A seminal event in Saab history was the arrival of turbocharging back in the dark days of the 1970s. As our review of the then-new Saab 99 Turbo put it, "Hello blower, goodbye boredom." This 1978 ...

For Saab it was the 99 that allowed it to gain a foothold in many foreign countries, including the U.S. The 99 debuted at the 1969 New York auto show and made its way to the States with four round ...

Saab steps up green drive. By Mark Walton. ... Swedish philosophy of ‘responsible performance’ – combining its turbo expertise, accumulated since the first Saab 99 Turbo back in 1978, ...

1978 was the first year of production for the boosted 99, which gets its power from a 2.0-liter turbo-four that made 145 hp and 174 lb-ft of torque.

Back in July and August of last year, as part of its Grrrrrreen campaign, Saab touted the environmental credentials of its vehicle range and its carbon offset program. Unfortunately, the ACCC did ...