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There were several turbocharged production cars before the 1977 99T (which wasn't even technically a production model), the first being the Olds Cutlass Jetfire, then the Corvair Monza Spyder, then the BMW 2002 Turbo, then the 911T, then the 99T. By 1978, when the 99T went full production, it was competing directly with the first turbocharged Buicks (Regal!).
All that said, I remember some specific detail about Saab's "first production turbocharged car" claim that made the statement true. I think it may have been something about the turbocharger being designed to deliver fuel economy, not horsepower, or something like that. I'm pretty sure "production sedan" is in there too. Many places shorten the quote, but as it was told to me once it was in fact Saab's record to hold.
On the upside, Saab does hold the record for the first production turbocharged sedan with a 4v/cyl head. :) Oh, and the first production asymmetrically turbocharged V engine in, what, 1999?
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Posts in this Thread:
- "Saab Taking Flight", DivrDon
, Sun, 19 Nov 2006 13:59:14- Re: "Saab Taking Flight", Justin VanAbrahams
, Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:56:16 <-- Viewing This Message- Re: "Saab Taking Flight", oldsaab, Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:07:12
- First 16V turbo-charged (+), Siegfried, Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:56:17
- Re: "Saab Taking Flight", Landjet
, Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:19:51 - Re: "Saab Taking Flight", PGAero
, Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:16:59
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