Talk:Saab 99

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

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

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

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).

'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)

Incorrect about the '73 99L
''In 1973 a low cost model called the 99L was introduced. It was a two door with a 1.85 l engine giving 88 hp (65 kW).''

- Actually, there are both 2-doors and 4-doors. I'm owning an 99L from '73 with 4 doors.

Number of headlights
I just tweaked the description of the US/European grille. As it was, it could be understood that the "two" US or "one" European headlight was a total count, not per side (which, IMHO, is a strange notation). — Preceding unsigned comment added by JanGB (talk • contribs) 20:11, 21 October 2014 (UTC) = I know it also was made in Belgium...=

The article says they were made in Sweden and Finland. the article needs to add that some were made in Belgium. My dad owned a Saab 99 and it was for sure from that county. It had the country named on the door..(Those made there had rust issues, but that is a moot point.) This page at a SAAB online museum confirms that some were made in Belgium,,, http://saabmuseum.com/en/model-years/saab-99-model-year-changes/

The Triumph engine
I remember from growing up in Sweden in the 1970s, and being a car nerd, that early 99s had a bad reputation because of the Triumph engine. They were considered unreliable, and when SAAB provided the Swedish police with a few units for testing, the verdict was that the car was too weak and could not handle the stress put on a patrol car. (They had Volvo's legendary B18 to compare with.) From what I remember, the 2.0 that SAAB introduced in 1972 was based on the Triumph engine but fundamentally reworked by SAAB engineers in Trollhättan. However, I have also heard that the 2.0 was a clean-sheet new engine in itself. Anyone has more info on this?

I think Triumph used the 1.85 engine in its Dolomite sports sedan, with fewer quality problems. Then again, Triumph was a British car maker, and what passed for "quality problem" in the British car industry in the '70s was a bit different than what we think of today... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.45.189.99 (talk) 14:56, 2 June 2018 (UTC)