Saab900

rne car wltn cnarFma

rT.
Ilre 900rangeis unrnjstalrably a productfrom Saab.A disrincri\€
appearancesaysevery4hingabout r.espected \,Eluesofquality en$neering
and safetywhile, at the sametime, stoikinga rctreshinglyunique style.
The 900 needsto be dri\,€n to irlly appreciateihe car's outstanding
personaliq'.
Wordsand picturescan only tell you somuch. Tbkea stepflirther and
contactyour neaEst Saabdealerfor a test dri\€. You'Il neverlook back.

CONTENTS
hlhcducing the Saab 900. PageI
The Hidden TechnolDg how the Saab 90A works for yotL P.tge27
Saab the aircrafr manufacturer Page34
The chobe is yours-tle vaious modeb available. Ilage 37
Thatfinal toroh-options and oxcessories. Page48
Technical specfr.catiorus. page 52
Calours and the interiot nlge 54
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\..D aAA Da
Savourthe performance
 Saabis not mereh'a means of is a p:ut ofthc Saabtradition. The 900
pcrsonaltralNport. It is there ranqc llas beeDdesi4rcd \f ith the drivcr
to bc driren. And cnjc^'ed..\ld il pcr- ill mind.
fbrrnanceis I'our particular-pleasurc,
theDthe Saab900 Tlubo 165 $'i1l satis
fi' the denands olthe most discenirg
moiorist. But, rvhate!€r thc cnqiDe
speci{ication, confldeDce-inspiring
roadholdiDghas beenbuilt iDto (1ery
modcl. The su€-{botcd natlue offiont-
n'heel drire cnsu.es predictablc han
dling, clcn iD the rvorst condiriorN. This
Poweron demand
 he responsefrom the SaabTlrbo conh'olledincreasein speedmeans
hasan impressirreurgencv,When fasterand morc confident ol€rtaking.
orcftakngi the high torque at low rcvs
meansinstantly gmwing power.At any
speed.The boost in perfomunce starts
at lorv enginespeeds,the enginedeliv-
ering its peahtonqueat a mere 3000
rpm. TiIIle is not wastedchangingto a
lo\.€I gea4 waiting for the power to
build up; lerythening the time spent
overtaking.The flodbili! ofthe Saab
turbo-chargerprovidesan acceleration
rvhich marrysir and eiglrt g'linder
enginesare unable to match. An easily

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 Q.taliV in depth

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lTlhe SaabJnn rcrrtaiDsoDcol the
L most spaciolrscar'sL,Dthe m:u.kct.
It is also oltc ofthe most confofiablc.
The ilterior IraSbecll carcfirlh, plarued
to take the strail'l out oflonq.joru]1els.
Comparc the dri\€r comfort o{ a Saab
to altv car'I'ou car! to rnentioD;sit in a
900 ar)d feel tlrc room lor i'our"self

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l.j.r5r(j!r ra , rr oprromr
,".u/rre.r

Inspiring confidence
 . o r r d r t r , , r r s .s' rc-t-, n ' l
Qhl'l'tr-r
L, i r . r l L Rr ! ' . rS i l . l l )1.1 , ^ rt , r r r l , l i t b ,
otl)L'r-\fisc lirr a car nracleiD S\1(lenl'
'fhc
lrotor:iollsScarldirlnriilli\\'caihel'
I)r:ovicles Saabcnqincels\\ith il nirtur.ill
icst tr':1cliiihcir'solutiolN are c\idcut
llur) the rtriDltter'ou talit- lhc rvhcel.
'l-hc
Saal)S100. 1\'iih its 1ionl nfiecl
di\e. is srntlbolcd ar(l coDsisiet)1.
Ieqarcllcssofthe l)asscrqcrload. \t)ll
can be col)liakrrtthat shonld tllc rrD-
.'-\l)eclccl occru-.lundling is l)r.Lcliciablc.
Losinq qlip ir) a Slab LlocsDoi llcccs-
sa h mcan losinq colttrol.

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 Safelvhome

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 I n Alstm a a Saab900 .a6 are providedwith
extrabrakeiiSht(not show. n pcrure)

he interior ofthe Saabis large the occupantsisjust as importart as

but iis in-built safetyprotects makir€ a car which is a pleasureto
ever tlrc smallestpassenger.hlsidel drive.
the.e is a robust safeb/cageand
copiouspadding designedto minirnise
irljudes. Outside,energ,\'-absorbing
front a1ldrear zonescombiDe\j!,ith rc-
inforcing iD the doorsto gieath reduce
rlreeflecrofarr impacr.Fromafl angle.
,Arrdfor passelgersofa]l sizes.The
900modelscoDfomlwith the USAsafetv
regulations- prcbabh' the most strin-
gent in the world. For Saab,the safetyof

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..aa Da6( r.... . .t.ta a'

JV-vU

Roomfor that une;pected

purchase

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 he lugBage compafiment ofthe
Saab 900 salooDarld hatchback
can be epanded at the drcp ofa back
seat.Ofcoulse, the boot is more tlErl
adequate for routilE loads. But \vheD
I'ou Dced dlat bit ofextra space,tlrc
Saab 900 can accornodate the biggest
-and thc most ullcryected- items.

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ta.b 9AAIu b. tbS

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 Saab900
The HiddenTechnology
HOWTHESAAB9OO
WORKSFORYOU

A tlrb newheel the foridalionof turbopower

T
I he h'gh[ irdividuarsv,efavo-redby Saaothe JniqJeout-
wardappearance ofthe 900series. The mpressve perform-
ancecanbe fuly appreciated whenyoutakethewhee but,
eventhen,thetrue depthof Saab's technical
research and
development s notfuly apparent.A c oserlookat the 900
rangereveas detaledandhightechnology design;someof it
unique; someof it remarkable for itssimplcit/;butallof it for
bene'it,On the 'o rowrng
pages, we exar'ti1e
nore
;our
closelythetechniques usedto earnSaabsucha finerepu-
tation.Let'stakea lookbeneath the sudace ofthe Saab900.

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 PERFORI.'1ANCE

Performance and economy

through high technology

The 900ranges poweredby Saab's relablefour-cylinder,

6-
valvefro- tre engne,Whetheryou choose turbochargngor
naturay aspiratedthe resultis impressive-economicpower;
highlyre{ined,
superbly engneeredSaabpower. n.\\rr
(not da ab e n A6r.a ia)

Turbocharger and intercooler, chargerandguardsagainst engne

Theam ofturbochargng isto increase
performan.e wthout sacrfcingfue
economyThebonusis moreflexibe
performance poweron denrand, ai any
speed n almostanygear.How doesit
work?Theturbocharger redlrectsex
halrstgasesto sPrna compressor locat-
ed n the engneair intakeWhenthe
acceerator s pressedtheiowofgas
increases andthe compressor begnsto
boostthe pressuren the intakesystem.
The resLrt morea r for the engneand
an mprovement in peformanceThe
intercoolerreduces the temperaiLr.e of
the air oncet hasbeencompressed n whch meansan increase n engneer-
the turbocharger.The densty ofthe
coolerair s lncreasedenabngthe fuel
10 be burnedmoreeffcientyandthe
englnepowerto improve.A wastegate
cont.osthe boostpressure ofthe iurbo'
damage shoud the boostpressure ex-
ceeditsprogrammed limits.Saabsvast
€xperlence in engneering pavedthe way
for ihe ntroduction
of t! rbochargngto
evefydaymotorngandseta trend
whlchmajormanLrtaci!rers havebeen ly, l6-valveengineswi dominaiethe f!
l6"valve engine. Fourvavesper cyl
nderarea malor nnovatonwhlch ke
tLrrbocharging,
contiblrteto a resPon
sive, velypeformaoce ata speeds.
16vavesa low a highcompress on ratio
cencyandpowef The enginecanaso
breathemoreeflc enty to a low more
effective
combustion.All of wh ch g v-.s
incrcased powerand,lustasimpoftani,
lowerfuelconsumptonNot surpdsing-

Turbdhar8er with intercooler

n simpe l€fms ihelurbo.harger
provdesmorea r for the engn€
thereforemoreperforman.eAnd
whe. ful rhfoinen not requred
(€srimared to be 80-85% ol rhe
rme)rhe tl|bo d eswihout
afi€.ring€nl ne poweror wai ng
tu€. The f sein thei€mperaiureol
rhe compre$edar G couleracted
bylhe inl€rcooe(lh€ n.reasein
d€nslvolrhe.oo er ar a ow ng
the luelto burn more€ificenry.
WaieF.ooledbearings. meanwhle
ensLreongI le fortherurbo-

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F o u rv a v e sp e r . y i d e r a o w r h ee n
e.e to biearhemoreeff. entt Ther
a sd perr r a h ghercomDre$o. raLo.
a o r w h . h m e a i sa n n . r e a s € n ei
Eneell.encrand powerasrve a5aie
reas€ n lue con5umpron. Ths s due
ro rhe rour!ave am.eemeft a low ng
t h es p ak . ! g t o o c . u p ya . e . r a
postion.Theiame 5 spreadun'formy
Self-adjustins hydrauli.
throuBhour the.ombunon chambe
r € 0 u . . 9t h e . r a . . e so f p r e g f n o n
E.e n€ weara.d vave nose.re redu.ed
aid re ab l/ n.reasedthan(stothe
s€ ladlunng car fo owetr wh.h re
m.!e the ne€d lor p€r.d c.hecling

Electronicefficiency
and flexibility
fJse anygradeof petrolyouwishandSaabtechnology
extractmaximumperformance from it. Saabuse
andefficiency
advanced notasanexpensive
electronics, gimmick, butasa
n drivingcomfort.
boostto performanceandan improvement
Automatic Performance
Control (APC). WithSaab
Turbo
models yolr are not restrictedto one
gradeol lue to one leve of perform
Automatc Perfofm-
ance.The ngenioLJs
anceControlw adllstthe engineto
suit the octaneofthe fuel n use. n
oiher words yolr can choosebetween
9 and 98 ocianeuneadedfue and
d . v e o f f w t h o u t m a k n ga s n g e a d '
justment The APC does it for yo!. And
!t aulomatca y ensLrres good flre econ
omy and an efficientperformance.Of
TheAPC synemcontansverylew
movingparrs The ele.lronic box is ied
nformatonb/ lhr€e s€nsoEdetectng
$erhrearoi kno.kng h rhe en€ine
andmeasurng enginesp€edandthe
pre$ure n the ntakemanfod.
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PERFORIlANCE I
njectonusedon Saabl6-vave engines
refnesand mprovesthe process even
fudher ByaccLirately controlLng the
mixtureof fLreanda r enteringthe
engine, the e edrronl.injedonsystem
giveshgh power,owfue consumpton
smoothrunning andm n ma exhaUn g:s
wil emssionE. t doesth s in a wde \adery
of motorngcondtons Theenglne
powerfor example, rsunaffected when
travelingat highaltitudet is
starting
madeeaser,whelherthe engines hot
or coldithecorrectamountof lue is
usedwhetheracceeratinghard,driving
wlth a fu loador sin'rpy motor ng for
course, the acceerationw I contnueto Automatic idling control. The
6 vaveengnewil de at a constant
depend on the gradeoffuel-the hgh
ef the octane,the hghe.the perform- speed,whatever the oadp aceduponit
ance blt the APCw I e m natethe by equipment suchasthe alternator
or
riskof knockingassoc aledwth the a r conditioning.
An eectronically
con
ower gradesAs a resuLi, poor quaty troled vavernantainsthe dlingspeedto
fuelmaybe lsed withoLrt rskfg engne gve iostantpowerandmorecontroL
reliabliv. TheAPCtakescareof that
Electronicfuel iniection, Fue
lnjecton theefficencyandper-
helps
formanceofanengneTheeectronic
Automatic Perform.nce Control (APC)
R€adngs,iak€nup to 2 tmesa se.ondandled to anel€crrof..oniro box,
e.sufethatthe rurbocharger rlns at maxmumeffcienc/,whateverthegmde
of fue n use.The brainof the syslems an elecrfon.conlrolunt( ) recev ng
sgnas from ihree sources the dGtriburor (2) a knocksensorin the engne
b l o . k ( l ) a n da p r e $ u r es e n s o(r4 ) n t h e n r a k e m a . f o dA s s o o n d t h € e e c -
lronicunt derecrskno.king,a signasapp ed acro$ihe soenod valve(5) to
the turbocharseriored!.e ihe boosrair prc$ure
 , \'€' 'a
'rll ;- r' ' '

-r lr.
,t.

s1; fff*

Ele.troni.ruc inje.tion

::t ]l . ]iji:il. Ii

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 ROADSAFETY

hodingandvibraton-freesteering
Safe and sure on the move ofthe qualryofthe road
regardless

Rear suspension. Frontwhee drve

makeslt possbleto usea lightweght
unspltrearsuspens on,whlchprovdes
Suf"ty r"un, morethana powerful, robustcar A driver
the perfect bend of safehandlngand
needsthe reassurance of predictable,
surefootedhandling, comforiab e rde The car'sd rectiona
Everyaspectof the Saab900,fromsusPension to brakesand siab ity is man1aned by the rig d beam
weightdistrbutron,hasbeencarefullymatched to provide Vpe rearaxLeandrearwheelswhich
remainparae andaredevod ofthe
roadholding
excellent aswel assafe!andpeace
andstabillry lregu ar changes of angeinherenton
of mlndfor the driverandpassengers. an independent suspension systemA
Panhard rod braces the backaxe durng
hardcornerng,whileacceerationand
brakngforcesareabsorbed by eading
andtrailngarmsmountedat eachend
Chassis and weight distribution. Front suspension. A pairof ght-
The handling ofthe Saab900 s predlct- weightbut strongwshbonessuPPod
ab e, easyto contro . And safe.Even eachfrontwheeLloensurestabity and
whenthe caris loadedto ts maximum efficientroadhodlng whle,at the same
capaciry,the majorry of the we ght s t me remaningunaffecied by anywheel
distributedoverthe frontwheeh.And, mbalance. The pvoi mountingsfor the
wth the 900 havinglront-wheel drive, collsprngsnot ony ncrease Passenger
the ogca fesutis excelleni siablityand comfortbuttheyalsoreducethe noise
consistent gripln a condltions Ths s an createdby conventiona y mo'rnted
importantpat1of Saab's designphilos springngThe springs aresecured to the
ophy.The obiectrsto extendthe contact upperwshbones whilethe lowersus-
betweenthe roadandthe carto the car pensonarmssupportgas-filed shock
andthe drver the flow of informaton absorbers whch havebeencaref!ly
alowingthe dr ver to makean rnmedi- matched to the sprngsandthe weight
ateagsessment ofthe car'srnovements of the car The shockabsorbers makea
andreactaccordngly. malorcontributonlowardsgoodroad

garfled shockab3orbe6,

sprngsandthe weightof

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 ROAD SAFETY

Brakes, The bestpossbleandthe

mostconsinent brakingeffoftis ensured
by d scbrakesal round.Thefrontdisc
brakesare vent ated,givinga large
effedivecoolingarea,ihushelpngto
ensurea low brakeflud temperature
And,with envronmenial problemsin
mind,Sa-abwereoneofthe firsicar
manLifadrurers
to useasbefos-free
brakepads.

Ventllated dtuc bEker

The vent lated front wh€el discshe a largeefiedive cootingsudace,
redlcing the rkk of ladingeven under repeated,hard usei. moun

The Sdb 900, with rs weigft b 6 towards the

fro nt, behavesn a consrrent and prediciableman
ner, regarde$ ofihe oad. The lrcnt wheel drive
al ows the rear whee s, free frcm drive forces,to
a
sist in maintainng a hlghstandardot balhold n€
i
!
i

lhe Wans Ink conf€uraton on the re suspe.s on

incorporatesa | €ht, nraighi and igid d e with 1rc
leadng andtwo rn llngarm5to absorbthe lon8itld na
forcesandbrakingtorque Theaxlemountings are
rubber bushedto p€vent the tansm $ion of rcad
noEeto lh€ P6sengercompartmenr

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 ROAD SAFETY

Safety-with the driver

in mind

D scon'tortard srresrcanrrrpa- uoge'nenr. w r^ the

Saab900,the desgn priorI hasbeento makethe driverfeel
at easeandat home,lYeticulousattentionhasbeenpad to
Everyopportunit/hasbeentaken
the driver'senvironment,
to desgnaninteror wh ch isfunctiona
, readilyunderstood
:nrl a:cw +n ^^0r.+6 A+ i tma.

Thedrlercan reacha the convos

Cockpit control, A fee ngof contro
e frornthe momenta
s amost nevitab
driversts behindthe wheelofa Saab
900 The c!rvedfacia,wth itspr mary
andsecondary zonespresentsnstrLr
mentsandcontroswhch areeasyto
seeandjustasst€ ghtforward to Lrse.
The staksandswtcheslor irnportant
funcuons the prmaryzone-are at
the d.vers nngertlps,
substanndy re
du. ngthersk of error ntheeventola
suddenandhazardous trafficstLraton
se.onda,/zone
Instruments. A drvers peripheral
v son candetectchanges n the poston
ofa largeinnrumentneedlemoreeasiy
thanchange, on a digta or barlype
gaugenstruments on the Saab900are
centralypostoned in the "pr
circular,
maryzone'andclearymarked.They
areaso luminated by greenlighi,the
most effectiveandsoothingn-rethodof
highghtingdistnctive whitesymbols and
orangeneedesagainst a mattback
background. Secondary zonesto the
sdescarrythe reman ngswitches and
Pnma,I zone
w rhoLr uk ng h s eyesoff the road
andthe prom.€ntlypa.ed nstru-
menrsareeasrywrhnrhefeld of
Driver's seat. Saabseatsnot ony
provdea lxurous eve of comfortbLrt
theya so helpcombatlalgue And the
processstartsfromthe momentthe
ignlon s swltched y
oni Thermostatical
controlledeementsln the seatcushon
andbackrest warmngthe seatn sec
onds ThelLrmba. s!pportadjusts auto-
matcay whenthe drivershfis n the
seaiandihe seatcushlon isadjustable
n
heghtandsope with supportforthe
driverslegsextendngto the backofthe
kneelusta few examples ofthe in'
depthorthopedc andergonomcstlrdes
carred out by Saabn the nterestof

T h e a r e a d i r e c tnl fyr o n t o l t h e d r v e r i h e p r m a r y z o n € - . o n r a n s
nstrumenrs, warnnglampsandeayto read arEeroundindrLmentswih
whitesymbokandorange{oolred ieedl€s
I The p.(re 1ofie rgh! sho$ a 5aab
900Turbol6 optona equipped with radio

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Automati< heating for

Coa 5eati .an ..nli bute lowafds

ba.ka.he .Fit6 and heumar.
a menl5 t.:n rake 20 m.u1e5 0r
mo e lorlhe c..upriliD w.rT
up a s€al o. a.old da/ Thc s.ab
autor:r. heat ig does t n 5e.
o n d s T r € r m . r L a t . ar . o n t r o € d
an'l manua y adlu5iabe forihe Adiustable head restraint
The ir.nlsear head re5t .nt a
lirver on .era i rodc 5 the
s€al.!nr o. aid ba.krestsin.or vre salel/ ']ealuie n the elertof
a.o son ..n b€ adlusterlro the
Porate er€me.a wr.rr rre:t !p as
soon a5 the g. tdi s a,l.h€i o. .otre.t trosloi to sJ L the he ghi
 SAFETY

Built-in protection

Att SuuO modelshavebeendesignedto complywiihthe

stringent
USAsafetyreguationsand,according to American
Thewindscreen pi a6 consistof
insurance the Saab900protects
statlstics, itsoccupantsbetter a 2.5mm thck shed nee section.
Paddngprovd€srhe bestposib e
thananyothercarin iB class.
Overthe years,Saabhasbu t fof ihe occlpanrs
Protecrion
a repLtationfor safetywrich isasstrongand reliabe as Lhe
protectiontself,

Crumple zones. The desgnob
ledive:To keepthe pasgenger compad
ment ntactn a co son Theefergy-
absorbing frontandrearsedonsensLrre
the doorsdo not burstopenandthe
w ndowsremainn theirmountngs,
It mListbe possibeto openthe doors
whenthe carhascometo rest A of
ihishasbeenachevedwith the Saab
900.The ca.efuy testedcrumpezones
consst of secionsof varyng r gidV so
thattheyw I actlikea be owsand
absorbthe colisionenergy.
Steering column, Thesteernggear ihe top ofthe colmn willabsorbthe
islocated
sofarbackn theengnebay
thatthe frontofthe.ar woLrd needto
deform very heavilyto affectthe steer-
ingcolurnn. And, n the eventof an
extremey heavyimpact,the steerng
co umn s deslgned to giveprotectonn
two ways A centraly mountedsteel
bellowsw I bucke,preventngthe
columnfrom enterngthe passenger
compartment And shouldthe drver ht
the steeringwheel, a deformabecage
sLrrroLrndngthe te escopicsec!onat

Th€ beLowsisrhelEr.ompo-
nent n the threeiec!on steerng
co umn io €iveway in ihe ev€nt
ofa serous.ollsion.The.o umn
w ldefom graduay ihe sreerng
wheelandthe defo.mable cage,
s!trolnd ngthe te escopc section
al the top of the co umn absorbing
anyimpactshoud the drlverbe
Side.olliiion prctection
Vta but oft€noverookedprorecrion
is provded by siurdycros m-"mbeE

St€el cage. H gh strength windscreen

pillarsandstrongsteelroofsupports
combineio form a proieciivecage,the
wndscreenp larsconsstngofro ed
sheetsteeL sedionswhichw withsland
a loadof I tons Esewhererugged
crossmembersw labsorbtransverse
forcesanda stoli reinforcing
barwelded
nto eachdoor glvesprotectionn the
eventofa side-oncollsion.Thefuel
iankhasthe safest poston between

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Thefronrandrearcrumplezones
consistof sectons of vary ng r g d-
V Carefu resb havereslred n
rheses€crians absofbing the .ol -
sionenergywlrhout affecrngrhe
paseneeGto a daneerolsdecree.
In anyc6e,thelnterio. s sur
round€dby sturd/stee member
andre nforcemenis n order to
altord rhe occlpants the best

Livingwith your car
Tn" S-U 900ismorethana meansof drivingfromA to B.
Carefuthoughthasbeenappliedto the comfortofthe occu-
pants,backandfront, aswell asmakng the car a flexibleand
pradcal oad carrier,
Heating and ventilation, A funda
mentalr-^qurementofthe heatngand
ventlationsystemisthe abiLry to coPe
wth the severest Scand navancondi
tons andyet be sulablefor moretem-
perateclmatesTheSaab900system
noi on y caiersfor a I enremesbut t is
easyto understand andoperatewthout
absorbngthe driversconcentration un
necessar y. The Saab900wasthe frsl
carto be equipped wth a vent aton air
f ter* so efficentrhatpollenafd other
sma partc esof dlrst,sootandoil are
Alr filter dd ventil.tion
Thear in ihe Sab 900 is al@yscean,
thanksto the pderfu filtei nrro.
duc€dby Saab6 earlye n 1978,a
helplor anyonesufernglrom athma
or othera er€ies.OncethrouEhthe
firer andwiththe fanrunningat quar
r€f speed.a. i.the nterorischaiBed
about o..e a m nure At luLlspeed rhe
an.hangesth.eetmes laster
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cor..lFoRT
removedbeforea I s admittedio the
Versatilitt. Two smpleoperations
canconvertthe rearollhe saab900
hatchback froma comloriabe passenger madeeasyby the largereardoor on the
compaftment io a spacLous
oad-carry ng hatchback
floor Theresroomlor the parapher-
naliawh ch comeswith anypastime o.
hobby.And rhe unexpecied needtor
extraspace caused, perhaps,by that
purchase of a prizedbut buky an'
Morethan400 rne galEerprines,
aboutfve tlmesthe amountorsprng
ngrna .onvenrc.ar.ar searare
wovenrogerhefro bri.gtrue arm.har
comfo.tfor the rcaf p6senge6na
tique-can be mei nsiantyt assuming, of
coLrrse thatthe exsting502dmr(21.3
c! ft) of luggagespacecannolcope.n
a matterof seconds, the spacecanbe
dolbledto a sizethatevensomeestate
carscantmatchAnd the loadng Ls
models.Evenon the saoon
modesyoucanlowerthe backofthe
rearseat.Fewsalooncarscanboastslch
pmctca versatity.
') Nol oi caE equipped
wth ah coidtion ng.
 T h e n o , m : l S E a e e . . n r o a a m e i :r : r e 5 a . o . m . . l e
j..
neisr e5 6 7 dm'i2 ! .u fti ts/ i6 aorar r: tj
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 SAAB THECARI,IANUFACTURER

Tradition and technical

achievement

)aab's hignstandaro of aJrolotiveengnee'nghasts 100rs

in the aerospace industry,
Themanufacture of carsandaircraft
continues eachd visionbenefttngfromthetechno-
to flourish,
logicalachievements ofthe other.And, n recentyears,Saab's
pioneerngdeveopmentin enginedesgn hassetthestandard
Saabhavedeveoped a. lgniton
for othermanufacturers to fo low. systemofthefuture onewhichha
no dctrlbltor or movinSpartsThe
systemha anienito. co Lmounted
direcdyonto eachsparkp ug

Aerospa.e heritage. Fromthe n 1976Whie competiorshavemade

nromentSaabswtchedto carswiih ihe iurbocharging commonplace Saab
aunchofthe Saab92,the influence of contlnueto forge aheadin the fie d of
the aerospace engneers wasevdent A engne developrnent.
strongbut ghtweghtbodyincorporated In 980,Saabntroduced APC(Auto- ton whichalowsbettercontro of
advanced aerodynamics whlch,evenby maiicPerforrnanceCoitro ) a major combustion.Because ihe SaabD rect
todaysstandards hada very ow drag steptowardsmoreefficeni engnes. gnton hasno movng paris tisalmost
coefficlentof 0 30 Cd.Ths owedmuch APC monitorsthe engne €ontnuous y mantenance freeandstartngthe en-
to the car'spredecessor the Saab9 a ensuringthe efilcientuseihe offuel- gne from cold s mlch easer.Thereis
lighNveightspo'1sandtra ningaircraft. irrespec!ve of the odlanerat ng no doubtthatSaabD red lgnitionw I
WhenSaabpresented the 6-vave setyet anothernewtrendln engne
engnein 984,theyofce againshowed technoogy.
Always the innoYator. Innovaton the wayto other eadingmanufacturers
s partof Saab's iradtof Aerodynam cs, Wth four \€lvesper cy nderthe engine
the fashionabe irend in the automobe canbreathemoreeasllyandthe com-
ndustryin recentyears,isjustoneex ofthe fuel s moreeffcent.That
br.rstion
ampleofa wofthwhiletechnquewhch meansevenbetier performanceand
wasselfevdentto Saabmoreihan40 fueleconor.yaEwelas redlcedexh&st
yearsago.
But not evenSaabcoud havepre Because thetraditionalignlon system
d ctedthe impacton the othermanu- limitsthe scopeofenginedeveopment
facturerswhenthe f rst tLrrbocharged Saabhasnventedan gfluoncontrolled
everydaycar wasintroducedby Saab by a mcrocomputer SaabDired lgni-

Sa.b Turbo i. The Llrg Run

Saabbroke2l nternatonarecords
incudingtwo @rld recordsat the
Aabama nternatona MotorSpeedway
in Ta adega,USA. Three Saab9000
Turbol6s ranat illlthrottle lor 20
days-the l6rest at anaverage speedol
2i3.299km/h-e&h cartravelinga bral
distanceof 100000 km, prcvig coic u
Thanksto the advancedtechnoogcl€sou(es of Saab!aeosp&edivkon the body sileiythe rrue meanngof Saabqlalty.
workof the Saabsperimenlalvehice,theEV- ncorporatesght bltverystrong
composite matefias.Undefthe bonnetthereis a 6-valve
turbocharged
engirccapabe
orproducing212kWand a iop speedor 270 km/h.
1 9.17 Saabb.olehti .raft €.rio.:t a.!!i r..arrr tr,henlFey irodr... tre I I ;:.ar je5aabgl
36
 Saab900
The choice is yours

rr.
I he Saab90o h.a an individual swle and. appropriately.llrc range is
tailor€d to meet individual Deeds.Roadholding, comiort, economy and
rcrsatility are part of er€r'y Saab. The vafiety ofperformance lerels, ho!r-
ever, is desigred to suit I'our prccise rcquir€meDts. lor sheer pace, tn, the
Ttubo with ti're 16-valveengine or tlrc imprcssively sport, 900i1G$.itl.r
fuel injection aDd the 16-vah€ engiDe.And the choice docsn't end therc.
Hatchback, saloon or the elegant cabriolet; each option has its ouar
hieh level of hLYu4,.The choice is volnls.

P .ruredto th€ elr s TheSaab900Cabrot€r.ihe

Saab900Turbo165 rheSaab900lurbo 6andrh€Saab
900 6 The mode rangeandequpmenrmayvarr lrom

37
 Saab900Cabriolet
'89 MODEL

The saabgoocabrioletis notjust another

soft-top. It is an elegart conertible iD tlle classic
traditiorl of hr\'urv motoring. with the e{cellent
16-val\€turbochargedenghe po\,vedngthis flag-
ship of the Saab900range,ihe thrill ofddving an
opel1-topcar is complete.Leatherupholsteryis
standard.Tlle passeDger spacehas not beencom-
prcnised and the 900 Cabrioletrcrnainsa true
four-seatertharks to the cleverdesignofthe fold-
ing rcof Electricallyoperated,the top folds a av
neatl-yand effortlessly.Electdc windorvscan be
openedfiil)' to completethat fresh-air feeling.
,Ard, should the weatlrcr change,tlle mr ti-lat'er
top prcvidesinsulation,an electricallylEated glass
rcar window completingthe feelingofsaloon car
warmth ard security.The Saab900 Cabriolet;a
very specialcar.A conrertiblefor all seasons.

EQUIP14ENT
STANDARD
Powerassistedsteerng.
Eectricaiy heatedfront
sears(adjustableheatinS
F.oit a.d rcarspoiers

Headlamp wah/w peu. adjustabe for heightand

Eectricalyadjurtable
door
Learherlacedupholstery.
Eectricalyoperatedw n HeadresG n the backseat
Frontand rear 5peake6
Electrlcay operatedtop. Electrcaly operatedaeral
T ntedwndos a found
Electrca y hearedg6s

lght.g.
Leathefsportssteering E*rm brake ight.

FACTORY
FITTEDOPTIONAL
EQUIPMENT
I
The Saab 900 Cabriolet
is not merely a fair-weather
.ar. At the touch of a
buttoh, the roof willclose,
two catches at the front
lo.king it into a snugseal
against any 5udden deterio- elegant open-topped
ration in the conditions hotoring. The simple
outside, And, when the operation of the Saab 900
s u n s h r n ea P P e a r s ,y o u . a n Cabriolet makes it as
have a quick r€turn to the chanSeable as the weather
rresh air and freedom oI
39
vhion. The Saab 900
Cabriolet is one of the
few <ars to have the .on-
venience of an electrically
oPerated roof which
automatically folds into
rts own storate <omPart-
hent tucked neatly be-
twee. the boot and the
It couldn't be e6ier,
Freshair and sunshine
at the tou.h ofa button.
And immediate cov€r if

suddenlydeteriorate.

The 900 Cabriolet re-

mains a full four-seater,
the rear seats.omfort-
ably dishedand fitted
with head restraints for
two P6sengers.

The Cabriolet allows

you to ehjol fine weath-
er and let it femains
warm and snug In
winter, the multi.layer
top affording the same
Protection againstthe
elementsas the roof of
an ordinary saloon.And
there's a heated tlds
fear screen6 well. saab
900 Cabriolet; the.om-
plete <abriolet.

.{0
41
 On<e behind the smart
sPortssteering wheel and
the curvint d6h panel,Iou
willfind the controls fall
easilyto hand, making the
900 Turbo 165 safe,d well
as fun to drive. Ele.tfically
oPeratedwindows, mirrors
and sunroofare a part of
the generous5tandard
equipment. Colour <o-
ordinated fl.res and whale-
tailfitted s standard in
Australia (not shown in the

A lower.h6sis and a stifier

suspensiongive the sport-
ing driver a more pre.ise
feel of the ex.ellent
roadholding.

12
 Saab900Ti-rbo16S
MODEL'89
s,t
'T.
I he Saab900Tu.rbo165:a car wifi dashing
looksto r-natcha sparklingperfon-nance.The
poweful 16-valvehrbocharged enginewill cruise
easilyand impressively,]€t it will pro,'ide instant
accelerationwhen you needit. And the stiffened
ald lorneredsusperxionwill enhancethe rcad-
holding e!€n lLrther to make the exhilarationof
ddving this car complete.SpecialligJrt alloy wheels
enhancethe E€-catchingappearanceand round
offan impressivelist of sporting accessories which
are standard.Changeup to the sglish Saab900
Tiubo 16Srchangedowna gearto e ?erience
superbsportsperforrnance.
THESAAB9OOTURBO 6S ISAVATABLE
WITH THREE
DOORS.

STANDARD
EQUIP14ENT
Powerdsistedsteer.8. Electrcaly heatedfront
seais(adjlstabe heatn8

Frontandrearspoie6. adjustabe for heght and

Headampwash/wip--E Leatherfac€dupholstefy.
Eectr caly operateddoor
centrearmrest n the back
Eectrcaly opeatedw i-
Frontandrearspeakec.
y operatedae.al.
Electrical

Tintedwndosalro!.d.

Leatlrerspol* steering ightng.

Extrabrak€lght

FACTORY-F
TTFDOPTIONAL
EQUPI"]ENT
Automatc transmissiof
.

43
 Saab900Ti.rbo16
f10DEL 89

T
Impressirc porrcr is a li(-\ liallrre ir) ll c
Saab900llu bo lG.Tlrl-J\ erill crnphisisi5 oD
e\eLulj\e rdrlrel tl ra r prueh sporrirrg rrrntorirg.
Ivlatched 1\.ith outstaDdiDg performance is a high
lerel oflurru! featu.esr tiDted \\.iDdo$'s, centEl
locking, l-readlamp l.ipcrsJ heated {iont seats. Brit
vou ca[ add personal toncl]es-leathcr trinxred
sleedns \1'lreel,automatic trarNmissioD arld rnarry
other options - to suit 1'our spccific nccds. The Saab
900 Ttrbo 16; lbr business and for pleasure.
THESAAB9OOTURBO 6 SAVALABLEWTH FOURDOORS

EQUPIlENT
STANDARD
Powe.a$ stedneer ng.
Ele.t.a y heatedffont
,eats(adllrtableheau.g
F.ont aid .-.ar spo e s

Headamp w6h/wpeE. adllslabe lor heghtand

ELecir.ay opefaied door
Leatherfacedlpho sterr

.ent.earmrest. the ba.k

FrontandrearspeakeE.
T nted w .dows a fo!.d

Th.ee spoke sports steer De a/edaaron nteror

ght.g.

FACTORY.FITTED
OPTONAL
EQUIPMENT
Altomatc transmsson whee
Leaiherirmmedsieering l'leta . pa.twork.
I cy wheels and .entral
::<ing are parts of the ge-
':-ou5 standardequiP.
_ : r t . A w i d e c h o i c eo f a c -
::;;ories can helPtailor an
.,:.urYe.ar to sur you.

There is ample spacein the

back seat, and there is no
bulky propeller shaft tunnel
obstructinAthe comfort.

.1i
 Saab900i16
r..10DE1
89

Tu li',1. p",-,or'-o.rcarrdlorr'firel,,,.r..rrrp
tion of tire 9.1kW Saab 900i 16 is fie result of fbu"
vairas per q')inder iD co[rbination witl-r electror-tic
fue1iDjection, making combustion very emcient in
the eDgine-RoadholdiDgckuacteristics arc rcfirlcd
fi.u-ther thanlis to anti-roll bars iDcluded iD the
S-packag". r|lriclrpro\idc !1.rrsrablclrarrdlirg
aDd improl€ the car's comeriDg abilitv $'hen diveD
lurd. Tate the 900i16 ldr a tcst dri\e and vou \l.ill
rpprecirretl^c1r.3J r lerelof cnnrlort.sornetlrir
rc
rvlich is highlightcd bY the comprcher$i\e list of
pdrrinmpnt clr^rrnr hplnsr

THESAAB9OO 6 ISAVALABLEW TH TWO FOURAND

FIVEDOORS,

EQUIPIlENT
STANDARD
Powera$ ned neer.B.

feadlampwah/w pers. ce.tre a-mfen . the ba.k

T ntedwndowsal arolnd
Front and rcar speakets
Elect..a I operatedae.aL
ca / heaiedfro.t
ELectr

adllstabe fof heghiand

FACTORY
FTTEDOPT]ONAL
EQUIPI.lENT

door m troE. eecrr.a f

operarecw iaows.hree

ce.t.a ock.g. adllnabe

Ant ro ba6. crl se.o.
ti. i€ar spoier (2-doo.
ffode) tht aioy wheeLs.

-t0
-
: c u r v i n gf a s . i a w i t h

: Jdingtachometer-pro-
: 3 a Peffect driver envi-
' a r e n t . l f y o u c h o o s et h e
: : : . n a l S - P a c k a g et h e r e
: to in.luded a three-
: : 1 e s P o r t ss t e e r i n Sw h e e l
: : adjustable heatins for

w i t h a l 6 - v a l v ei n i e c t i o n
e n S i n e ,t h e 9 0 0 i l 6 . o m -
b i n e si n s t a n t a c < e l e r a t i o n
with smooth running.

+;
 t

That final touch


he Saab 900 models ale rcno\uEd
for their qualitv offirish. Equip-
ment rvhich rvould be listed as
optional by many rivals is staDdard
on the Saab, and the comfort alrd con-
r€nience ofthe driver and passengerscall
be made complete by selectiDgfacton-
fitted e\tras or dealer-supplied accesso-
The large pi<ture showsa Saab900Turbo l6 equipped
with eg: e)(tra instruments,radio, cds€tte storage,
leather sports steeringwheel, leather gear lever
knob. gear lever tairer and oprional plush mars.
With ele<tri<allyoperated windows you.an use
.onveniently locatedswitch€son the.ence <on-
sle to open and shut the doorwindows.
The Saabair <onditioninS
system is standard eqtlip-
ment oh all 90o-modelsin
A polirhed mahagony
Sear lever knob contfib-
utes to the ex.lusive at-
mosphereof the interior.
ries which suit I'orr prccisenecds.
Leatlrr upholstery,electricall]'operated
door mirrors and windo\,vs)air con-
ditioning, leather steeringwheel,
additioDalinstramentatio[; thesea]e
someof the items fiorlr I'r,hichyou can
choose.By adding that fual touch, the
Saab900becomesvour Saab900.
49
The large pictur€ showsa saab 900 Turbo
l6 equippedwith electricallyoperated
sunrcof,wind deflector, extra lafge rear
spoiler,Crcss Spokewheels with 195/50
VR 16tyres* and SaabAirflow with extra
lamps. The 3 door modelshown only
availableas 900Turbol6S.

il Som€ ol therhees munbeI ttedw rh

t/resofa spe.fi.dime.s on Cedan
I n n g d e r5ao a / a 5 0b e . e e d eTnh e
Saab deaerrasfurthernformaion. Superb rrip and roadholdingis heirhten€d by
wind-tunnel t€sted wing-type spoiler which
Saaboff€r a number of different makes use ofthe airflow p6singover the rear
designsof alloy sports wheels.*

The sportingoption

50

The Saab900 Turbol6
:quipped with Bridge spoiler
and rear decor panel.
has prodLrceda rridc range
Qaab
L.' or opl]oDarcqulpment. nol as
simple cosmetic e\tras to enhance thc
sporting image, but as useful accesso-
ries, dcsiq[ed and developcd specifi-
callv for the bencfit ofthe Saab 900
olrner. Aerodt'nanic aids such as
spoilels and side mouldirgs hamcss
Th€ sports €xhaustfor
Tu.bo models,not only
improve th€ dhaust note
but they also add that
final sporting tou(h. For
the l6-valveturbocharg€d
engineswith catalyti.
<onverter there afe also
tuning kits.
The Ch6sh Tuning
improvesthe car's
handlingfLrrthenTo
achievethe best possible
d.iving.hara.teristics
we also re.omhend the
use of .nti-roll bars.
Your Saabdealer sto.ks a
wide rang€ of exfta lamps
the airllorv orcr the bodrm,ork to im-
pro\.e tlle car's stabililri handling and
fuel consurnption e\,enflutlrcr. Sports
exhaustsand suspeDsioDmodifications
add oitra refinement to tltc pefor]n-
ance. These items are optional. Bt1t,
fd the discerning driver, they ar.e
dcsirable.
51
 SPECFCATONSFORTHE 9895AAB9OO
TECHNICAL

Four.r icer two tre f- .€
enine o.c tld na y mountedand
n . n e na r a i : n g e o f 4 5 " C a n o n
. / n d e rb o c L L E h it r l . y . l n d e r
h e a do f . r o s l o w d e !e n F v e
bear.g.rankshaftCoo nBsrnem
w th e edr.a / dr!e. lhermo
nancaly.o.ro led radatorlan
Brealeren e ecroi. gnton sy!
1€m Thr€ewa/ cala)t,ccoiverter
Displacement 985!m'
Broke/strck€ 90,"B mm
Fueltank .aparity 6l tr€5
Saab900Cabriolet/
Ierle 16s/I!!!e !L
Eedro.. iue njedon Trbo
chafeefwlh water.ool€d bearng
rrousnEsand,ilegratedwan€gate
(boon pres!!.ontro €rve) nre
.ooler SarbAPCslstemfo .ontnu
oLsbdoi presu'e.o.to F.ur
vave. per c/ .der Dome shaPed
.omblnon.hamleE,r th ce.fa y
o . a t e ds p ak . ! s 5 D o u be . h a i
nr v€noverhead.amshaft5 ts/drau.
5 e t a c l u s t nagn C5 c! c e l r e e . a m
fo ow€E Eneneo cocler
D I N r a t i n s 6 0 b h p( 8 k W ) a t
OIN p€aktorque 88 b iror 260
kgm{255N') ar 1000r.m
Mar boost pr4sure 075 bar
Compre.rion ratio 90
Recommendedoctane rating
Unea!€drue be&een 9 a.d 98
Saab900i16
S t e ev r h e e s v r ' t h w h e e . o v e t s
Frcit !'hee dnve.tstdra! .aly Hghireea olr p ol,e lyres Saab900Cabriolet/TLrrbol6
actlated.s nge drl-p are. utn Top spe€d 25 mph(200h/h)
tsrdrauc torrlle.onverler,n1€ad 20 mph( 95 km/h)wth aliohai c
ofthe . urchoi.a6 wnhautooar. Tyre si4 85/65R 5H
tra.sm$o. Theeig.e .ur.h Accelerationto 60 mph(lOO
gearboxandd rfer€ntaLare
k m / h )9 s ( e 6 t : 0 0 s ( 0 5 ,
iiegraiec nroa.omoao unr
F,ver.eed maiua!8eab.t o, auio
Saab900Turbo l6S
C a p a c l y2 S . u . t ( 1 6 4n m r ) Top spe€d 25 mph(205tm/h)
25 mph(200km/h)wth automatc
3 and 5 door models
Accelehtion to 60 mph (l0O
Racia.d p. on nee nSeeaf, Ordinary luggagecompartm€nt
2 I . u : ' r( 6 0 2n s r ) o r 2 7 2 . ! r r
powera$ t€a l..ten andtee k m / h )9 s ( 9 6 t e 5 s ( 0 0 t
u m nw l h c / . d r
5 . o P .n e e r n t s . o (770dmr)wth the par.e 5heI
'em.red4rr(il0mm) one
.a sh€ermeta b€lovr. lmpanab
so.bn8 P€rforatei5h€etnee caee With the back s€at folded down Sdb900il6
A b o u r5 65 . u . i t 16 0 0d m ' 1 . 6r r
beow the ne€, n6wh€e Top speed I 0 mph( 75 km/r): 05
TurninA .ir.le djameter Kerbio nrph(170km/hlw rh automat.
lebllftL0rn(0lm)
2 and 4 door models
Nlmber or steerinewheel turne Accelerationto 60 mph (lO0
Ordinary luggage.ompartm€nt
km/h)lss( 5s) Ll5s(.19t
2 8 . u f r( 6 7 . m ' ) l l t 9 n ( l L l 5
With the bark s€at folded down
A b o u t5 1 0 . u i t { 5 0 0d n r ' ) 5 r t 9 n
5 e f . : d l u s i n e d s .b ' a k e ! a . u n d .
wLih ve.lLated dL!.! at fie iront
Asb€5tosf.ee Fads semmerl.al
rhe froniaid orBan. ar the r€ar
Dla.r.ui dagoia !sp t!':k€
systemwth !a.!Lm servo Tn€ Weight di*ribution A"rout60%
handr:akea.is mechanctry on ihe
Max trailer weight ll00 b( 500
kg)
Md rool lo.d 220Lb( C0rgl nor

F r o . r D o l b e w s h b o n e sw i r p v o i saab900Cabriolet
S a a b9 0 0 i 1 6 mdunre.. Prog'e*re a.r on .o
Kerb*€i8ht Abo!129751020b
E e . r o n . l u e n l e c t o i F o u rv a v e s spf.e! and gassrro.k absorb€E.
Rear Sftareht r e d r€ar aire wlh
( 1 1 5 0 - 1 1k7e0)
oe .tind€r Doie shapedcombus Maxtot.l wei8ht17901840b
t on.hanb€f, wth cent.ay ocaled .o 5o'nBl Eas!ho.[ absorber
iwo ead nB a.d t d tra nl arms
( 720 740kg)
s p a r kp u g sD o u b e . h a nd v e i
overnead.amshafc Hydraui. saab 900Turbo l6s
s e l - a n r u n naS. ! s e! . e : r € e c a m
Saab900Cabriolet/ K€rbweightAbout29152900b
Turbol6s/Turbol61900i
l6 ( 290 lrs kg)
DIN rating 28 bhp(9,1kwlat
Fro.t aid rear a.i ro ba,s MaxrotarweightlS40-1880
b
(Opronalerfa ior 900 6) (17,10760te)
D t N p e a k t o r q u e 7 6 k g m( l 7 l
Saab900Turbol6
Compression.atio l0 |
Re.ommendedoct.ne rating KerbweightAbour29C029'15b
Llneadedluerbetween9 aid 98 { I5 llskg)
Saab900Cabriolet/ Md totarweight1840-1880,b

LLght.a ot wheeGtsehsp€ed o$
prol le ryles Compa.isparerhee Sab900il6
Kerb weight Abour26 0-1865 b
A l t e r h a t o r9 l 0 W 4 V 7 0 A (l 85 ll00 ke)
I 070W .1V80A oi catsw rh Mat total weiSht 1680-1840o
Ia.torr'ined a .o.dlon ne) Sab900il6 with the ( 670 !7,10[E)
eP!911!,
!:Pq!!.qg ')T|e weshEsr r iFlir irpeclb.d)
Lght a or wiee s H ghspeed ow
prol e tyre5Compactsparewhee

Tyre tize 85/65R 5ts

52
TECHNICAL
SPECFCATONS
FORTHEI989SAAB9OO

Saab900 Cabriotet

Sub 900, 2 and,l door modets

Saab900, 3 and 5 door model3

s ] a b s 0 0 1 . b . 6 s 6 9 5m m
5iabe00r! bo 6s r05nF

53
 INTERIOPS
FORTHE1989SAAB9OO

The Dhoto shows th€ interior

of a three.door Saab 900
Yurbo 16,with leither
upholitery. The leather used
by Saab i5 h.ndcrafted in
Scotlandslncewe conslderthe
S.ots to b€ unsurp6ed in .
producing leather for car up-
holstery. Two or thre hid€s
ar€ ne€ded tor the upholst€ry
of a Saab 900 Turbo 16.The
@mplct€d uphobtery.onsists
of more than 50 leather com.

The photo shows the int€rior

of the Turbo l6l900i16with
 COLOURS
FORTHEI9895AAB9OO

Interior trim INTERIOR COLOURS

and paintwork
Theseating surlacesareuphol
nered w th velour of extra hea\,}
qualityLeatherfacedupholstery is
avaabe on mostnrodels*. The
rarpetsaremoudedandhavea B. Bokha.a C. l''lanne
thck cut p e Thedoor trm and
parlsof tlre seatssubjectto heavy
weararet.immedwth fabrc-
backedv ny.
Saabhasdeveloped a body
painrngmethodtfat provides ex-
ceptonaly goodprotecton against
s!rfacecorrosion, suchasaround
areasdamaged by stonechips.Two
coatsarc appledfor the metaic
fnishes.Thefirstth n coathasa
highpigmentcontentandalsoin
cldes a meta powder.The next
thickercoatof cearvarnish, pro
tecGthe pigmentandpfovidesa
veryhighgoss.After painting and
fina assembly, the carLrndergoes a
computersedrustproofing treat,

E. B!fialo
')Lealherupholsterys standard
on
saab900Caboer/Turbo 65/

EXTERIORCOLOURS INTERIORCOLOURS

A. Labfadof/E.BLrffa
o E. Bufialo
Aiack A. Labrador/D.P!ma/E. Blffalo/c. Arizona A. LabradorD. Plma E. Buffalo/G.Ar zona
A. Labrador/D.Puma/E.Bufialo/G,Afizona A. Labrador/D.Puma E. B!ffalo/G.Ar zona
C. Marne/E. Boffalo C. t'larine

A. Labrador/E.Buftalo E. BLrffa
o
A. Labrador/E.Buffao
B. Eokhara/F.
Colorado B. Bokhara
P atnlm blue meta ic I A. Labfador/E.Buffao
Odoardo gfey metallic A. Labrador/E.B!ffalo E. Buffalo
) Not ror 900 Cabrioer and900Tu bo l65
r P l e a sneo r e r h a t l hped u r e sn i h i s b r o . h l r e m a y s h o w . a 6 w i t h . o o u r a i d . o o u r . o m b n a r i o n s w h i c h a r € . o t a v a t a b e i n A u n r a t a

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 Saab-scania-lea

"*;-Ela?,-
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adersin specializedtransport technologz
saab-scania holds a leading
position in rhe transport and
connuntcadon ff elds. The
croup's t€chnical know-horv has
been d€r€loped since the turn
ofthe century. lts pmducts can
be found on the rt}a4 in the air
and in space.
Vabis lvas suppl_vingfactory-madc
\€hicles as far back as 1897.Scania
introduced its first passengercar
with the griffin on the bonnet-
in 1901.The first im& folow€d in
1902aDd the first bus in 1911.I'ro-
duciion ofaircmft startedin the
earlv1930s.
In the automotive and aerD-space
sectors,Saab-Scania's product
prcgram current\' compises pas-
sengerccars, trucl$ and buses,
conrmercial and miliiary abcraft,
satelliies, iraining system and mili-
Outside the transport technolog"
and communicationsectors,Saab-
scania also suppli€sadvanced
prcducts and sysiemsin elect.onics,
optics and precision mechanics,as
well as slEtemsfor energ/ recovery
and heatn€.
Saab-Scania,with salesofSEK 41
bilion and q,ith 50,000emplol'ees,
in\€sts more than SEK3 billion an-
nually in researchand der€lopment.
A similar amount is inr€sted in
production and the iniemational
markeling organisation.
SaabScania'sprcducts a.e concen-
trated in wel defined business
areas:high-performance passenger
cars, trucl(s for healy Fanspo and
aircrali tur rcgonal irafic.
Thts concentration tn o.pansive
market 6egment6, combined
with subsranrial investments in
new pmducts, ha6 bome ihdi,
saab-scania today holds a lead-
ing position in the field of6pe-
cialised transport teclmolo$r'.
saab-scanids company sJ'mbol
r€presents sound technical
lmou"hoq long t'adtdon and
bmad-based €,r?erience.
 COLOURS
FORTHE 989SMB 9OO

EXTERIORCOLOURS
Solidcolours

Cirrlswhlte ( 53) I ack (170) (Not avaiabe in Aunrala)

(Not availadein Australia) Cher.y red (2la) Ult.a marine (215)

(Not av"iabe in Austraia)

Sivermetallic(200) Bronzemeia ic (201) Rosequarts metal c (202)

Platinum
bluemetalic (203) Odoardosrey metallic(204) (Not available
i. Aunrala)

(Not avaihbb in Australa)

I Forprlntin8re6ons;thecoiouGin thisbrc.hurcmaydilters ighrtyt om the actuaico ours.

I A I particllaG a.d i lusirationsin th s brochlre are b6ed on the spe. fiGrions ot the dn E id ar the date of the fi.at edir n! of rhe DUbUGrion.The
model 6nee technica specifications and equ pment vary frcm o.e ma&et to the next and may be a te€d w rhour p.iof not ce For r;her nfomation. p16e
consultyour Saabdealei Note thai someof the p dur$ ii the brochure may showcan nfted with oprioiat o<r.a equ pment, *ry redonabte care hs been

lAonsoldinAustraaareequppedwthri8lthanddrreunle$specificattyordered!othecoirdry.

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 Saab at vour servlce
he high qudity and advancedtech-
nolo$cal design ofSaab cars has led to
numerous international and world record
wins at ihe Tblladegarace back.
You may not be a racing drfi,€r, but
sen'iceand rnaintenanceale stilljust as
funpodanl-arld must be competitfi,€ too.
When you purchasea Saabyou not oily
get a first-class car, you get all the advan-
tagesofthe Saabservicenetwork-a rc-
souce set up to make life easierfor Saab
dri\'€rs. In Act, the moment you take owner-
ship ofa Saabyou'rc guaranteedtotal
service.
Thanks to oui Saabdealerships,where
maintenance,rcpafuand diagFostic
methods arc continuouslyupdated, cus-
lomers can feel secuJ€that thet caIs wil
be lovin$y ca.redfor by factory-trained
technicians,all well-versedin the latest Saab
servicingtechniques.Behind er€ry dealer
is a spareparts department, fully-stocked
with ar'erj,'thingneededto keeprlur Saat
I2artsdepartments in everymarket are
backed by Saab'sown central warehouses-
aI supplied by fast, r€gular shipment dircct
from Saabin Sweden.
with Saab'sserviceand paris network
you are assuredofprompt, professionaland
personalattentioL wherer,€r)rour tra\r'els
may take you.
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