Awesome Saab..i worked at a Saab dealer when this car came out.. unreal amounts of torque steer but boy was it fun to drive. RIP Saab...and thanks Motorweek for this great look back:)
I was a young twenty something tech when these came out at the dealer. I was just moving over from the Saab side to the Porsche side. Loved these cars. We used to pdi these and the. Tell the customer to come get your friggen’ Viggen….😂
Probably one of the reasons SAAB failed. Didn't offer models customers wanted to buy. By offering a automatic transmission in this model they would have appealed to many more buyers.
I was just enjoying the video until I heard of the Mitsubishi supplied 2.3 Liter turbo with the horsepower rating (which are actually good even by today's standards). Not trying to get side tracked here, but why on Earth do companies like Mitsubishi supply automakers with incredible engines, like the one shown for the Saab, but don't utilize them in their own automobiles? I could only imagine how this engine could of saved automobiles like the Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Thank you to General Motors for killing SAAB. SAAB was the coolest car company ever. First to really make turbo gas engines common, safety concious but not boring like a Volvo, cool ignition switch location and night panel. GM couldn't let them do their own thing so sales fell, then GM dumped them for next to nothing but kept shackles on what they could or couldn't do. The end of Saab was a sad day.
TassieLorenzo and they are still worth like 20k ! The SAAB would be safer then all cars mentioned in these comments ! They spent heaps of money in safety before most car companies did !
saabs are more tuner friendly. Its SO easy to make 350 bhp (280ish whp) with them. But both the GTP and saab, the weak point is the transmission. With just a piston swap in the B235 engine, it can handle 600 bhp quite easily with enough fuel/turbo.
Why were cupholders such a task in the 90's? Every car I had back then (Probe, Laser, LHS, Cherokee Classic) had very few, if any, usable cupholders. Some were so cheap and flimsy with the way they folded (Chrysler LHS) out while others just weren't practical. And the Laser? I remember having to buy one of those plastic holders that you had to hope fit the door frame. I was a teen and sojust remember what a pain in the A that was. Today I have a 12 year old Navigator with more cupholders than I need. Newer cars have lights in the damn holders, and some cars even have coolers for your road sodas. I know driving habits change but cupholders seem pretty basic and an easy enough addition to any car cockpit. It's not like a major technological breakthrough I'm talking about here, either.
230hp is nothing for those engines. You can double that with just bolt-on mods if you want to!! Though quite how the front wheels would cope with that I'm note sure... did Saab even offer a LSD with these? What a pity GM ran Saab into the ground. They were really quite cool/alternative and fun cars. Well made too.
agreed. but used is a different story. in 2005 my '99 with 18k was $14k while my first choice, an Estoril Blue M3 was $26k. the M3 was the better car for sure and sold the Viggen for an M car later on.
+TassieLorenzo Compared to what? Every other car that it was competing against(There was a magazine test with this vs the Audi S4, Benz C43 and M3) had similar performance for the most part and the Viggen cost the least. This was Saabs halo car, limited quantities made, this was not their value priced entry lol. www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/1999-audi-s4-quattro-vs-bmw-m3-mercedes-benz-c43-amg-saab-9-3-viggen-archived-comparison-test
TassieLorenzo Again, it depends on your expectations. You can spend an easy $35k on an Mini Cooper or about $33k on a Golf, both are FWD hatches with lower segments than Saab was positioned for. The Viggen was an odd duck and an acquired taste. It's not going to look like a great value for money lol.
When I worked for GM I got to drive a Viggen convertible on the GM Proving Ground. The vehicle was fund to drive but it had Torque steer out the Ying-Yang, it was hard to keep on the road. Saab always made faster cars than most people thought. From 40mph - 70 mph, 2006 9-5 Aero was faster than 2006 Porsche 911 Turbo! Saab was one of the Best cars that GM never how to market. There constant fights between Saab and GM over product development, GM wanted Saab just change the Button and Badges of a current GM model and nothing else and call it a Saab, Saab ignore this and went on to overengineer a vehicle (usually great cars) that lost money on every car they sold. You would think there were some happy medium.
A friend of my father had one and the dealer at the time suggested a quaife differential which all but cured the torque steer and made it amazing out of corners as well. He said it was the best $1,000 installed he ever spent on a mod.
vwmatt33 was part of their bailout sadly, and the buyer unfortunately got forced to back down in court. I do believe a company called NEVS owns Saab now, and they are putting the 9-3 into limited production, here's the catch though... A: only sold in China and Sweden (and I believe also Norway) and B: it will be a fully electric car only
GM killed SAAB because SAAB was told to change the body parts and the badge of some GM cars at the time (Cavalier for example), but they went sooooo far that it costed GM a whole fortune. And they pulled the plug for good. It's sad, really.
Actually Viggen means like "the thunderstone". In scandinavian viking times people found old axe heads in the soil and thought that these axes had striken down from the gods with the lightning. While in reality they had been laying buried in the ground since the stoneage.
If only GM treated Saab the way the Chinese treat Volvo. Give them funding but don’t meddle with their engineers and designers. Amazing how the fortunes of these two great Swedish marques have turned out.
These cars on the motorway???? I mean even today against modern vehicles, absolutely awesome, it's like a fcking rocket, I covered 100s of miles and couldn't stop, it was so addictive, you really have to drive one to see what I mean.................stunning stunning stunning
260 hp at the wheels? Dang.. that’s ~300 bhp You’d think it would run faster than 7.0 0-60, but then again, Motorweek is infamous for its slow acceleration times. I’d bet with some minor mods it would pull 400 hp
No squat or dive, it looks amazing in those high speed braking tests. Saab’s were stealthy and could be easily tuned to run like this Viggen Thunderbolt.
Holy shit 39k USD in 1999, I thought it was 10k less expensive. With inflation it's the price of a nicely equiped Grand Sport Corvette or a GT350 Mustang.
+WikdSeafood The "GM screwed them over" line is getting old. Saab was an absolute basketcase of a company before GM threw them a lifeline and extended their life expectancy by at least a decade.
GM saved saab for a bit, everytime GM said to go with a more concervative approach they laughed in the executives faces and they did the opposite. GM lost allot of money with saab they killed themselves....
saab was a mess of a car, always broken but premium prices! same goes for Volvo. Ford, GM hold them all alive by making only losses with them till they sold both. saab is gone and Volvo is today Chinese which won´t last very long..
That's not bad.... Not fast but not bad. Keep in mind 50-80mph was the strong point for any Saab, not much could compete at those speeds. Add some mods? Strong point becomes 50-100+ depending on the mods
+efedude77 The 9000 and the 94-98 900 may have been less than reliable, but the 9-5 and the 9-3 were actually pretty reliable--certainly much more so than any Passat, A4 or C-class.
+kirbyswarp I had bought one of these a few years back in high school. However, i didn't own it long because whenever I went on Craigslist there would be 9-3's and 9-5's with all sorts of blown engines. Oh and those damn displays never worked!
+efedude77 These cars were prone to sludge when oil changes were not kept on top of. They offered PCV updates that helped the issue. That is why you saw blown motors. Otherwise they are pretty robust and long lasting. The pixels in the SID due go out, but its a $50-100 fix.
This is so awesome. Curious why you've mentioned before that some recordings are in tricky formats? What kind of formats were used in the 80s ... (Beta?) Thanks in advance!
+kirbyswarp I was gonna buy one but my bank wouldn't finance it because it was too old. I was super bummed because I found one with 20k miles on it. Ended up getting an 07 Aero Convertible which is still a fantastic car but isn't the same.
kirbyswarp it wasn't cheap and why I was certain my bank would finance it but they have a strict year policy. Sucks cause I'm looking to trade in my current one to get another one but if I want that I'd have to go into the 08+ body style and I don't want that.
Very good looking car with excellent practicality as a coupe hatchback. It reminds me of the Volvo C30 hatchback. I prefer the Saab because it is larger, and it has more daily use. They are extremely hard to find, especially in good shape.
I truly want to buy another saab, especially an Aero or Viggen, but after my last 2......god......i cant deal with the constant electrical gremlins and otherwise normally reliable part break downs...my 2004 9-5 ARC auto was great but had 1 failure after the next. And the updated style 2009 was actually much worse, like the roof antenna shark fin just popping off, the drivers door mirror glass just literally falling off in the driveway at home, 3 fuel pumps in less than 20k miles, complete ECU replacement, leaky door gaskets, constantly breaking window regulator bushings, faulty stereo and dash components, faulty sunroof operation, etc etc etc etc....and thats all jjst the 09, i didnt get into the 04.....but both cars were the 5 speed with infamous paddle shifters and mid-level-boost 2.3T...talk about sleepers. Paddle into 2md gear at a standstill and power brake and launch with TCS off and it smoked plenty of "faster" cars. But alas, i will never let my emotions get the best of me. Now im a mazda guy and will never look back.
Loving this one thank's for sharing very important information giving blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work Saab one of my favorite cars wow throw back 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
Anyone own one of these and remove the electronic torque limiters? What was your results? Man... I used to want one of these when I was young. Almost forgot about it.
If only they knew back then what a fine and rare piece of art the viggen is today. In Sweden, this car is pure fucking gold. The love for it cannot be described. I sure wish i had one..
Awesome Saab..i worked at a Saab dealer when this car came out.. unreal amounts of torque steer but boy was it fun to drive. RIP Saab...and thanks Motorweek for this great look back:)
I was a valet when this came out.
You are definitely right on the torque steer.
Which is a real drag because the 900/99 had zero torque steer.
Steer clear, it's slow and too many problems with turbo, electrical and with the irritating voice of that cheesy public tv dude.
I was a young twenty something tech when these came out at the dealer. I was just moving over from the Saab side to the Porsche side. Loved these cars. We used to pdi these and the. Tell the customer to come get your friggen’ Viggen….😂
it comes in manual transmission only ! yes that s a great company!
Probably one of the reasons SAAB failed.
Didn't offer models customers wanted to buy.
By offering a automatic transmission in this model they would have appealed to many more buyers.
@@williamegler8771 check out Regular Car Review’s story of the Life and Death of Saab
Autos are better for turbos. 😂
The poster child for unruly tugging from the steering wheel!
Back when CD players were luxurious! Most cars had a cassette player or no media whatsoever aside from the radio.
I was just enjoying the video until I heard of the Mitsubishi supplied 2.3 Liter turbo with the horsepower rating (which are actually good even by today's standards). Not trying to get side tracked here, but why on Earth do companies like Mitsubishi supply automakers with incredible engines, like the one shown for the Saab, but don't utilize them in their own automobiles? I could only imagine how this engine could of saved automobiles like the Mitsubishi Eclipse.
I believe he was referring to the manufacturer of the turbo.
The Turbo is a Mitsubishi. Engine is Saab/GM
225hp crank on these cars was a bit low as they often dyno'd 210-225whp.
+Maxwell Castro It's Saab's very own H-series engine. Not much GM there...
+Jameson Neumann That makes sense given a 2.3 running 20psi of boost on probably a moderatly well flowing Mitsu turbo
I have heard of people getting 300 thousand miles out of 1980s 900s. I know the turbo 900 was very quick and fun to drive.
Chris Cornelius I put 407k on my '84 900, no engine rebuild, just proper maintenance. Bulletproof engine (non turbo).
Saab made great cars. I was lucky to own one. Too bad they're gone forever.
Thank you to General Motors for killing SAAB. SAAB was the coolest car company ever. First to really make turbo gas engines common, safety concious but not boring like a Volvo, cool ignition switch location and night panel. GM couldn't let them do their own thing so sales fell, then GM dumped them for next to nothing but kept shackles on what they could or couldn't do. The end of Saab was a sad day.
Beautiful esp in that paint!
$38k in 2000... were Saab of America out of their minds!!?? What an outrageous price!! :/
TassieLorenzo hey the jeep Cherokee in 1994 was 42k.
but a more boring vehicle and not very tuner friendly. Easy to up the power in a SAAB. Its already turbo charged. Free DIY tuner software, etc.
TassieLorenzo and they are still worth like 20k ! The SAAB would be safer then all cars mentioned in these comments ! They spent heaps of money in safety before most car companies did !
@@anewzack78 these spank the USDM M3s. (E36)
Do you have a review of the 1997-2004 Buick Regal GS? The supercharged 3.8 v6 is a torque monster.
+David S yes..........yes they are
i've owned one of those too. I prefer the saab. Its funny because the L67 was a bit better on fuel lol.
saabs are more tuner friendly. Its SO easy to make 350 bhp (280ish whp) with them. But both the GTP and saab, the weak point is the transmission. With just a piston swap in the B235 engine, it can handle 600 bhp quite easily with enough fuel/turbo.
@@anewzack78 I got 24.8mpg city in my saab when I daily drove it. 32.0MPG on a long trip going 85-90mph. Usually 35 mpg going more reasonable speeds.
@@kirbyswarp sounds about right
Why were cupholders such a task in the 90's? Every car I had back then (Probe, Laser, LHS, Cherokee Classic) had very few, if any, usable cupholders. Some were so cheap and flimsy with the way they folded (Chrysler LHS) out while others just weren't practical. And the Laser? I remember having to buy one of those plastic holders that you had to hope fit the door frame. I was a teen and sojust remember what a pain in the A that was. Today I have a 12 year old Navigator with more cupholders than I need. Newer cars have lights in the damn holders, and some cars even have coolers for your road sodas. I know driving habits change but cupholders seem pretty basic and an easy enough addition to any car cockpit. It's not like a major technological breakthrough I'm talking about here, either.
That was a good looking vehicle!
Too bad they are gone. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Beautiful
Dream car
230hp is nothing for those engines. You can double that with just bolt-on mods if you want to!! Though quite how the front wheels would cope with that I'm note sure... did Saab even offer a LSD with these? What a pity GM ran Saab into the ground. They were really quite cool/alternative and fun cars. Well made too.
Boost by gear is nice but LSD with that would be GREAT.
5:00 shia lebeefs does road tests?
Whoops; wrong video. That was meant for the Acura Legend review. LOL
I want it.
Shia what are you doing adjusting my Viggen seat? Shia what are you doing putting your luggage in my trunk? Shia?
Wow, $38K. For a little more you get to 99 BMW M3 pricing and RWD. To anyone but a hardcore Saab loyalist this was a hard sell.
agreed. but used is a different story. in 2005 my '99 with 18k was $14k while my first choice, an Estoril Blue M3 was $26k. the M3 was the better car for sure and sold the Viggen for an M car later on.
+texan176 New price was just crazy, totally absurd.
+TassieLorenzo Compared to what? Every other car that it was competing against(There was a magazine test with this vs the Audi S4, Benz C43 and M3) had similar performance for the most part and the Viggen cost the least. This was Saabs halo car, limited quantities made, this was not their value priced entry lol. www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/1999-audi-s4-quattro-vs-bmw-m3-mercedes-benz-c43-amg-saab-9-3-viggen-archived-comparison-test
Jameson Neumann It's a FWD hatchback that's not that fast.... they should have been more realistic. :)
TassieLorenzo
Again, it depends on your expectations. You can spend an easy $35k on an Mini Cooper or about $33k on a Golf, both are FWD hatches with lower segments than Saab was positioned for. The Viggen was an odd duck and an acquired taste. It's not going to look like a great value for money lol.
Damn. That's a badass Saab!L
Saab don't make jets, the jets have nothing to do with the cars dummy
They do
Motorweek, would you by chance have a review of 2003 (or first gen) SAAB 9-3 SE Turbo Convertible?? Would love to see that if available!
5:04 It was nice of Shia Labeouf to stop by to demonstrate the seat function for Motorweek.
qmto that’s not Shia. He was born in 1986.
Jorge Santana. Yeah, and Keanu Reeves isnt a centuries old immortal lol
qmto lol would have never thought until you said..
Jorge Santana r/woosh
he looks like Shia Labeouf...but actually its Shia Labeouf who looks like him...he came first before Shia...
When I worked for GM I got to drive a Viggen convertible on the GM Proving Ground. The vehicle was fund to drive but it had Torque steer out the Ying-Yang, it was hard to keep on the road.
Saab always made faster cars than most people thought. From 40mph - 70 mph, 2006 9-5 Aero was faster than 2006 Porsche 911 Turbo!
Saab was one of the Best cars that GM never how to market. There constant fights between Saab and GM over product development, GM wanted Saab just change the Button and Badges of a current GM model and nothing else and call it a Saab, Saab ignore this and went on to overengineer a vehicle (usually great cars) that lost money on every car they sold. You would think there were some happy medium.
A friend of my father had one and the dealer at the time suggested a quaife differential which all but cured the torque steer and made it amazing out of corners as well. He said it was the best $1,000 installed he ever spent on a mod.
Forgot to mention. At 100 mph it seems to glide, hard to explain, but amazing
Yeah, 200km/h feels like 90km/h.. Very stable and no drama what so ever.
Yup, my 2006 9-3 Aero is similar. Super planted at very high speeds
Too bad Saab is no longer building cars - they were a really unique company.
There's that club music again lol!
+TJC450 It was the 90s....what can we say?
I always thought that was the best "review" music they had...
I like it. Anyone know what it is, or is it just some custom edited song for the show?
It's makes the the bloody 9-3 Viggen even cooler. What an awesome looking car.
Sounds like a 1980s porn background music!!!😭
If GM had done what Tata has done with Jaguar they could’ve done something special I reckon.
Yes, leave the design to Saab, just pump cash into the company not platform and parts
I miss the Real SAAB!! I'm still pissed at GM for gutting and killing SAAB
vwmatt33 was part of their bailout sadly, and the buyer unfortunately got forced to back down in court. I do believe a company called NEVS owns Saab now, and they are putting the 9-3 into limited production, here's the catch though... A: only sold in China and Sweden (and I believe also Norway) and B: it will be a fully electric car only
Saab only lost money even when Saab was still Saab they made almost no profit and where about to go out of buisness
Saab would've died earlier otherwise, be thankful that at least they got a artificial heart for some years.
GM killed SAAB because SAAB was told to change the body parts and the badge of some GM cars at the time (Cavalier for example), but they went sooooo far that it costed GM a whole fortune. And they pulled the plug for good. It's sad, really.
This was a gm Saab
Drive my 2001 every day. Still looks contemporary, is plenty fast and is a real pleasurable 'analog' drive.
I'd love one of these now! That blue color is gorgeous.
they don't build cars like this anymore
What about the Hyundai Elantra?
@@Schlomothebest Hyundai lmfao
Comparing an European car with something made in Asia 😂😂😂
@@Los_Chanchulleros And not any european car 😉
@@PierreColombo900 yes, those Saab can be only compared with another European car, the SEAT Leon cupra with a VR6 and AWD.
"racy silver"
what.
Actually Viggen means like "the thunderstone". In scandinavian viking times people found old axe heads in the soil and thought that these axes had striken down from the gods with the lightning. While in reality they had been laying buried in the ground since the stoneage.
Lambs love this hot hatch. Plenty of room for us in the cargo area.
Golden Retrievers like to put their heads out the back seat windows.
Nice Car ! A car before its time , would look good today with current cars.
Thanks
Joe
+TechExplorer only if you compare it to the US makes...Other European cars had the same technology if not more...
Lol "industrial strength turbo" haha as opposed to regular strength turbos?
+wantapgt lol hurrrrr so funny you should quit your day job!
Had a 2000 95 Aero 5 speed and it was so nice and quick. Similar engine but made a little more power. Regret selling that one.
I fell n love with Saab after driving a 87 9000 turbo doing 135 mph with 3 friends n the car. I think that car was under rated at 160 hp.
Keep in mind though that these Saabs are pretty damn light though.
If only GM treated Saab the way the Chinese treat Volvo. Give them funding but don’t meddle with their engineers and designers. Amazing how the fortunes of these two great Swedish marques have turned out.
Shia Labeouf in Motorweek.
Eric Miranda I was just about to type the same thing! lol!!!
In the beouf!
These cars on the motorway???? I mean even today against modern vehicles, absolutely awesome, it's like a fcking rocket, I covered 100s of miles and couldn't stop, it was so addictive, you really have to drive one to see what I mean.................stunning stunning stunning
They sure are amazing, I love my 92 Saab 9000 turbo
Yes I have a 2002 Saab 93 SE TID and I relate 100% to the motorway driving experience
Imagine this same car with today's technology! Beautiful car.
Imagine the price tag... $38k in 1999 dollars adjusted for inflation equates to just over $59K in today’s money! Beautiful Car but Ouch!
Worth it for the safety features alone
Best SAAB ever, used to think the 99 turbo. Aka 900 turbo..
"ecotec 2.3L" WAT lol btw this they under rated the power numbers on purpose with these on purpose. They'd dyno around 260hp or so
260 hp at the wheels? Dang.. that’s ~300 bhp
You’d think it would run faster than 7.0 0-60, but then again, Motorweek is infamous for its slow acceleration times.
I’d bet with some minor mods it would pull 400 hp
Dr. Lyle Evans yep. A gt2871 and larger injectors will make it kiss 400 pretty easily AND spool quite quick still (~3k)
This engine in that GM crap platform is like throwing pearls for pigs..
The Viggen is my FAV Saab. Too bad Jerry Seinfeld never got to drive this in Seinfeld.
No squat or dive, it looks amazing in those high speed braking tests. Saab’s were stealthy and could be easily tuned to run like this Viggen Thunderbolt.
It's so funny, watching all of these Motor Week videos, I can see how Americans really did kill the manual transmission.
I miss Saab...
This seemed more like a Saab commercial than actual review.
I had a 98 900SE a couple years ago. This was the car that brought me to love European engineering.
There are only 2 left and you will have 100 of them. You're a really rich man :-D
I have a '98 900SE. Love that car.
Great car. Wish I still had mine. Sure don't miss this style of TV presentation though. Yack...
nice engine but the chassis on these was still the crappy GM Vectra platform.
+alfamonk True, although the (OG)9-3 was much improved over the (NG)900.
+alfamonk Yup. You needed the VRK Viggen Rescue Kit.
I had one of these back in the days. Faster than everthing in Sweden at the time.
Awesome video I just picked up a 2000 9-3 for $1500
Holy shit 39k USD in 1999, I thought it was 10k less expensive. With inflation it's the price of a nicely equiped Grand Sport Corvette or a GT350 Mustang.
Sure it's not outstanding for 2015, but put it in context of other 1999 cars
I'd say those numbers hold up pretty well even to today, and every Saab guy knows those power figures were pretty conservative, too.
+gear9242 It was damp today and I had wheelspin in 3rd gear from a 50 roll...I laughed out loud all the way home.
+weirdshibainu Well, my '05 9-3T still eat much of today's new cars!
+Nicholas R.M. I bet it will! I really love that generation of 9-3
yeah, it was a very advanced car for"99. but even today it holds pretty well
Super
saab!!!
Poor Saab. GM really screwed them over. Such nice cars. I drove a new 900 Turbo and it was a blast.
+WikdSeafood The "GM screwed them over" line is getting old. Saab was an absolute basketcase of a company before GM threw them a lifeline and extended their life expectancy by at least a decade.
GM saved saab for a bit, everytime GM said to go with a more concervative approach they laughed in the executives faces and they did the opposite. GM lost allot of money with saab they killed themselves....
DroverChicago you watched that Top Gear episode huh lol
DroverChicago exactly
saab was a mess of a car, always broken but premium prices! same goes for Volvo. Ford, GM hold them all alive by making only losses with them till they sold both. saab is gone and Volvo is today Chinese which won´t last very long..
What a cool car, looks like a lot of fun. Wish I could say the same about '07 Eclipse GT. Speed isn't everything folks!
RIP Saab
mah viggen
Also 0-60 was about 6.5 seconds, even though MotorTrend got 6.1.
That's not bad.... Not fast but not bad.
Keep in mind 50-80mph was the strong point for any Saab, not much could compete at those speeds.
Add some mods? Strong point becomes 50-100+ depending on the mods
And its fwd!
@DesertBMW this isnt a 0-60 car but I wouldn't call 6-7 second 0-60 slow, escpecially by 1999 standards.
too bad these end up being pieces of shiet as time passed by haha.
+efedude77 Too bad you are super mis-informed haha your loss.
+efedude77 The 9000 and the 94-98 900 may have been less than reliable, but the 9-5 and the 9-3 were actually pretty reliable--certainly much more so than any Passat, A4 or C-class.
herrgolf The later 9000s are bulletproof.
+kirbyswarp I had bought one of these a few years back in high school. However, i didn't own it long because whenever I went on Craigslist there would be 9-3's and 9-5's with all sorts of blown engines. Oh and those damn displays never worked!
+efedude77 These cars were prone to sludge when oil changes were not kept on top of. They offered PCV updates that helped the issue. That is why you saw blown motors. Otherwise they are pretty robust and long lasting. The pixels in the SID due go out, but its a $50-100 fix.
I feel like im clubbin'
The Saab 9-3 Viggen was the king of torque steer. It was not a car that I would ever consider. Being a manual only car keeps me away as well.
That Stupid Pound Feet. Measuring The Traction In KW Was Is Better Indication. SAAB❤
Sweet machine...
I love the Motorweek Background Music when they review a fun car lol
225 hp from a 2.3 turbo? No bueno. No wonder it did acura gsr numbers in the quarter
I just wanna know why the soundtrack sounds like I’m the middle of a McDonald’s lololol
Looks like it handles well, I kinda like it
Amazing car.
LOOK AT THE TRACK for the 0-60 why the fuck is it down hill. lol
This is so awesome. Curious why you've mentioned before that some recordings are in tricky formats? What kind of formats were used in the 80s ... (Beta?) Thanks in advance!
They used Sony U-matic
ditch that tq limit and 60 is 6.5 1/4 under 15
I hope some company revives SAAB
uhh, they already did.. the company is called NEVS
I don’t know where they got 20psi from, that’s way off 😂
Back then, don't ask for automatic transmission, now don't ask for stick shift,
Built in Finland! RIP Saab.
Sweden actually
holy crap.. that was so fucking expensive
A friend of mine had the 1993 turbo coupe and sold it last year....moved up to BMW 2011 I series convertible...loves the upgrade!
Seems unrelated to the SAAB Viggen- but amazing story.
I own a black one :) Super fun car.
+kirbyswarp nice to see you again! I hope your viggen is treating you well.
***** I just got a CEL on my way home on friday. Compressor surge/Turbo flutter. I'm guessing the BPV is out.
+kirbyswarp I was gonna buy one but my bank wouldn't finance it because it was too old. I was super bummed because I found one with 20k miles on it. Ended up getting an 07 Aero Convertible which is still a fantastic car but isn't the same.
Brandon Ottinger 20k miles?? that's unheard of.
kirbyswarp it wasn't cheap and why I was certain my bank would finance it but they have a strict year policy. Sucks cause I'm looking to trade in my current one to get another one but if I want that I'd have to go into the 08+ body style and I don't want that.
Man , Have i got SOB stories for all you suckers !
Very good looking car with excellent practicality as a coupe hatchback. It reminds me of the Volvo C30 hatchback. I prefer the Saab because it is larger, and it has more daily use.
They are extremely hard to find, especially in good shape.
Dont bother asking for an automatic. Here that? DONT BOTHER KIDS!!!
Man, $ 38,000 back in 1999 was a ton of money
This Viggen is my personal FAV Saab ever. If the NBC sitcom Seinfeld had existed just one year longer, Jerry Seinfeld would’ve bought one.
I truly want to buy another saab, especially an Aero or Viggen, but after my last 2......god......i cant deal with the constant electrical gremlins and otherwise normally reliable part break downs...my 2004 9-5 ARC auto was great but had 1 failure after the next. And the updated style 2009 was actually much worse, like the roof antenna shark fin just popping off, the drivers door mirror glass just literally falling off in the driveway at home, 3 fuel pumps in less than 20k miles, complete ECU replacement, leaky door gaskets, constantly breaking window regulator bushings, faulty stereo and dash components, faulty sunroof operation, etc etc etc etc....and thats all jjst the 09, i didnt get into the 04.....but both cars were the 5 speed with infamous paddle shifters and mid-level-boost 2.3T...talk about sleepers. Paddle into 2md gear at a standstill and power brake and launch with TCS off and it smoked plenty of "faster" cars. But alas, i will never let my emotions get the best of me. Now im a mazda guy and will never look back.
Man, at 48, this video suddenly makes me feel old contemplating that something from 1999 is "retro".
Loving this one thank's for sharing very important information giving blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work Saab one of my favorite cars wow throw back 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
Anyone own one of these and remove the electronic torque limiters? What was your results? Man... I used to want one of these when I was young. Almost forgot about it.
was that Shia Labeouf showing the interior?
If only they knew back then what a fine and rare piece of art the viggen is today. In Sweden, this car is pure fucking gold. The love for it cannot be described. I sure wish i had one..
I didnt know Shia Labouf was working for Motorweek in the late 90s