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Saab Engine History

• 1940 : The Swedish Ur best translates as innovative and Ursaab was the Saab's original prototype automobile.
• 1945 : Project 92, so-called as numbers 90 and 91 had already been assigned to civilian aircraft, was agreed. Saab had chosen that, with the Second World War finished, there would be a need to diversify away from military aircraft. Ideas contained motorcycles, cars, commercial motor vehicles.
• 1949 : Full-scale production of the Saab 92 begin December, 700 of which were made. The engine was a 750cc two-cylinder two-stroke, transversely mounted ahead of the front axle. Saab engineers also produced a safety cage for the passengers, to protect them in case of accident, one of the first cars still designed for safety.
• 1950 : Saab entered two cars Monte Carlo rally. Both completed the rigorous occasion. Saab carried on active in rallying until 1980: When some factories began to spend so much on the sport that little Saab could no longer be competitive.
• 1955 : The Saab 93 was declared in August in reply to press speculation concerning the development of a three-cylinder two-stroke engine. The Saab 93 was the first formed to be officially exported, primarily to the United States.
• 1956 : The Saab Sonett was unofficially known as the Saab 94, even though this number had previously been assigned to an aircraft project. Only six Sonett were make, the cars being anticipated as either experimental or competition cars. The Sonett was much in demand by dealers and was shipped to the United States for the Saab production in April.
• 1958 : At the New York Automobile Show of April, Saab exhibited a car that they called the Gran Turismo 750, a sporty and luxurious model that was pitched specifically at the growing US market. The GT750 had twin carburetors and the engine had been tuned to develop 50hp. It was the first model to have factory fitted seat belts.
• 1959 : Saab showed the Saab 95 Station Wagon in May. The early 95 had the two-stroke engine, but later model carried the Ford V4 engine. It was prepared with a four-speed gearbox.
• 1960 : The new Saab 96 was exposed at a Stockholm press conference in February.
• 1964 : Diagonally divided brake system with double brake circuits was introduced on all Saabs of models and Saab board passed a resolution in April, to establish a new and larger Saab.
• 1966 : The Saab 97 project based upon the MFI 13 prepared good progress. By the winter, it was on display earlier than expected, and in Stockholm, rather than New York as had been anticipated.
• 1970 : A milestone is passed in February when Saab turns out Car No. 500,000 and the Sonett III, the product of the Swedish-Italian cooperation, was unveiled in spring.
• 1972 : Two unique Saab innovations are presented on the models an electrically heated driving seat and self-repairing bumpers. The Saab 98 project started just two years after the creation of the Saab 99 created. A new concept termed by Saab as Combi Coupé. Saab 98 never went into production, but the Combi Coupe did as a 99.
• 1976 : The one-millionth Saab car appeared off the line at Trollhättan in January. Catalytic converter and a lambda sensor are produced on cars for the US.
• 1978 : The last Saab 95 was made. The Ford 1.5 Liter V4 engine carried 65hp at 4,700rpm and saw 100 Km/h from rest in just 16 seconds.
• 1979 : The new 900 is produced and yet another world "first" is produced.
• 1980 : This model lived on until prepared with the V4 engine. The Saab 96 was for Swedes what the VW beetle was for Germans.
• 1983 : Commencement with the models, Saab fits all its cars with asbestos-free brake linings.
• 1986 : On 7 October, three Saab 9000 Turbo 16s in guaranteed standard condition obtained off the mark on the world's fastest racetrack, the Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, U.S.A. 31 drivers obtained turns at the controls of the three cars, with stops only for restock and service. In nearly twenty days of uninterrupted driving they break 2 world records and 21 international speed records. The fastest car covers 100,000 km at an average speed of 213 Km/h, the other 2 average around 210 and 208 Km/h.
• 1987 : The Saab 9000 model becomes the first front-wheel-drive car to offer ABS brakes. The two-millionth Saab are Produced.
• 1989 : At a press conference on 15 December, GM stated that it is buying 50% of Saab's car operation.
• 1993 : The new Saab 900 created its debut in front of the press and 35,000 residents of Trollhättan, in the town's main square, in July. The new 900 was the first completely new model since GM (General Motors) obtained a 50% stake in Saab Automobile AB. Saab is the first carmaker to produced a Freon-free (CFC-free) air-conditioning system.
• 1994 : Saab launched the first V6 engine in its 900 SE model.
• 1996 : Ten years later Saab proceeds to Talladega, this time with six Saab 900s, complete standard cars, powered by different engines: a 2-litre turbo, a 2.5-litre V6 and a 2-litre injection engine. They clock up 40 new worldwide speed records. The fastest car, a 900 Turbo, revolves in an average speed of 226 Km/h.
• 1997 : The new Saab 9-5 is offered in Trollhättan, and the three-millionth Saab is launched that summer. The improvement of the Saab 9-5 keep existing Saabisms such as its world famous interest to safety, the curved C-pillar and the ergonomics of the vehicle - mainly in respect of the driver.
• 1998 : The Saab 9-3 was produced essentially as a re badge Saab 900. There was very small to tell them apart externally, except for a redesigned grill and the rearrangement of the third brake light from the boot ridge to the top of the rear screen. Internally, the 9-3 attained the innovative SAHR or Saab Active Head Restraint system - as launched as an industry first on the Saab 9-5.
• 2000 : GM purchases the reminder of Saab.
• 2003 : The entirely redesigned 9-3 SS is introduced in US.
• 2004 : The new Saab convertible is planned to be produced in to the US market. It created at the Magna-Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. It has automatic rollover bars that pop up from behind the rear seat, and the whole exchangeable frame is built out of Magnesium.