Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:48:36 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: the Best Swede is a SAAB!
Dave Plowman wrote: > > In article <01be3a3a$45dedc20$4797eac2nopsamelmi>, "Samuel Mikkola" > <sampponopsami.fi> wrote: > > > > ...and the engines that Triumph supplied were actually designed by Saab. > > Would you like to substantiate that claim? I'm no expert on Triumph > history, but it seems very unlikely. The previous engine used by Saab was a > Ford V4, and the one before that a 3 cylinder 2-stroke, so they were hardly > masters of the art. Can you give a designers name? > I'll post to the owners club to try and get chapter and verse------ > watch this space! As I recall, the original inline four cylinder Saab used in the 99 was a Triumph design, built by Triumph. Saab had *some* influence on how the engine was designed, and their input was incorporated into the design, but it was fundementally Triumph. The engine that replaced it (the B-block) was based on the Triumph design but was built by Saab in Saab factories, as has every engine Saab has used since, except for the GM 2.5, 3.0 and 3.0t V6 engines. Of these, only the 3.0t had any Saab work. -Justin
