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Car Forum / Acura Cars / October 20072008 Saab Turbo X
Thirty years ago, Saab chose the Frankfurt auto show to unveil a new performance model. That car was the Saab 99 Turbo, Saab's first attempt at using turbocharging to pump up engine performance, and it gave the little hatchback more than 140 horsepower. Limited color choices for the 99 Turbo and its successor, the 900 Turbo, meant the cars became known as the "Black Turbos." Ever since, the Swedes have used turbocharging to boost performance throughout their model range, and Saab has emerged as GM's center of expertise for boost. So it's fitting that Saab would use this year's Frankfurt show to pay homage to the cars that started it all. Read full here http://www.zone-car.com/?2008-saab-turbo-x.php >Thirty years ago, Saab chose the Frankfurt auto show to unveil a new >performance model. That car was the Saab 99 Turbo, Saab's first [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >expertise for boost. So it's fitting that Saab would use this year's >Frankfurt show to pay homage to the cars that started it all. Hmmmm, Saab must be a new model Acura. Denny Crane > >Thirty years ago, Saab chose the Frankfurt auto show to unveil a new > >performance model. That car was the Saab 99 Turbo, Saab's first [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Denny Crane And a new model Ford too.  SignatureI. Care Address fake until the SPAM goes away ;-} so is this a spam or what ? > Thirty years ago, Saab chose the Frankfurt auto show to unveil a new > performance model. That car was the Saab 99 Turbo, Saab's first [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Read full here > http://www.zone-car.com/?2008-saab-turbo-x.php I remember testing one of those overseas in the UK in the mid 1980s and was quite unimpressed. >> Thirty years ago, Saab chose the Frankfurt auto show to unveil a new >> performance model. That car was the Saab 99 Turbo, Saab's first [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I remember testing one of those overseas in the UK in the mid 1980s > and was quite unimpressed. IIRC,at least one of the newer turboSaabs is Subaru WRX drivetrain. SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net > IIRC,at least one of the newer turboSaabs is Subaru WRX drivetrain. The short lived Saaburu 9-2 was a disguised WRX. After Subaru and GM got a divorce the Saaburu was uthanized. It didn't make friends in the Subaru or Saab enthusiast camps! But if you still want the unloved child of a bad marriage, pick up a Saab 9-7 which is a Chevy Trailblazer dressed up in Swedish Drag. Yuck! All of this nonsense about Saab celebrating it's history is stomach turning. Tell me exactly how a 9-7 is "born from jets"? > Ever since, the Swedes have used turbocharging to boost performance > throughout their model range, and Saab has emerged as GM's center of > expertise for boost. So it's fitting that Saab would use this year's > Frankfurt show to pay homage to the cars that started it all. > Read full here > http://www.zone-car.com/?2008-saab-turbo-x.php Oh no, I must have stepped into an alternate universe where Honda Motor Co. has bought Saab off of GM ...... AAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK! >> Ever since, the Swedes have used turbocharging to boost performance >> throughout their model range, and Saab has emerged as GM's center of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Oh no, I must have stepped into an alternate universe where Honda Motor > Co. has bought Saab off of GM ...... AAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK! I recollect a rumor running around some time ago that GM was buying Honda. Think that occured as a speculation when GM bought Honda's V6 to put in the Saturn SUV. Or, perhaps it was just a bad dream. > I recollect a rumor running around some time ago that GM was buying Honda. > Think that occured as a speculation when GM bought Honda's V6 to put in the > Saturn SUV. Or, perhaps it was just a bad dream. -------------------------- Soon HONDA may get a chance to pick up GM for cheap (but would they want to?). 'Curly' >I recollect a rumor running around some time ago that GM was buying Honda. >Think that occured as a speculation when GM bought Honda's V6 to put in the >Saturn SUV. Or, perhaps it was just a bad dream. Honda announced a few years ago that one of their long term goals is to become an engine supplier to other car manufacturers. It seems like a good idea for all concerned, including car buyers, as far as I can see. SignatureDan. >>I recollect a rumor running around some time ago that GM was buying Honda. >>Think that occured as a speculation when GM bought Honda's V6 to put in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >like a good idea for all concerned, including car buyers, as far as I >can see. As long as it's not transmissions... ;-) Signature"What, me worry?" - Alfred E. Neuman >>Honda announced a few years ago that one of their long term goals is >>to become an engine supplier to other car manufacturers. It seems >>like a good idea for all concerned, including car buyers, as far as I >>can see. > >As long as it's not transmissions... The answer's simple. Don't buy *anything* with an automatic transmission. Honda's manual gearboxes are some of the best ever built. That's all that matters to me. :-) SignatureDan. |
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