Today, Gm announces that it will be pulling the plug on Saab. The quirky Swedish decent car company(Owned by GM 50% 1989 and by 2000 100%) had a good wonderful 62 years of bringing teachers and old people where ever they desired. Not always was Saab this way. From the late 60's to the mid 80's Saab did bring a lot to the table when it came to innovation, especially the Turbocharged Engine!! In some weird way we tip our hats, Goodbye Saab and thank you.
Saab Innovations to think about:
- 1976 Saab was the first manufacturer to produce a turbo engine with wastegate to control boost.
-1980 Saab introduces Automatic Performance Control (APC), and an anti-knock sensor that allowed higher fuel economy and the use of lower grade fuel without engine damage.
-1983 Saab introduces the 16-valve turbocharged engine
-1985 Saab pioneers direct ignition, eliminating distributor and spark plug wires.
- 1991 Saab introduces a "light-pressure" turbocharger.
- 1991 Saab develops its "Trionic" engine management system, equipped with 32-bit micro-processor. In 1994, Trionic T5.5 with a Motorola 68332.
- 1995 Saab presents asymmetrically turbocharged V6 at Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
-2000 Saab introduces Saab Variable Compression, an engine in which the compression ratio is varied by tilting the cylinder head in relation to the pistons.
Saab from 50's -80's had a successful record in Rally competitions with the Famous Saab 96 powered by both 2 stroke 3 cylinder engine and later the 1.5L Ford Taunus V4 engine, Saab 99 and 99 Turbo Competitions to include RAC Rally, Monte Carlo Rally, Great American Mountain Rally, Mid night Sun Rally and Boucles de Spa Rally.
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