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Saabs have alwa

ys

enjoyed a reputat

ion 

as

 solidly b

uilt safe cars,

but

a

convertible

was a new

departure.

 

It w

as an instant

 hit in Califo

rnia

an

d

ac

ross the worl

d com

bining

smart

lin

es with a

superb

soft top.

In turboch

arged

fo

rm it

 

w

as also a se r

ious performanc e

 car.

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UMBE

Produced

by

Saab

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utomo

Tr

ollhatten S

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ST TISTI

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refined

 

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table

3 mph

160

bhp

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5,300 rpm

2 1

lb-ft

~ ~ . . ; . . . . o ~  

at

3,000 rpm

2,833 lbs.

2

4

mpg

33,712

It's

a breeze to  lo w

er the snug - fitt

ing power so t

 t op an d soak u

sun ,

but

the Saab

is not jus t

bout posing . It s a ve

ry nimble

car in

ow n

 right- it does

  the .-mile 

in

1

5.7

seconds a

nd

it's

refin

ed and com fort

able to ride 

in

,

 

though the wind no ise

is

notably

lo u

der than in

 

the

sedan . There

is

so m

e cowl-shake a

nd vibration,

b

ut

th e

 900 benefits fr

om an essential

ly

safe

  front-w hee/ d

rive layout.  

T

asteful wood in s

erts give the ca bi

n a classy

fee

l

nd

the

uprig

ht drivin

g position ff

ords

a

 

g

ood view

for ro

of less driving

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iiiii 

900

sedan

could hard

ly be 

cal l

ed bea

utiful,

 but that s

 no

t

t

rue

the

 

Co

nvertib

le Sw

edish

 

q

uality

plus

safety

consci

ous

e

ngine

ering 

desi

gn  inte

grated

 per

fectly wit

h U.S

. soft-

top tec

hnolog

y .

Turbo  e

ngine

Th

e ava ilab

ility of Saa

b s mos

t

pow

  rful

16-valve

 

t

ur o e

ngine 

ma

de the 900

  Conve

rtible th e

 star

of

t

he Saab r

ange.  By

using 

a G arrett

 AiResear

ch T3  turb

ocharg e

r the tw i

n-cam   en

gine

produ c

es at  leas

t 160  bh p

 an d 

can go as hi

gh

a

s  185

  bhp. 

U.S .

  designe

d soft 

top

 

The  soft to

p an d

  its elect

ro-hydrau

lic mech

anism 

wer e su

pplied by

 the Ame

rican  Su

nroof Com

pany 

ack now

ledged as

the wor

ld leade r

  in th e fie

ld.

The  roo

f it self is

raised b

y an elec

tric motor

 

an d  hyd

raul ic cir

cuits. 

H

igh spec

ification

  levels 

Just

ifying  its

costly pric

e tag  th

e Conve

rtible

has

an ab unda

nce of s

tandard e

quipm en

t

embe

l lishm en

ts in c lu d

ing a pow r so

ft t

op

leat

her tr im

heated

seats

 

and

cruise  con

trol.

Body

  sty

The  car

p

has the

 a

package 

of a larg

e

side  skir

ts

rear v al

an

po lishe

d a

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  trengthene

d bodyshel l

Saab s

de

cision not to fi t a

roll-ove

r bar looks great ut

required

 substan tial unde

r

body rein

forcement . There

are 2-inc

h-high steel rocke

r

panel re

inforcements, plus

 

transverse

  members beneat

h

the rear seats

and behind

the

backrests

. The A -pillars hav

e

seconda

ry uprigh ts and

the

windshi

eld

is

strengthene

d.

nc

li ned windshie

ld 

The

900

sedan was noted

for

its very upright windshield . 

In order to m

ake it fu nct ion

etter

w

ith the sof t

top, the

Convertible

 s windsh ield

is

ra

ked back by an ex

tra four

inc

hes, which also ma

kes it lo ok more a

ttract ive. 

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ORIGINA

L PRICE

1991

3

3,712

CURREN

T

V L

UE

6.400- 22 ,

400

PRODUC

TION TOT L

UN

DER TH

E 

SK

IN

xtra structural reinf

orcement

Al

l-around coil springs

THE POWE

R P

CK 

King

o 

t

he turbos

By th

e mid-1980s Saa

b had sorted out

the

turbo lag problems

 of its early units

and tuned i ts 2.0-liter fuel-injected four

cylin

der

into

a state-of

-the-art engine .

The

 Convert ible had

16 valves in which

 

form it

was very pow rful

at 160 bhp

with a catalyst and 175

bhp wi thout

em

issions equipment}

. In the U.S

.

a

Spec

ial Performance Gr

oup package was

av a

ilable to boost po

wer by 5 to10 bhp

 

while

in Europe there

 was also a l imited

 

edit io

n version with th

e 185-bhp engine

from

 the 900 Carlsson.

Power-ass

isted disc brakes

Cast-iron block and

 

alum

inum   head

Bosch fu

el

inject

ion

hop

Remo

a s

co

s

re

th

In oth

er respects

foll

owed the spe

seda

n. Transmissio

a five-speed m

W

arner three-sp

Lit tle

The Saab

and indiv

as a seda

desirable

The best

model tur

with 

an

A

he 900

  Conver t ib le co m

pletely tr n

sformed the image o

the 90 0 model

sty l ing k

i

Performa

mec hanic