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Unless someone can show me otherwise, I believe the 1.5L engine never existed for the Saab 99. None of my reference materials show one. Anyone have something solid on this? If not I'm going to whack it. DaveHinz 04:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

SAAB 99 has never been on sale with a 1.5 liter engine. When SAAB 99 was first presented to the press on 22 November 1967 (on the Teknorama show in Stockholm), it sported a 1.7 liter engine from Standard-Triumph. However, when the SAAB 99 was developed in the early- and mid-60s, SAAB considered both 1.2 and 1.5 liter engines from the British firm Ricardo & Co Engineers Ltd, as well as a 1.5 liter engine from Standard-Triumph (owned by Leyland) before settling on the 1.7 liter version. Grimne 22:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)


aluminium exhaust system ?? IIRC cylinder head only

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[edit] Is it a sports car?

Please vote on the proper classification of this vehicle by adding a single indented line with your answer and your name:

How should we categorize this car?

  1. It's a sports car
  2. It's a sporty sedan
  3. It's a "sports sedan" or "performance sedan"
  4. It's a luxury car

Thanks!--SFoskett 12:45, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)

None of the above! Stombs 23:40, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC)
All of the above. // Liftarn

[edit] Joke

Do Swedish car owners tell Saab stories?

Not that I've heard of. Nothing recent. The old Saab 96 was the object of some jokes like "SAABs eat lemons" (a reference to the narrow grille) and the two-strokers were called "oil powered djungle drums" (a reference to the sound). There was also a joke about SAAB making an ambulance that was going to be called SAAB 90000 (before it became 112 the emergency telephone number in Sweden was 90000) // Liftarn

[edit] 1979 SAAB 99 Turbo 5 Door in Marble White 152G

Under the Turbo section of the Models: In 1978 there was a very limited edition of a little over 100 five-door 99 Turbos. They were only available in cardinal red metallic.[6]

We own a 99 Turbo 5 door, assembled 12/1978 but classed as a 1979 model in Australia, that is Marble White (152G). I also have photos to prove this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.161.88.182 (talk) 06:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] 'daihatsu' Reference

Is the daihatsu link appropriate here? The 'daihatsu' explanation doesn't seem to offer any connection to the Daihatsu automobile manufacturer. Was it chosen intentionally as a deception? BBODO 17:47, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

When SAAB test drove the SAAB 99 prototypes in Sweden, they were hoping to fool the public at large and/or car magazine reporters by putting a Daihatsu badge on the SAAB 99 prototypes (there were no Daihatsu cars available in Sweden at that time). It's still the same game going on ... when car manufacturers test drive prototypes, they will always try to disquise them in one way or another. Trivia: the Daihatsu badge on the 99 prototypes were entirely made from a Saab Sport emblem, though some letters had to be cut, for example to make an h from a b -- Grimne 22:54, 27 September 2007 (UTC)