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Moscow Troll – Saab 9-5 DrakkaR

Saab 9-5 Troll

Alex Zabolotnyy from Moscow sent it to us pictures of his beloved modest car – Saab 9-5 Troll “DråkkåR”.

Alex is in his Saab 9-5 Troll put a lot of effort and work, which you can see from his photos.

Saab Troll from Moscow

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Underneath its bonnet lies the original Saab 9-5 2.3-litre turbocharged engine you’ll find in any similar model.

Saab 9-5 Troll interior

Added to this, however, are uprated pistons and camshafts, an uprated fuel pump and Hirsched ECU and a massive Garret GT2860. Here’s a short list of modifications to the engine:

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  • Garret GT2860
  • Custom front mounted intercooler
  • AEM DryFlow Heavy Duty air filter
  • Hirsch ECU
  • Siemens Deka 630сс fuel injectors
  • Walbro GSS 342 fuel pump

Saab 9-5 2.3L engine

Stopping power is taken care of with 4-pot Hirsсh Performance brake calipers and 330x32mm Proma Custom brake disks on each corner. Also, car’s owner Alex has made a number of modifications to the interior and exterior of his Saab Troll.

Saab Troll

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Here’s the list of improvements:

Exterior:
— Hirsch Performance Troll bodykit
— Hirsch Performance trunk lip spoiler
— Duck tail custom
— Rhino Lip
— Hirsch grills

Saab interior

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Interior:
— Carbon fiber Hirsch dashboard kit
— Hirsch steering wheel
— Auxillary gauges by Speedparts
— Charcoal alcantaric celling
— Ecoleather floor cover + mats

And – yes, we like very much Alex Saab :)

Saab Troll

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Hirsch steering wheel

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
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.

2 Comments

  • Actually now it’s 234к of miliage, but still – it’s as smooth and solid as 13 years before.
    The key is TransGo shift kit, auxillary additional oil cooler (+thermostate), and frequen AFT oil re-changing (once in 12k).

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