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Rooted in the Classics – Saab 900 Turbo 16S (FPT)

Classic Saab 900 Turbo Coupe

Mr. Salo Yang is as amazing, as his love for Saab cars. He found another remarkably elegant, classic Saab 900 in Taiwan. This time,  it is Saab 900 Turbo 16S (FPT – Full Pressure Turbo), a car that has an interesting history (great Saab story).

The original owner who is the officer of the Belgian Office in Taiwan that designated Saab 900 Turbo 16S while he was stationed in Taiwan in 1986. After 5 years, he ordered another 1991 Saab 900 Turbo from SAC when he was transferred to Brazil, then, the new 900 was delivered to Brazil from the manufacturer directly.

Saab 900 turbo

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Saab turbo

Nearly 10 years after he left Taiwan, the old car, 1986 Saab 900, was rescued from the parking lot and exists at almost scrap state after transferred a couple of owners. The new owner restores and upgrades it. No matter that this Sab has traveled over half a million miles, it is still fresch and quite elegant.

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Attached are fantastic photos that detail all the beauty of this classic Saab car.

Specifications

Model years: 1986
Mileage : 500,000 km
Displacement: 1985 cm3
Horsepower net: 173 hp / 5300
Torque net: 280 Nm / 3000
Top speed: 210 km/h
0-100 km/h (s): 8.7 S
Length: 4739 mm
Width: 1690 mm
Height: 1420 mm
Drag coefficient Cd claimed: 0.42
Curb weight (without a driver): 1255 kg

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Saab 900 wooden steering-wheel Saab back spoiler

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.

5 Comments

  • My ’82 turbo killed a Toyota and a 1200 pound moose (I had a Rising Sun and a Moose sticker on the driver’s door under the window), and still soldiered on to just short of 550,000 miles with nothing but normal maintenance. The last 10,000 were in the hands of a 17 yr old. I though it fairly reliable and lots of fun to drive.

  • Ha ha !! I had the same in paint Odoardo from 1988 to 2005 (177000 kms) also with the « tea -table wing » and a sporty exhaust ; what a car…

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