81 Saab 900 Brochure [OCR]

8/10/2019 81 Saab 900 Brochure [OCR]

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FIRST

WE

BUILD

A SAFETY CAGE OF

TI IICK

SI IEET METAL ND PRESSED STEEL.

TI IEN WE BUILD A C R ROUND IT.

Saabs arc designed with front and rear

collision zones and a rigid passenger com

partment with abundant

impact-absorbing

material.

Instead

of the dubious benefits

of

gross size

and

weight to protect

you in

the

event

of a collision,

the

Saab offers something

far

more

reliable.

Engineering:

Strategically

placed

cross-mem

bers in

the floor

of he

Saab,

together

with rolled steel windshield pillars,

rolled

steel roof rail and

protective

bars built

into

door

panels,

form

the

inner

defense

perimeter

of

the

Saab's

passenger compartment.

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Saab has established the ideal

mutual

relationship

between instruments,

steering

wheel rim,

steering

wheel pad, top

and

bottom windshield

edges,

etc.

In front

of

it

steel beams provide

stiffening elements

between

the

passenger

compartment

and the

engine.

Underneath

it

the

car's gas

tank

has been

safely

placed out ofharm's

way, in the

tunnel

between

the

rear

wheels.

Inside it the Saab steering wheel

is designed to

gradually

collapse

onto

its patented

steel cage and

telescoping steering column, should

the driver

be

thrown against

it

ab

sorbing most

of

the

force

ofimpact.

Both the front

and

rear ends of he

Saab are

divided into

crumple

The top of

the

steering

column is secured to

the

same

cross-member

that

supports

the

entire dashboard.

zones designed to

gradually

dis-

sipate the force of a collision before

it

reaches the passenger area.

In addition, the passengers

in

a

Saab are

virtually

surrounded by

energy-absorbing material:

Specially padded roof liner,

padded roof

pillars, extra-thick

padding around the steering wheel,

padded

dashboard,

specially

pad

ded knee protectors

and extra-thick

padding

behind

the

front

seats,

to

protect rear-seat passengers.


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pact-abso

rbing

le g

protec

tor belowthe

sh

,

desig

ned

to pr

otect o

cc upant s

knee

s.

m

uch f

or what

the

en

gineer

s

call

p

assive

safe

ty .

Wha

t a

bout

act

ive

saf

ety -th

e

il

ity of a car 's

brakin

g sy stem

nd

handlin

g ch

aracteri

stics to

oidacci

dents in

the fi

rs t place?

In the

case o

f the

Saab, t

he

b

rakes

re dis

cty

pe, the mos

t eff

ective

yet

velope

d.

An

d wh

ile

other c

ar

akers

prou

dly

po

int to

their

front

i

scs ,

the

Saab provid

es

self-ad

,

power

-assiste

d

disc brak

es

n

a

ll fo u

r w

heels.

With Sa

ab's

ue sem

i-meta

llicfront

lining

s

last a

t

least 20%

l

onger th

an

r

dinary

lin

ings.

Advan

ced autom

atic we

lding contribu

tes

s

ignifica n

tly

to

the

overall

sturdin

ess

of

the

bo

dy.

T

hebr

aking

s

ystem

o

n the

Saab 900

is

redu

ndant-

in the

mo

st sensibl

e

way

possi

ble. t

is diagon

ally

split:

T

he

le

ft fron

t brak

e is pai

red to

the

right

rear,

the rig

ht front

to th

eleft

r

ear. In

the eve

nt

of

a

fa

ilure

o

f on

e

of

he tw o

brakin

g cir

cuits, the

car

i s

design

ed to m

aintai n

m

aneuv

era

bi lity and

f r o n t

sto

pping.

Eve

n

ifbo

th

cir

cuits

f

ail, t

he Saa

b

is

e

quippe

d with

a

n

eff

ective

counte

r

meas

ure: an eme

rgency

b

rake

tha

t

can ac tu

ally

hand

le

an emerge

n

cy.

The

brak

ing ef fect

is abo

ut

50

percen

t

o

f that

of the foot bra

kes

A

ll

Saa

b

90

0 cars

are

subjecte

d

to a

com

prehens

ive anticor

rosion treatm

en tat

various

s tages d

ur ing the

manuf

acturing

proce

ss.

and w

orks in

the tw

o

fr

ont w

heels.

Wh

ere all em

ergenc

y bra

kes sh

ould

work

,

but

do

n't.

For

all t

he Saab

's

braki

ng

e

ffec-

tiv

eness,

h

ow eve

r, you'l

l

n

o doub

t

b

e re

assured

by

the Saab'

s reputa

tio

nfo

r

sup

erior h

andling

.

If

you can't s

top in f

ront

of it,

c

hances

are

the

Sa

ab's fron

t-whee

l

drive

an

d

ra c

k-and-

pinion

s

teering

will allow

you

to g

et around

i

t.

Anyone

who's

driven

a

Saab for

anystretch

o

f ti m

e

willtel l yo

u as

muc

h.

T

he car's re

putatio

n,

likei ts d

riv

ing w

heels,pr

ecedes

it.


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The

rack and

pinion

steer

ing responds

accurate

ly

to th

e slightest mQ nt

of

th

e

P

ower assis ted steering

is standall

d qui


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TH

REE

W

EEK

S A

FTE

RTI

IE

VE

RYF

IRS

T

S

BS RO

LL

ED

OFF

T

HE

P

RO

DUC

TIO

N L

INE

TH

EY

ENT

ER

ED

G

RUE

LIN

G W

INT

ER

A

UT

O

RA

LLY

AN

D

WO

N

TYP

ICA

L.

Saab's

th ir t

y-yea r

s

tring ofv

ic

tories in

the

w

orld's toug

hest

win

ter

auto rallie

s and

it s

tru

ly

impre

ssive

reco

rd on

the

ra

ce

tr a

ckpose a coup

le of f

ascina

ting

questio

ns.

First

how

to a

ccoun

tfor su

ch

inc

redib l

e

handl

ing

in

wha

t is

ess

entiall

y no

t a sp

orts

car bu

t a

famil

ys

eclan?

An

d secon

d,how

could

any

car

pull

off su

ch a

string of

accom

pl

ishmen

ts w

ith a fo

ur-cyli

nde r

engin

e?

H

andli

ng

in the case

of

t

he

Saab

, is an

issue th

at wa

s

b

as ical

ly

r

esolve

d in

1949

w

hen Saab

eng

ineers

arrive

d at the co

nclu

si

on

that a

ca

r

wi

th fron

t-whee

l

d

rive,

prope

rly desi

gned,

will

ha

ndle b

etter

on sl i

ppery

road

s

and

high-speed

tu rns than

a

car

w

ith rea

r-whee

l drive

.

M

any ot

herau

tomak

ersh

ave re

cen

tly

been

struck by

the

same

idea.

But o

f course

,

they hav en

't had

thirty ye

ars to dev

elop

it.

O

ver the c

ou rse

of tim

e, for

examp

le, i t w

as dis

covere

d th

at

the ide

al

weigh

t distrib

ution for

the

S

aab

wa

s

60

/ 40 w

ith60

per

cent

, ofcour

se,

ove

r

the

f

ront

w

heels.

That the

be

st way

to

susp

end

the

car

was wi

th indep

enden

t

double

-wishb

ones up

front

, but

with

a lig

ht unspl

it

axle i

n

t

he

rea

rthat keep

s

both

ti

res

firm

ly

on

th

e

road

w

ithout

a

ffectin

g

passen

ger

co

mfort,

ev

en

ove

r

bumps

and

potho

les.

W

hen

com

bined

with

t

he Sa

ab's

pre

cise

rack-

and-pi

nion steerin

g,

the result

is a

h

andlin

g

syste

m

thatfe

w if an

y, a

utomo

biles can

equ

al .

B

ut handl

ingal

onedo

esn't win

races

. O

r, f

or that m

at ter,

help

you

build

up sp

eed

on anac

ce l

erat

ion

la

ne.

W

hich is w

hy t

he en

gineer

s at

Sa

ab

develo

ped the

Turb

o.

I

n

genera

l terms,

the Saab

T

urbo can

ca ll

upo

n massi

ve

amou

nts

of o

n

d

eman

d powe

r

- the

e

quival

ent o

utput of s

ay,

a s

ix-cyli

nder eng

ineor

a sm

all

V

8.

At all oth

er times

-

from

80

tu 85

percen

t

of

a

ll d

riving

situ

a

tion

s - th

e Saab

eng

ine

mainta

ins

fo

ur-cyl i

nderef

f icienc

y .

Of c

ourse,

Saab

isn't

t

he

onl

y

auto

maker

that offe

rs a t

urbo

charg

er.

The ge nius

ofthe

Saab

's tu

rbo

is

that

t

als

o

pe

rforms

at

lower

d

riving

sp

eeds

than

othe

r tu rbo

s.

Spe

eds

you'

re

more lik

ely t

o

drive

at

in t

herea

l worl

d.

Say

when

pa

ssing a

car on

an

expres

sway.

O

r

e

nterin

g th

at acce

leratio

n

l

ane.

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S

IT IRR TION L TO DEMAND

INCRE SED POWER AND INCRE SED ECONOMY

FROM THE S ME

ENGINE

Many car makers would be justi

fiably

happy

to

get

either.

The

engineers

at

Saab,

however,

have

traditionally demanded

both.

In

addition

to which,

their

four

cylinder engines

had

to be en

vironmentally

safe relatively

compact and,

for some models,

capable

of

even

greater

power

output.

The request for additional

power

would have presented no

problem

to

most

car makers

their answer to

any

such

request

has

traditionally

been more

cyl

inders.

The

fact

that this

often

presents

the owner with a far

more

compli

cated - and fuel-hungry- engine

to

maintain seems only recently

to have given

them

pause.

The

engineers

at Saab, on

the

other hand, had

a somewhat dif

ferent

answer

to

the

request for

power.

Turbocharging.

Which

is no

more

than the uti

lization of

exhaust

gasses to

activate a turbine and compres

sor,

which

deliver

an increasing

amount of pressurized air to

the

pistons, creating more

power

with every

stroke.

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Greater torque is thus

produced,

but with

a

smaller

amount

of

extra

fuel.

On

the face

of

it

this

is

nothing

new. Turbochargers

have long

been

fitted to the engines

of

race

cars, for

example, for

the

purpose

of achieving high top speeds.

Seen in this light the Saab Turbo

would appear

to

be

an entirely

original feat

of

engineering:

t ensures

high

torque, but not

merely

at racetrack speeds.

In

stead, it

comes into operation

even

at

the relatively

lower speeds

encountered in

everyday driving.

In

terms

of engine

speed, around

1500 -

2000 rpm.

At a mere 3000 rpm, engine

torque is already a

third higher

than it would be

with

the turbo

charger

inoperative.

Thus

vindicating a

belief

long

held

by

the engineers at Saab

:

A turbo

becomes

far more useful

when not specifically designed to

chase other

turbos

around

in

circles.

With the advent of stringent

emissions control

requirements

in the

early

seventies,

especially

in

the United States

came

the

Saab requirement for

an

environ

mentally

safe engine

that can

still

perform like

a Saab.

A

requirement

gratifyingly

met

by fuel injection.

In contrast to the more primitive

carburetor

system that permits

fuel flow only in response to

accelerator pedal pressure,

fuel

injection is

designed

to

respond

to

pedal

pressure, atmospheric

pressure, outside temperature,

en

gine

temperature

and engine load.

Thus, fuel flow is

more

respon

sive to the

needs

of the

engine at

any given

moment,

and only

the

precise

amount of

fuel

needed

is

injected.

Combustion

is

therefore

complete. Resulting

in

better

fuel

economy, extremely

responsive

performance

and greatly

reduced

exhaust

emissions. Which,

when

fed into the Saab s highly ad

vanced Lambda Emission Control

System, dwindle to

mere traces.

Complicating all the

other

demands being

made

on

the

engine

was

the fact

that

the engi

neers

wanted

the Saab

to

have

better

over-the-hood visibility

than other

cars.

The height of

the

engine,

consequently, had

to

be

restricted.

Which they achieved by ingen

iously tilting

the entire engine

block

at an angle of 45.


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Illustration

S I

Th aa

900

l radio

i

nirho

s

a\ ailabll

as

m

opllonal l X I

ct


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t

The steeringw

heel rim is

covered with

an

ene

rgy-

absorb

ing material th

at also

assu

res a firm

and

comfort-

abk grip.

The hub pad

is

designed not to

obstruct

any

in

strumentson th

e clash.

Two

t

ypes of outer

rcar

view mirrors

arc

available.

dependin

g on

the model:

mecha

nically ac i justab le

by

means ofa

control inside

the

door or electric

ally adju

stable

by means of

two switche

s

o

n

th e dash.

2. The stee

ring column is

caref

ully designed to protect

the driver in

the event ofa

co l l is ion. A

s

f

ar

as

we know

no safer system

exists.

:1 In the Snab 90 0

, the con-

t ro ls

a

rc assem

bled in log

ical

ly

arranged groups.

Th

e

ph

oto

show

s the center

console in

which all starting

c

on trols arc assemb

led:

ignition.

g

ear

lever,

and

hand

brake

. Rem

oving the ignition

from the steering co

lumn is

also

a safetymeasure

nimecl

nt preventing

knee injuries.

4.

Electric window controls

mounte

d in the front

doors

arc standard

on

certain

n

rsions of the

Saab ~ 0 0

5 . Two loudspeakers

arc

built

into the top of t

he clash.

G

Owing

to

an

exclusive

vacuum

control svst

cm

t

he

he ating

and vc

ntiiation

system ofthr

Saab 90 0 is

simpler to op

erate

t

han those

ofmost othe

r

ca r

s. The

settings arc

programmed in

a carefu

lly studied sequen

ce.

The centra

lly located swi

tches

arc

of t

he o .n -ofP type

with

symbols illu

minated f

rom

the

ins ide.

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In

side the

Saab 900Turbo

4 door.


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6

1

Front

scat head restraints

are vertically adjustable in

steps

and can thus

be

preset to

suit

persons of widely

differing statures. The

head

restraint has

excellent

energy

absorbing

capacity in the

event of a collision t is also

designed to

gently

stop the

back-seat passengers should

they

be

thrown

forward

in

a collision

2

In

the series and Turbo

models, back-scat comfort is

enhanced

by

plush-covered

headrests

and

folding arm

rest

3 Front-seat

mountings arc

placed

forward. So

back-seat

passengers have

more

leg-

room and comfortable

entry

into

the car

4 The unique

cartridge-type

ventilation

air filter arrests

all

particles

larger than

0 005 mm, like

pollen

and

dust t also prevents outdoor

moisture from entering

the

car and misting up the

win

dows

before

the interior

has

wanned up

Air

filter not

available on cars equipped

with

air

conditioning.)

5 The seat cushion

of

the

back seat has between

four

and five times as many

springs as a seat cushion

of

conventional design.


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OT

HER

SED

A N

S GI

VE

YO

U A

TRU

NK

T

HIS

SE

D N

GIV

ES

Y O

U A

STA

TIO

N W

A G

O N

T

he fir

s t Saab

, in 1

949,

had n

o

tr

unk

at

a

ll.

Loa

ding

and

unlo

ading

w

as

ac

compl

ished by

en

tering

the

car

an

d rea

ching into the

tru

nk-lik

e

sp

ace

beh

ind the rear

sea t

s .

Natura

lly,

t w

as a situa

tion the

e

ng inee

rs

at Saab

were

unhap

py

with.

u

t it did h

elp

mak

e the

Saab one

of

the

leastexpensive

a

utomob

ilesin the

worl

d,

w

hich,

in

p

ostwa

r

S

weden

, w

as exac

tly

wha

t was cal l

ed for.

The entir

e

produ

ction run

of

12

46

cars

wa

s

c

omple t

ely sold

out in

a m

atter of

months

. T

here

w

ere ne

arly

four p

rospect

ive

b

uyers fo r

every

c

ar .

B

y 197

4, the

need

s of the ca

r

buying

p

ublic

h

ad grow

n con

siderably

more

sophisticated.

Sa

ab,

by n

ow

recog

nized

world

wide

as a

cham

pion

of

in

-

30

no

vative

c

ommo

n sense

i

n auto

m

otive des

ign,

was abo

ut to

l

aunch

ye

t anoth

er new

auto

m

obile.

As

S

aab's

Techn

ical Di

rector,

Henrik

G

ustav

sson, a

nnoun

ced

the

c

ar, t

was app

arent

that

the

p

assen

ger sedan

,

a

s the

world

then

kn

ewit ,

was

bein

gchan

ged

fo r

ever:

We

rec

ently

e

xtende

d

ou

r

ra n

ge

o

f

9

9

model

s

w

itha h

atch

bac

k mode

l

. . .

a

newc

ar co

ncept

a

comb

inatio

n

o

f a se

dan and

a

statio

n w

agon

,

in

which

we

rep

lacedthe

heavy

rear

do

or of

the

co

nvent

ional

wag

on

w

ith

a

slopin

g

re

ardoo

r. T

he resu

lt wa

s

a

n a

erodyn

amica

lly fa

vorable

de

sign

of

t

he

rea

r

sec

tion

.

T

his

new

type

of

car

has

already

bee n

c

op ied

by

oth

er manu

factur

ers.

Bu

t our

Ca

mbi

Co

upe

d iffe r

s by

the

absen

ce o

f

a high

s

ill

at

th

e

re

arof

the

car

. So i

t is extr

a e

asy

to

loadand

unlo

ad.

Th

e

Saa

b9

9 Ca

mbi Coupe

w

as,

of

c

ourse,

the

f

oreru n

ner

o

f

th

e

S

aab

900.

Yet, i

n

the

seve

nye

arssinc

e the

in

troduc

tion of

the Saab

se

dan /

statio

n wag

on con

cept,

no car

of

any s

ize h

as

been

a

ble

to

equ

al

it s

overa

ll

load capa

c i ty .

In the

th

ree-do

or model

s the

trunk

alone g iv

es you 21

.3c

u . ft

SAE

14.9c

u. ft.)

oflug

gage s

pace

-

as m

uch as

the

b

iggestlu

xury

se dans

made

in

Am

erica.

T

he rem

ovable

par

cel she

lf, on

three-

door mode

ls , c

an m

ake

r

oom fo

r a

full 27 .

2 cu.

ft. SA

E

19

.1 cu .

ft.

)

Andb

y

fo

lding

down

th

e

r

ear

sea t in

th r

ee-doo

r mo

dels, you

a

ctually

create

a sta

tionwa

gon.

W

ith a f

ull 56 .

5 cu . ft

of

c

argo

spac

e,

r

oughly

fo

ur ti

mes as

mu

ch as

sed

ans o

f

co

mpara

ble

overall

length.

It's obvi

ous

that

at least

on

e

th in

g hasn'

t c

hange

d

sinc

e 19

49.

Saa

b

is still g

iving

people

exac

t

ly w

hat's c

al led

for.


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4.

S

AAB

9

1

The

sp a

re ti r

e is tuck

ed

aw

ay ,

lea\

ing th ev

olumi

nous

trun

k f re

e to

c

arry

vol

umi

no

us qu

antiti

es

of l

uggag

e

a

nd wh a

t

have

you

.

2

The

locka

ble

an d

i l lum

i-

na

ted glov

e com

partm

en t o

f

the

Sa

ab

900

forms

an

in tt -

gra

l part

of the da

shbo a

rd and

isth

crPfo

re s

table

an

d

ratt

le-

fr c

c.

3.

The practic

al

tool bo

x

u

nder

the

tlo

or hatc

h

ma

kes

fo r

nea

tstorag

e.

T

he

space

un

der

the

tloo

r hatch

also

ac

-

c

om mo

da tes

the sp

ar e

whe

el.

4

T

he Saab

9

00

inclu

des pro

v

isions

for

conce

aled loud

s

pe ake

rs

a

t

the

rear. In

the

4-

do or

Sed

an mod e

l

s

hown

in

the pict

ure,

the lou

ds pea

ke rs

can

b elocated

below

the

par

cel sh

elf.

5. Wh

C'n th

e ba ck

scat

is

folcled

do w

n,

the

parc

el shl

lf

in lhC

ha

tch

ba

ck

mo d

el

is cl l's i

gnecl

to sto

re tra

ns

\

Trs l 'l V

on

tlH

' tl oo

r. t

can be

loc

k


32/40

RESPORTS

CARS

OBSOL

ETE

Saab

seda

ns r

egularly

compe

te

aga

inst sports

cars in

Sports

Car Clu

b

o

f

A

merica

races

And

Saabs

regular

ly

w

in o much

for sport

s cars


33/40


34/40


35/40

.

WH

EN

Y O U OFFER

T

H E M O

S T INT

ELLIGE

NT C A R

EVER

BUILT

WH

TM O

RE C

NY O U

O FFER

?

Ever

ything

you see here, a

nd more b

esides Ask

your Saab deale

r

1 A

full

line

of AM /

FM radios and

stereo

radio cassettes. Shown:

Blaupu

nkt

3001

.

2.

Accessory console.

Includes 9-cassettc

holder

am bient temperature g

auge and

choice

ofthree other gau

ges ammeter, oi l

pressu

re gauge, vacuum

gauge or oil

tem

perature

gauge).

3. Sp

eed control.

4. A s

election of auxiliary

light

ing

is

available.

5.

Decorative, luminescent s

tr ipes.

6. Sunroof wind

d

eflectors and window

w

ind

deflectors available

.

7 Luggag

e rack.

A

daptors

for

sk i

s bike

s

an d

b

u lk c

arrying also av

ailable.

8. Rear window

louvers to reduc

e sunlight.

9.

Rear-wheel mudflaps.

10.

Optional light-weigh

t wheels.

35


36/40

aab

9

00198

1 M O

D E L R A N G

E

SAAB 900 3-DOOR.

Fuel

injection en gine developing

S E

net 110 hp 81 kW).

5-speed

man ual transmissio

n

or

automatic

transmission.

SAAB 900S,

3 -

DOO

R.

Fue

l injection en gin e

developing

S E net

110 hp 81 kW).

5-spced

man ual transmis

sion

or

autom

atic tr

ansmission.

SAAB 900S, 4-DOOR.

Fuel injectio

nengine

develo

pi ng

S E

net 11 0

hp 81

kW )

.

5-sp

eed m

anual

tran

sm ission

or

au

tomatic

transmission.

SAAB 90 0TURBO,

3

-DO

OR.

Tu r

bocharged

fuel-injection

engine

developin

gS E net

135 hp 100 kW).

5-sp

eed

manual

tran

sm ission

or

automatic transmis

si on.

SAAB 900TURBO, 4-D

OOR.

T

urbocharged

fuel-inje

ction engine

deve

loping S E net

135 hp

100

kW )

.

5

-s peed

manual

tr a

ns mission

or

au tomatic transmiss

ion.

IN

T E R IO R C

OLORS

Blue

fox

Cashmere brown

Blue fox

M

oss

gree

n

Rosewood


37/40

E X T E

R IOR COL

ORS

C

irrus white

Midn

ight blue

abaster ye llow Cameo

beige

Terracotta

red

Doradobrown

I

ndigo

blue

metallic

Silv

er

m

etallic

Pine

green

Cirrus

white

C

armine red metallic Anthracite

gr ay

metallic

Black

*

ot

availa

blefor

national distrib

ution

u

ntil Mar

ch,

1981.

Consult

yourloca l deal

er

a

s

to

ava

i

l

ab

i l i ty

iny

o

ur

area.


38/40

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION. Saab

3-door.

Engine. 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, in-line engine with overhead camshaft. The longitudinally mou1

cylinder head,

cam

cover and intake manifold. 5-bearing camshaft

and

crankshaft.

Sodium cooled exhaust valves .

Displacement

121

cu in (1985 cc). Cylinder bore 3 .

54

in (90 mm) . Piston stroke 3 .07 in

Compression ratio 9.2 :1.

Horsepower SAE net 110 hp

81

kW) at 5250 rpm .

Peak torque 119 ft lbs

161

Nm) at 3500 rpm.

Mechanically controlled Bosch Cl fuel injection Re commended octane 87.5 Minimum

12 V 60 Ah battery, maintenance-free.

Alternator with max. output of 930 W, 14 VI 70

A

Breakerless electronic ignition systerr

Starter motoc rating 1 1 hp (0.8 kW ).

Cooling system of pressurized type. Cross-flow radiator and separate expansion tank .

Power Transmission. Five speed manual transmission : Hydraulically actuated dry-plate clutch ; clutch and prirr

Chassis.

Four wheel disc brakes. Brake pads area 35 sq in (228 cm

2

. Brake swept area 388 sq i

Semi-metallic outer brake linings at the front.

Dimensions and Weights.

Standard Equipment.

Optional Extra Equipment.

Lateral wishbones and pivot-mounted , progressive action coil springs at the front . Lightv

Rack-and-pinion steering gear. Jointed and telescopically collapsible steering column

wi

Steel wheels with hub cap , 5J x 15 FHA. 165

SR

15 steel cord tires. (Temporary use-ty

compact spare on special steel

rim

)

Overall length 187.6 in (4764 mm). Overall width 66.5 in (1690 mm). Height unladen 55

72.2 in (1835 mm); 4-door models 69.1 in (1755 mm) . Luggage compartment 3-door

3-door models only, 27.2

cu

ft (770 litres) , SAE 19.1

cu

ft (540 litres) . Luggage

compar

Curb weight approx . 2612- 2702 lb (1187- 1228 kg) .

Gross vehicle weight rating 3830 lb (1740

kg)

.

Effective bumpers which are self -repairing after low-speed collisions. Large corner light

and interval pulse windshield wipers. Large outer rear-view mirrors with anti-dazzle trea

Power assisted steering . Four spoke sports steering wheel with padded rim and

impact

panel. Rheostat controlled green instrument lighting. Fu ll complement of indicating lamp

Front seats incorporating lumbar support and vertically adjustable head restraint.

t e p l e ~

doors. Roof lining of moulded glass fiber. Electrically heat

ed

rear window. Opening

re

ar

controls for

fa

n, temperature and air distribution ; Defroster outlets for both windshield a

Non-dazzle interior lighting . Ignition key lighting. Map-reading lamp. Glove compartmen

Variable luggage compartment capacity . Carpeted luggage compartment floor. Fabric-cc

Inside manual adjust exterior rear-view mirrors.

Au tomatic transmission.

International and Diplomat Sales IDS) is available.

our dealer can supply information.

The manufacturer reserves the right to alter

the specifications

and equipment

without notice.


39/40

900S 3- and 4-door.

I Saab 900Turbo 3- and 4-door.

inclined at 45and

is

integrated with the clutch, gearbox and differential; the clutch faces forward. Alloy cast iron engine block. Light aluminum alloy cross-flow

Camshaft and pistons of special type.

Compression ratio 7.2:1.

Horsepower SAE net 135 hp (100 kW)

at

4800 rpm.

Peak torque 160 ft lbs (217 Nm) at 3500 rpm.

(AKI) by R+M)/2 method (equivalent to RON) Fuel tank capacity 16.6 US gallons 63 litres).

I

Turbocharger. Charge pressure control. Safety system with pressure switch.

, incl . heating system , 10.8 US quarts (10 litres) . Electric motor driven , thermostatical ly controlled radiator fan .

I Thermostatically controlled, air-cooled engine oil cooler .

front of engine; gearbox and differential below engine; primary drive by chain; two permanently lubricated universal joints drive each front wheel.

2

). Diagonally split dual-circuit hydraulic foot brake system with 9-inch vacuum servo. Self-adjusting foot brake and handbrake. Handbrake acts on the front discs .

, one piece rear axle , guided by two leading and two trailing arms and a Panhard rod.

pressurized shock absorbers all round.

sheet metal bellows. Impact-absorbing, perforated sheet metal cage below the steering wheel. Turning circle diameter 33.8 ft (10.3 m).

, 135

TR

x

390

FH

.

180/65

HR

390 Michelin

TRX

tires. (Temporary use-type compact spare on special steel rim.)

mm). Wheelbase 99.4

in

(2525 mm). Track front 55.9 in (1420 mm).Track rear 56.3

in

(1430 mm). Max . luggage compartment length , back seat folded down, 3-door models

cu ft (602 litres), SAE 14.9 cu ft

421

litres); 4-door models 21.8

cu

ft (617 litres) , SAE 14.2 cu ft (402 litres). Luggage compartment with parcel shelf removed ,

, back seat folded down , 3-door models 56.5 cu ft (1600 litres); 4-door models 53 cu ft (1500 litres).

weight approx. 3-door

2652-2745

lb

1205-1248

kg); I urb weight approx. 3-door 2777-2814 lb (1262 - 1279 kg ) ;

2739-2790 lb 1245-1285 kg). 4-door 2839-2876 lb 1290-1307 kg).

direction indicators, parking lights , cornering lights. Side guidance reversing lights.

Rear

light clusters include brake lights, parking lights and reversing lights . Two-speed

warning lights. Reflectors on driver s side door edges. Tow lugs front and rear. Anti-corrosion priming by electrodeposition.

center pad . Energy absorbing steering column of advanced safety design. Instruments and controls on concave instrument panel. Impact-absorbing shield below instrument

. Clock. Tachometer. Day/night interior rear-view mirror. Instrument panel mounted stereo loud speakers.

rake adjustment. Driver s seat cushion adjustable in height and tilt. Inertia reel front seat belts.

Rear

lap belts. Grab handles under instrument panel and above passenger

models). Tinted glass all windows. Heating and ventilation system: Semi-automatic with vacuum control; 12 interior air outlets; Central location of rotary

Air outlets

in

the front footwells, close to the front doors, and to the rear footwells; H

ig

hly efficient ventilation air filter (not available on cars fitted with air conditioning).

compartment lighting. Automatic headlamp control (headlamps automatically switched off with the ignition).

shelf .

interior decor. Electrically heated front seats. Folding center armrest in rear seat. Rear seat headrests. Sliding steel sunroof.

transmission . Metallic paint.

I

ir conditioning. Halogen headlights. Electrically operated rear-view mirrors. Po-

wer windows, front doors (4-door only) . Front and rear spoilers (3-door only

).

Black window surround mouldings.


40/40

Saab-Scania.

Saab Car Division

Nykoping

Sweden

Saab-Scania ofAmerica

Saab

Drive Orange CT 064

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