsiti
ons
throu
g ho
ut th
e wh
ole s
peed
rang
e, an
d al
ways
the
corre
ct
en g
ine s
peed
.
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The inter
ior
of
the
1970
SA
AB 99
looks
large and
spacious
. An d
is
i
t ever A
lmost 5 fe
et in wid
th
a
t elbow he
ight, and
plenty
of
legroom.
Space to
move ar
ound
where
you re ge
nerally n
ot used
to i
t
,
in
the ba
ck seat. S
of t , wide
s
eats. Back
rests t h a
t offer pr
ac
tically u
nlimited
positions
for
your c omfort. Even adju stable
front
seating pa
d on the
driver s
sid e .
These ar
e details t
h a t m ake
you
feel
as
c o m fort
ab le as if
you we
re sitting
in
a lu xur
y -
mousine
. Cool , s t
urdy wea
ve
upho
lstery o
n seats and
back
r
ests. Stro
n g vinyl o
n reinfor
ce
ments a n
d sides.
Full cove
ring
floor
mats. All
beautiful
ly
colo
r-coord in
ated.
T
he paddin
g on th e
top
of
th
e
d a sh b oa r
d , aroun
d the wind
ows
a nd
at the to
p
of
th e s
eat backs
h
as been s
tandard
on every
SAAB
99
since th e very first.
A nd s
o have al
l those im
portant
in
ner safety
details t
ha t are pa
r t
of
t
he SAAB
99 s ba si
c constru
c
tion. But
they re n o
t visible
a n d
in
your
way.
He a t in
g a n d ven
tilation c
ontro ls
for th
e front pa
rt
of
th e
pas
s
enger com
p a r tm en
t are plac
ed
o
n the dash
board .
or the re
ar
section
they re lo
cated
in
the
cente
r console
, so that
the pas
se n
gers them
selves ca
n reach
a
nd use th
em . n
e
ach side
of
the dash
there are
individua
lly
m aneuverable fresh air ou tle ts.
T he t
runk norm
ally hol
ds
1
2 3
cu .
ft
figured
accord ing
t o
S
A E stand
ards. The
total vo
lume
is much gr
eater. A n
d to
ca
rry large
r items th
e
car is
easily
conver ted
into a se
mi
sta ti o
n wagon
, by
m ovi
ng the
bac
kseat an d
backres
t forward
.
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SA
AB
99
h
as a
st rai g
h e
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our
cy
lind
er 1
7
09
cc
(
104
.3
c
u. in
.)
en gi
ne p
ro du
cin g
87
h
orse p
ow e
r
SA
E . T
he ov
erh e
ad c
am sh
aft,
as
we
ll
as
th e c
ra nk
shaf
t, ha
s
f
ive
b
ea rin
gs . T
h is g
uar a
ntee
s sm
oo th
,
v
ib ra
tionf
re e r
un ni
ng .
T
he Z
enit
h-S tr
om b
erg c
arbu
ret o
r ha s
a bu
il t- i
n co l
dsta r
t
device th a t yo u 'l l app re cia te
w
hen
the
w eat
her g
ets r
ea lly
co ld .
T he
en gi
ne
is al so
e qu i
pped
with
a pr
e-he
ate r
a rr an
gem
en t
th a
t as s
ures
even
run
nin g
d
irec t
ly af
te r s t
arti n
g.
cr os s
fl ow
ty pe
rad
ia to r
is equ ip
ped
with
an e
x-
pan
si on
ta nk
fo r t
em p
orary
ov
er flo
w. T
h e cl
utch
i
s
lo
ca te d
at the
fron
t
o
f
th e e
ngin
e w h
er e
it can
be k
ep t
th e c
oo le s
t. T h
e
tra n
sm i
ss ion
is
lo
cate
d som
e
w h
a t o f
fs et
unde
r
th e
eng
in e.
A n
d ev
er yth
in g
is
ho
used
in
one s uperb ly
comp ct
driv e unit.
W h
en y
ou d
ri ve
th e S
A A B
9
9
th e
firs
t th in
g yo
u no
tice
is
the
fa st,
sm oo
th a
cc el e
ra ti o
n. T
he
high
to r
que w
ith i
n a w
ide
ra nge
of
r
ev olu
ti on
s
is
r
es po
ns ib l
e
fo r
thi s
.
Th
e en
gine
with
au to
m at
ic
tr
an sm
is si o
n ha
s an
el e
ct ro n
ic al
ly co
ntro l
le d f
uel
i
nj ect
io n s
ys tem
. T h
is re
su lt s
i
n
hig h
er ef
fic ie
nc y f
ro m
th e e
ngin
e
and
bet
te r fu
el ec
onom
y. T
he
ele ctr on ic
brain
fo r th e fuel
in
je ct i
on sy
st em
is
l
oc at e
d
atop
th e le
ft ha
nd w
hee l
hou
si ng.
T h
e hy
drau
li c to
rque
con
vert
er,
is
as
th e c
lu tc h
is
in
the
s tan
d ard
ve
rs io n
, lo c
at ed
i
n
f
ro n t
of
th
e
en gi n
e.
T h
e br
ak in g
sys
te m i
nclu
de s a
d
ir ec t
acti
ng va
cuum
po
w er
a
ss is t
.
T h e
coo
li ng
fan,
m ou n
te d
di
rec
tly o
n the
rad
ia to r
,
is
e
lec
tr ic ally dri ven
and
therm osta ti
c
al ly c
on tr
o lle d
. It
ru ns
on ly
w hen
nee
de d.
N
eed ext ra baggage
spac
e? Jus t a
ble
in
two diff e
rent ranges ,
Strong
beams run the
length
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fold the back se at
forward and
space pra
ctical ly doubles. T
ota l
load lengt
h becomes over fiv
e
and a
half feet, width 5
inches
(
between the wheel
housings ,
43 inches). A to t
al loading space
of a
bout 20
sq. feet. With the
dri v
er a lone
in
the car
, the
loading capaci ty
is
about
800 lbs.
The SA
AB 99 can m ake a
nybody
co
mfortable. The fro
nt seat
backrests are in fin
i tely a djust-
for driving and
for resting.
Even the seating
pad on the
driver s si de is
adjustable, both
in
he igh
t and lean. And, n
a tur
ally, the seats can a
lso be moved
forward and ba
ck .
Like all SAAB s ,
the SAAB 99
reacts quickly and perfectly to
all whe
el movements. That s
b
ecause the SAAB 9
9 has the
sam
e well-proven typ
e
of
steer
ing sy st
em (rack and pini
on)
found
in
all SA A B
models.
and width of th e
car, around
the rooflin
e
just
inside the roof
edg
e,
and
inside the w
indshield
pillars
a
nd the si de
-window
suppor t s . T og
ether , they form
a pro te c
tive cage around
the
pas
senger compartme
nt
The handbrake , a third inde
pen de
ntly act ing braking
system ,
w
orks on separa te drum
brakes
at
the fron
t wheels.
The heating and ventilation and the lower edge
of
the rear
All wheels are equipped with
working diagonally. Should one
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system the product
of
a long
testing program in severe cli
mates takes in fresh air from in
front
of
the windshield. This cool
air may be directed right into
the car through two individually
adjustable outlets at the side of
the dash. he rest
of
the intake
air goes into the thermostatically
controlled heater package and
can be directed to openings in
the noor
in
front and under the
front-seats and to outlets at the
windshield the side-windows
window. Spent air is discharged
through slits at the side of the
rear window
and
exhaust valves
at the sides. he defroster effect
is excellent.
he
controls at the back of the
center console allow passengers
in
the rear seat to themselves
adjust the volume of air directed
at them. he two-speed fan can
also be adjusted for summer
use which will increase the air
capacity by about 3 percent.
disc brakes. he dimensions
of
the wheel cylinders are balanc
ed so
that
the front wheels
are
braked with about four times as
much as the rear wheels. This
gives the best possible braking
effect retained direction stability
and minimal risk
of
locking the
rear wheels too early .
he
brake
system has a direct acting power
vacuum assist.
he hydraulic system is split
into two independent circuits
circuit fail half
of
the original
brake effect is still available.
he
handbrake
can also function as
an effective emergency brake
with about 5 of the effect of
the entire foot brake system.