Modified 1996 Saab 900 Turbo does standing mile at 174 mph [video]

A modified 1996 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0 was able to reach 174 mph (280.03 km/h) when performing a standing mile in Texas last month.

This Saab 900 Turbo from 1996 represents the pure definition of a sleeper car since although it looks stock on the outside; its performance level is quite impressive as last month at the Texas Mile it hit 174 mph (280.03 km/h) when finishing the standing mile.

Power comes from a 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter engine which has received a Garrett turbocharger and an updated ECU. As a result of these changes, the 900 Turbo is capable of delivering 465 bhp to the front wheels.

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As a reminder, at the same event Hennessey established another speed record with its road-legal Ford GT which was able to reach 267.6 mph (430.66 km/h).

Source: autoblog.nl

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Goran AničićMay 31, 2014

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For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.