Saab 900 Convertible 86 93 [Ocr]
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Saabs have alwa
ys
enjoyed a reputat
ion
as
solidly b
uilt safe cars,
but
a
convertible
was a new
departure.
It w
as an instant
hit in Califo
rnia
an
d
ac
ross the worl
d com
bining
smart
lin
es with a
superb
soft top.
In turboch
arged
fo
rm it
w
as also a se r
ious performanc e
car.
N
UMBE
Produced
by
Saab
A
utomo
Tr
ollhatten S
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ST TISTI
CS
refined
n
d c
omfor
table
3 mph
160
bhp
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5,300 rpm
2 1
lb-ft
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at
3,000 rpm
2,833 lbs.
2
4
mpg
33,712
It's
a breeze to lo w
er the snug - fitt
ing power so t
t op an d soak u
sun ,
but
the Saab
is not jus t
bout posing . It s a ve
ry nimble
car in
ow n
right- it does
the .-mile
in
1
5.7
seconds a
nd
it's
refin
ed and com fort
able to ride
in
,
though the wind no ise
is
notably
lo u
der than in
the
sedan . There
is
so m
e cowl-shake a
nd vibration,
b
ut
th e
900 benefits fr
om an essential
ly
safe
front-w hee/ d
rive layout.
T
asteful wood in s
erts give the ca bi
n a classy
fee
l
nd
the
uprig
ht drivin
g position ff
ords
a
g
ood view
for ro
of less driving
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900
sedan
could hard
ly be
cal l
ed bea
utiful,
but that s
no
t
t
rue
the
Co
nvertib
le Sw
edish
q
uality
plus
safety
consci
ous
e
ngine
ering
desi
gn inte
grated
per
fectly wit
h U.S
. soft-
top tec
hnolog
y .
Turbo e
ngine
Th
e ava ilab
ility of Saa
b s mos
t
pow
rful
16-valve
t
ur o e
ngine
ma
de the 900
Conve
rtible th e
star
of
t
he Saab r
ange. By
using
a G arrett
AiResear
ch T3 turb
ocharg e
r the tw i
n-cam en
gine
produ c
es at leas
t 160 bh p
an d
can go as hi
gh
a
s 185
bhp.
U.S .
designe
d soft
top
The soft to
p an d
its elect
ro-hydrau
lic mech
anism
wer e su
pplied by
the Ame
rican Su
nroof Com
pany
ack now
ledged as
the wor
ld leade r
in th e fie
ld.
The roo
f it self is
raised b
y an elec
tric motor
an d hyd
raul ic cir
cuits.
H
igh spec
ification
levels
Just
ifying its
costly pric
e tag th
e Conve
rtible
has
an ab unda
nce of s
tandard e
quipm en
t
embe
l lishm en
ts in c lu d
ing a pow r so
ft t
op
leat
her tr im
heated
seats
and
cruise con
trol.
Body
sty
The car
p
has the
a
package
of a larg
e
side skir
ts
rear v al
an
po lishe
d a
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trengthene
d bodyshel l
Saab s
de
cision not to fi t a
roll-ove
r bar looks great ut
required
substan tial unde
r
body rein
forcement . There
are 2-inc
h-high steel rocke
r
panel re
inforcements, plus
transverse
members beneat
h
the rear seats
and behind
the
backrests
. The A -pillars hav
e
seconda
ry uprigh ts and
the
windshi
eld
is
strengthene
d.
nc
li ned windshie
ld
The
900
sedan was noted
for
its very upright windshield .
In order to m
ake it fu nct ion
etter
w
ith the sof t
top, the
Convertible
s windsh ield
is
ra
ked back by an ex
tra four
inc
hes, which also ma
kes it lo ok more a
ttract ive.
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ORIGINA
L PRICE
1991
3
3,712
CURREN
T
V L
UE
6.400- 22 ,
400
PRODUC
TION TOT L
UN
DER TH
E
SK
IN
xtra structural reinf
orcement
Al
l-around coil springs
THE POWE
R P
CK
King
o
t
he turbos
By th
e mid-1980s Saa
b had sorted out
the
turbo lag problems
of its early units
and tuned i ts 2.0-liter fuel-injected four
cylin
der
into
a state-of
-the-art engine .
The
Convert ible had
16 valves in which
form it
was very pow rful
at 160 bhp
with a catalyst and 175
bhp wi thout
em
issions equipment}
. In the U.S
.
a
Spec
ial Performance Gr
oup package was
av a
ilable to boost po
wer by 5 to10 bhp
while
in Europe there
was also a l imited
edit io
n version with th
e 185-bhp engine
from
the 900 Carlsson.
Power-ass
isted disc brakes
Cast-iron block and
alum
inum head
Bosch fu
el
inject
ion
hop
Remo
a s
co
s
re
th
In oth
er respects
foll
owed the spe
seda
n. Transmissio
a five-speed m
W
arner three-sp
Lit tle
The Saab
and indiv
as a seda
desirable
The best
model tur
with
an
A
he 900
Conver t ib le co m
pletely tr n
sformed the image o
the 90 0 model
sty l ing k
i
Performa
mec hanic