As one of the pioneers of turbocharging, Saab changed the automotive landscape forever. Learn how Saab tamed the turbo, offering a blend of power and reliability in a way no other manufacturer could. An in-depth look at Saab’s turbo legacy and Per Gillbrand’s game-changing innovations.
Over its long history, the Saab-Scania Group had accumulateda wealth of experience in the turbocharging of truck and bus engines when the turbocharged car engine for everyday motoring was launched in 1977. Saab was one of the world's first car...
After the first episode of the series that presents the history of Saab – Cars and people, here are new episodes dedicated to Turbo integration in Saab cars. Saab Automobile AB featured a completely unique era in Sweden's industrial history. A...
Per Gillbrand, a former automotive engineer who designed the first Saab turbocharged engines in the 1970s, markets and builds an extensive range of miniature engines, with the W16 and even the Rolls Royce Merlin among them. Most carmakers have tried...
Not many people realize that, in the year it was acquired by General Motors, Saab also built an Saab EV-1 experimental prototype. Far from the suppository-like GM EV-1, the Saab take is the sort of radically awkward design that...
