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Pages 3
4 Saab
900 Turbo
Four Doo r
.
Page
5
Introduc
tion
Page s 6
7 T
he
Sa
ab Engine
Pages
Pages 2 2 2 3
Luggage
Space.
Pa
ges 2 4 2 5
Safety.
Pages
2 6 2
7
A
ccessories.
Pages 2
8 3 0
Mode
ls an
d
S
pecification
s.
Page
31
Colo
rs.
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THEUNP
ACHIEVEMENTS OF SAAB WEREN T CREATED
f SAKE OF BEING FIRST.
W SIMPLY
WANTED TO
CREATE
THE.MO
NTELLIGENT
CAR
YOU LL
EVER
OWN.
Something
has finally bridged
the
gap between
the car you
want
and the
car you
have
to have.
The
Saab 900.
t
balances
the
opposing
o r ~ s
ofperformance, fuel
economy,
handling, space
and
luxury
so
well that
there
can be, in fact,
only
one explanation.
lhtelligent engineering.
But, then,
you
would expect
that
from engineers
who,
from
the very beginning ofSaab's
inception in
1949, were
unencum
bered by preconceived
notations
of
how
a car
should
look and act.
The
reason was simple,
and
Saab's
first automotive first .
The engineers came from
our
aircraft division
and applied their
skills to make even the first Saabs
aerodynamically slippery,
poised
and surefooted.
Which, to
a
large
degree,
. resulted from
designing
the Saab
with
front-wheel
drive, a revolu-
~ i o n r y
concept
to which we've
adhered
from the
very
beginning.
And,
as Saab's
popularity
grew, so did
another
intriguing
idea.
Turbocharging.
t promised a quantum
leap in
engine
power without sacrificing
four-cylinder economy.
However,
it took Saab to
make
this
somewhat
radical idea
work
not
only at racetrack speeds, but
at the relatively lower
speeds
encountered
in everyday
driving.
Which is
the
kind of technolo
gy we
think
you'll agree, that
helps to define an
automobile
as
intelligent .
And is probably
what
led
an
editor of ar
nd
Drivermagazine
to
write,
Saab doesn't
build
auto
mobiles-Saab
builds Saabs,
which are
a
highly original and
highly
logical
answer
to
at least
one facet of
the human
transpor
tation problem .
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S B 9 TUR
BO
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TH
REE
W K
S
A
F T E R
THE VE
RY FIR
ST
S B
S
ROLL
ED OFF
T H E P
R O D U C
T I O N L
INE
T H
E Y EN
TERED
A GRU
ELING
WINT
ER UTO
RALL
Y
N
D WON
TYP
ICAL.
thirty-year
string
of
vic
in th
e world's
toughest
er
au
to
ra
llies and
its tr uly
ss ive record
on the
race
ra
ck pose a
couple of fascinati
ng
estio
ns.
First h
ow
to
account for
su
ch
h
andling
in
what
is
tiall
y not a
sports car buta
edan?
And
second,
h
ow
could ny c
ar
off s
uch a string
of accom
ts
wi
th a four-cy
linder
ne?
Handling,
in the
case
of the
aab i
s
an
issue that wa
s basica
lly
lve
d in 1949 w
hen Saab
ar
rived at the conc
lu
that
a car
with front-whe
el
prop
erly d
esigned, will
andle better
on slippery
roads
nd high-
speed turns
than a car
ith rea
r-wheel
driv
e.
Many other automakers
have re
ce
ntly been struck
by th
e
same
ide
a.
B
ut of course ,
they have
n't
h
ad
thirtyyears
to develo
p it.
Ov
er the
course of time,
for
example, it was
discov
ered that
the ide
al weight
distribution
for
the Saab was 6
0/ 40 with
6
per
cen t of
course, ov
er the
f
ront
wh
eels.
T
hat the best way
to susp
end
the c
ar
was
with
independen
t
double-w
ishbones up front, but
with a
light onepiece
ax
le in
th
e
rear
that
keeps both t i r es
firmly
on the road wi
thout affecting
passenge
r comfort
, e
ven
ov
er
bump
s
a
nd
p
otholes.
When combined
withthe
Saab's
precise
rack-and
-p inion steering,
th e
result is a
handling sy
stem
tha t
fe
w
if
any,
automobi
le s
c
an
equal.
But
handling
alone does
n't win
ra
ces. O r for
that
matter, help
you
bu
ild
up
speed on an
acce l
erati
on lane.
Which
is
why
the engineers
at
Saab
developed the
Turbo.
In gen
eral terms, t
he
S
aab
Turbo
can cal l upon
ma
ssive
amo
unts of
on
d
em and power
t h e
equ
ivalent
o
utput of say,
a six
-cylinder engine
or
a
small
VB At al l other
t imes
-from 80
to 85
percent of a ll
driving si tua
tio
ns - theS
aab enginema
intains
four-cylind
er
eff ic
iency.
Of
course, Saab
isn't th
e
only
au t
omaker that
offe
rs a
turbo
charger.
The
genius of the
Saab's
turbo
is th
at it also
performs
at
lower
ri
ving spee s
than
other
tu
rbos.
Speeds you're
mo
re likely to
drive
a
t in
the real world.
Say when
passi
ng a car on
a
n
expressway.
Or
entering that
acc
eleration
lane.
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4.
1.
The
s
teering whee
l rim is
covered with
an energy-
absorbin
g material tha
t also
assu
res a firm
and comfort
ab
le grip . The
hub
p
ad is
designed not to obstru
ct any
ins
truments on
th e dash.
1\v
o type
s of outer rear-
view
mirrors
are
available,
depending
on the mo
del:
mechanica
lly adjustable b
y
means
of
a control insi
de the
do
or
or electrically adjustable
by
me a
ns o
f
two switches
on
th e
dash.
2. The
steering
colu
mn
is
carefully designe
d to protect
the drive
r
in
the
e
vent
of
a
co llision. As far
as we know
no
safer system
exists.
3. In the Saab 9
00 the con-
t
r 0 ls are a
ssembled
in
logical-
ly arranged
groups.
The photo sh
ows the
cen
ter
console in which
all
startin
g
c
ontro ls a
re
assem
bled:
ig n
ition gear lever
and
ha
nd
brake. Rem
oving the
ignition
fr
om the
st
eering
column is
also a safety
measur_e aime
d
at preventingknee
injurie
s .
4. E
lectric w
indow controls
mo
untedin the fron
t
doors
are stand
ard on certain
versions
of he Saab 900.
5. Two loudspea
kers are
built
into th
e top
of
he das
h.
6.
Owing
to
an
exclusive
vac
uum control system th
e
heating
and ventilation
syste
m of he
Saab
900 is
simple
r to
operate
th
an those
ofmost other ca
rs. The
se tt ings
are
programm
ed in
a
ca re
fully studied
sequence.
The centra
lly located
switches
are of he on
-ofl type with
symbols ill
uminated fro
m the
in s
ide.
1 7
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20
1 Front
seat
head restraints
are
v
ertically aq
justablc in
steps
and can
thus be
preset t
suit
persons of
wide
ly
diffe
ring stature
s. The head
restraint
has
ex
cellent energy
a
bs orbing capacity inthe
event of a coll
ision. t is lso
designed to
gently stop the
back-seat
passeng
ers
sho
uld
they be t
hrown forward in
acoll ision.
2.
In
the
S series
and
T
urbo
models,
back-seat com
fort
is
enhanced
b
y pl ush-cov
ered
h
eadrests and folding
arm
re s
t.
3. Fron
t-seat
mo untings are
p
laced forw
ard.
So b
ack-seat
passengers ha
ve plenty ofleg
room and c
omfortable
entry
in to the
ca
r.
4. T
heunique cartridge-type
vent
ilation a
ir
filter
arre
st s
all particles
larger
than
0 .005
mm,
li
ke
po
llen
and
dust.
t
also
prevent
s outdoor
mois
ture
from
enter
ing
the
car and
misting up thewin-
do ws
before
the
interi
or
ha
s
war m
ed
up.
Air fi lter not
availabl
e o
n
ca
rs
equip
ped
vvith
air
co
nditioning.)
5.
The se
at
cushio
n of
the
back seat has
between four
and five times as man
v
springs as a seat
u s h i ~ n
of
c
onventionaldesign.
5 .
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O T
H E R
SE
D AN
S G
IVE
Y O
U A
TR
UN
K
T
H I
S S E
D A
N G
IVE
S Y O
U A
ST
AT
IO N
W A
G O
N
Th
e firs
t
S
aab,
in
1949 ,
h
ad no
trunk at all .
Loa
ding
and
unlo
ading
wa
s
a
ccomp
lished b
y
enterin
g
the
car
a
ndrea
ching in
to
th
e trun
k-like
sp
ace
b
ehind
t
herea
r seats.
Natu
rally,
it
was
a situ
ation t
he
engin
eersat
Saab
were
unha
ppy
with
. Bu
t it did
help
ma
ke the
Saab one
of
the
least expensive
autom
obiles
in
t
he
wo
rld, whic
h,
in
pos
twar Swed
en ,
was e
xactly
w
hat wa
s
c
alledfor.
The e
nti re
pro
ductio
n
ru
n
of
12
46 ca rs
was c
omple
tely
sold
ou
tin
a
matter
of mon
ths. T
here
w
ere n
early
four p
rospec
tive
buyer
s
for
ev
ery car.
By
1974,
the ne
eds of the
car
bu
yingpub
lic
had
gro
wn
con
siderably
more
sophisticated.
S
aab, b
y no
w
reco
gnize
d
wor
ldwide
as a
ch
ampio
n of
in
-
22
n
ovativ
e
comm
on sense
inauto
m
ot ive de
sign,
was abo
ut to
launc
h
yet
ano
ther n
ew au t
o
mobil
e.
A
s
Saab's
Tec
hnical D
irecto r
,
Henr
ik Gustav
sson,
annou
nced
th
ec
ar, it
was
app
arent that
the
pas
senger
sed
an,
as
t
he
wor
ld
the
n knew
it
, w
as b
eing ch
anged
forever:
We
recent
ly
exten
ded our
r
ange of
99
mod
els with
a
hatch
backm
odel
. . . a n
ew
car
c
oncep
t
a co m
binat
ion ofa s
edan
and
a
stat
ion
wag
on, in
wh
ich we
replac
ed the
he
avy
re
ar
doo
rof
the c
on ve n
tional
wa
gon
with a
slo pi
ng rear
do
or.
The
res
ult
was
a
n
aerod
ynam
ically favora
ble
des ig n
o
f
the
r
ear sect
ion. This
new
ty pe
of
car
has
already been
copie
d by
ot
her ma
nufac
turers.
But o
ur
Cam b
i
Cou
pe diff
ers by
the
a
bsence
of a high
sill
at the
rea
r o
f
the
car. So
it is
extra e
asy
to
load and
unload
.
Th
e
Sa a
b 99 C
om bi C
oupe
w
as,
o
f
cour
se, th
e
for
erunne
r of
the
Saab
9
00.
Ye
t, in
theeight
ye
ars since
the
introd
uctionof
theSa a
bs
edan /
stati
on w
agon
c
oncept ,
n
o
c
ar of
any
size
has
b
eenabl
e to
eq u
al
i ts
ove
ra ll
loa
d
cap
acity.
I
n
th
e
thre
e-doo
r mode
ls
the
tr
unk
alon
e gives yo
u 21.3
cu
.
ft
SA E
14.9
cu. f
t. oflu
ggage
sp
ace
a
s
much
as the bigg
est
lu
xury
sedans
made
in America.
The r
emova
ble parc
el shelf
, on
thre
e-door
m
odels ,
ca n mak
e
room
for a
full 2
7.
2 cu. ft S
AE
1
9.1
cu. ft.
An
d
by
foldin
gdow
nthe
rear
seat
in three
-door m
odels,
you
ac t
ually cre
atea s
ta tion
wagon
.
W
ith a fu
ll 56 .
5 c
u.
f
t
of cargo
s
pace,
rou
ghly
our tim s
a
s
much
as
sedan
s of
compa
rable
overal l
length.
It
's ob vio
us that
at le
ast
one
thing
h
asn't
chang
ed since 1
949 .
Saa
b is st i
ll giving
pe
opleex
act
ly w
hat'sc
alledfor.
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A
s
tunt
l ike
th is could
easily
wre
ck
a
n
or d
inary ca
r.
B u
t the
S
aab,
as yo u
can
see surv
ived
w
ith
just a few de
nts.
So
did the
g
uy
dr i
ving
it. Withou
t
any
de
nts.
Of course
, w
e don't
recomm
end
th
at
yo
u tr y th is with
your
S a a b . t
was
done
by a profe
ssional stun
t driv
er t
o
de m
on
s
trate a
beau
tiful aspec
tof e
ve ry Saa
b.
E
ngineer
ing.
Inste
ad of
the
dubious
benef
it s
ofgros
s
size
a
nd
weigh
t
to
p
ro tect
yo
u
in
the
eve
nt of a
collisio
n
t
he Saab
off
ers
s
tra
te
gically placed
cross
-m emb
ers in
the
floo
r. Rol le
d s tee l windshi
eld
pillars
and
roofra i
ls. A
nd
p
rotectiv
e ba r
s builtinto
d
oor panels.
2
4
Sa
abs
are de sig n
ed with front
an
d rear
c
ollision zones
an d
rigid
passenger
co
mpartm
en t
wi t
h
ab undan
t
impa c
t
abso
rbing ma terial
.
In
front of t
he pa sse
nger
compar
tment,
s
teel
beamspr o
vide
stiffe
ning elem
ents.
Under
ne ath
it
the
g
as
ta nk has be
en
safel
y
plac
ed out
of ha
rm'sway
, in
the
tu nn
el betwee n
t
herear
w
heels.
Insid
e it
the Saab
ste
er ing wh
eel
is
desig
ned t
o
g
raduall
y colla
pse ont
o its
p
at ented
s
tee l cage
and t
elescopi
ng
steerin
g colum
n, s
ho uld
the driv
er be
throw
n
ag a
inst
it abso
rbing m
ost of he
forc
e
of imp
act.
Both
the
fr
on t
and
rear
e
nd s of
the
S
aab ar
e
divid
ed
into c
rumple zon
es
design
ed to
grad
ually diss
ipatethe
for
ce
of
a collision
before
it
reaches
the pas
se ng e
r area.
Inaddit
ion, the
pass
en gers
are
virtu
a
lly
surro
unded byth
ick pad d
ing.
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Saab
has estab
lished the id eal
mu t
ual
relationshipbetween instruments,
st
ee r
in
g wheel rim
s
teeringwheel
pad.
top
and
bo ttom windshi
eld
e
dges.
etc.
And
consider the way S
aab's brakin g
sys
tem
and h
an dling ch
aracteristics
avoidacciden
ts in th
e f irs t place. Ot her
c
ar maker
s proudlypoint
to their front
discs bu
t
t
he Saab pr
ovides self-adjust
in g
p
ower-assisted
disc
br
akes on
all
four wheels.
And Saab's uniq
ue semi
meta
llicfront linings l
ast
at
leas
t
20%
longer
than ordinary
lin
ings.
The
braki
ng system on
the
Saab
9
00 is
redundant
- in th e
m
ost sensible
way
possible. t
is diagonally
split: The le
f t
fro
nt brake
is paired to the rig
ht
rear
the
rig
ht front t
the left rear. In
the
ev
ent ofa
fai lure
of
one
of the
two
braking
circuits,
the ca r
is
designed to
m
aintain ma
neuve
rability and s
traight line stoppin
g.
Ev
en if both
circuits f
ai l the
Saa
b
is
equi
pped with an
e ffect
iv e
coun
ter-
measure: an em
ergency b
rake that
can actuallyhandl
e
an
em er
gency. Th e
braking
e ffect is
ab
out 50percent o
f ha t
of the
fo o t
br a
kes and works on
the tw o
f
ront whee l
s.
Wher
e
all
emer
gency
brak
es shoul w
ork,
b
ut d
on't.
For a
ll the Saab's bra ki n
g effec ti v e
n ess howe
ve r you'll no doubt
be reas
sured by t
he
S
aab 's r e p
utation for
su
per
ior handli n
g.
If you can't st
op in
f
ront of
t
chan
ces
ar
e
the Saab's fron
t-wheel drive and
ra c
k -a
nd
-
pi n
ion
steering will allow
you
to
g
et
around
it.
Anyone
who's
driv
e n a
Saab
fo r
any
stretch o
f
tim
e will
tell
you
as much.
Thecar's
reputation,
like its
driv
ing
wheels, preced
es
it.
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Saab 900
1982 MO
DEL
RANG
E.
SAAB
900
3 -DOOR
.
Fue l
injectio
nengine
developing
S
AE net 110 hp
81
kW).
5 -speed man
ual transmissio
n
or
automatic
t r n s ~ s s o n
SAAB 900 4-D O
OR .
Fue l injection
engine deve
loping
SAE ne t
110
hp 81 kW).
5-spe
ed
man u
al transmiss
ion
or
au t
omatic transmission.
SAAB 900
S 3
-DOOR.
Fue l
inj
ection en
gine develo
ping
S A E net 11
0 hp 81 kW).
5-sp
eed
ma n
ual transmiss
ion
or
au
tomatic transmission
.
SAAB
900
S 4-DOOR .
Fue l
i
njection
engine deve
loping
SA E
ne
t 110 hp 81
kW).
5 -speed manual
transmission or
automatic transmis
sion.
28
S
AAB
900
TURBO
3 -D OO R
.
T
urbocharged fuel - inje tion
engine
de
veloping SAE ne t1
35
h
p 100kW).
5-speed manual
transmission or
automatic trans
mission.
SAAB
9
00
TURBO
4-D O
OR .
Turbocha
rged
fuel-iajection
eng
ine
developing SA E
net 135 hp 100 kW).
5-
speed
m
anual transmiss
ion
or
autom
atic transmission .
INTERIOR
COLORS
Blue fox
Cashmere
brown
B lu ef
ox
Cashmere l::i
rown
Bok
hara red
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E X T
ERIOR CO
LORS
I
ndigo hlue
metallic
Cirr
us white
dmiral blue
Cameo
beige
labast
er ye ow
Ma roon
Silver m
etallic
d
miral blue
P
ine green met
allic
l
a te
blue m
etallic
Maroon
Walnu
t
br own
met
allic
Cirr
us white
Black
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and 4-door.
I
aab900Turbo 3- and 4-door.
engine is inclined at 45and is integrated with the clutch, gearbox and differential; the clutch faces forward. Cast iron engine block.
and crankshaft.
(AKI) by
(R+M)/2
method. Fuel tank capacity 16.6 US gallons (63 litres).
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.
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urbocharger. Charge pressure control.
Safety system with pressure switch.
olume, incl. heating system, 10.8 US quarts (10 litres). Electric motor driven, thermostatically controlled radiator fan.
Thermostatically controlled air-cooled engine oil cooler.
; primary drive by chain; two permanently lubricated universal joints drive each front wheel.
controlled crush zones. Rust and corrosion protection includes cleaning in an alkaline bath followed by zinc phosphatising, electro-dip in anti-corrosion primer,
into
all
cavities and joints, eg. inside rocker panels, doors, and brackets, and floorpan undercoating. Three year anti-corrosion perforation warranty.
388 sq
in
(2504 cm
2
. Diagonally split dual-circuit hydraulic foot brake system with 9-inch vacuum servo. Sett-adjusting foot brake and handbrake.
one piece tubular rear axle, guided by two leading and two trailing amns and a Panhard rod.
pressurized hydraulic shock absorbers.
. Impact-absorbing, perforated sheet metal cage below the steering wheel. Turning circle diameter 33.8 ft (10 .3
m)
.
alloy wheels, 5
1
2Jx 15. 185/65
SR
15 steel belt radial tires (except Turbo 3-door). Turbo 3-door is equipped with high_perfomnance 195/60 HR 15 steel belt radial tires .
99.1
in (2517 mm) . Track front 56.3 in (1430 mm). Track rear 56.7 in (1440 mm). Max. luggage compartment length, back seat folded down,
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 shett
volume, 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 2650-2670 lb (1200-1215 kg);
I
urb weight approx. 3-door 2770-2800 lb (1255-1270 kg};
2690-2730
(1220-:-1235 kg). 4-door 2810-2850
(1275-1290
kg).
ross vehicle weight rating 3-door
3660-3710
lb (1660-1680 kg); I ross vehicle weight rating 3-door 3730-3750 lb (1690-1700 kg};
3710-3750 lb (1680-1700 kg). 4-door 3770-3810 lb (1710-1730 kg).
reversing lights. Rear light clusters include brake lights, parking lights and reversing lights. Two-speed and interval pulse windshield wipers. Large outer rear-view mirrors
ugs iront and rear.
center pad . Energy absorbing steering column of advanced safety design. Instruments and controls on concave instrument panel. Impact-absorbing shield below
lighting. Full complement of indicating lamps. Trip meter. Quartz crystal electric clock. Tachometer. Day/night interior rear-view mirror.
rake adjustment. Dr iver s seat adjustable in height and tilt. Inertia reel 3-point seat belts. Rear lap belts. Passenger assist handles under instrument panel and above
rear window. Opening rear side windows (3-door models) . Tinted glass all windows. Semi-automatic heating and ventilation system with vacuum control ;12 interior air outlets ;
both windshield and side windows ; Air outlets in the front footwells, close to the front doors, and to the rear footwells ; Highly efficient ventilation air filter
. Luggage compartment lighting. Automatic headlamp control (headlamps automatically switched off with the ignition).
plush velour interior decor. Electrically heated front seats. Folding center armrest in rear seat. Rear seat headrests. Sliding steel sunroof. Central door locking
including trunk (4-door models only).
1
Air conditioning. Power windows. front doors (4-door only). AM / FM stereo cassette
radio with 4-speaker system and electric antenna. Boost gage. Digital clock.
Electrically operated exterior rear view mirrors. Halogen headlights. Front and rear
spoilers (3-door only). Black window surround moldings.
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ab CarDivi
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