History of Saab

The Swedish signature about which we speak to you, was created in due time for the manufacture of planes of combat, nevertheless, after the Second World war she began to construct motorcars. Saab, whose history comes today to our blog dedicated to the engine is characterized for making vehicles at a high technological level, very robust and with very personal esthetics that always remembers his origins.

• Saab; Sweden. Swenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swenska aeronautical company).
• Founded in 1937.
• Emblematic models: 92, 93, 96, 99, 9000.
• Models in production: 9-3, 9-5 …

In the year 1947 a group of 15 aeronautical engineers received the order of designing and developing a motorcar, two years later there was appearing the acquaintance as Saab 92. A vehicle of limited dimensions was 92 with two doors and four squares, his haulage was front, the engine of two cylinders was placed in front position and had independent suspension in four wheels. On his platform there developed diverse later models as the Saab 93 and 96.

The success of sales of the Saab 96 allowed to the Swedish signature to increase his production capacity up to 50.000 annual vehicles, consolidate the exports to the United States and embark in new projects. The model 96 was basing his success that was a robust car, of easy maintenance and much especially, his sports successes, not in vain I gain the rallies of England and the prestigious Montecarlo.

The Saab 96 was one of the pioneers as for the installation of the safety belts in his cockpit and the first one that included a braking system with double brakes circuit in diagonal. In the middle of the 60, his engine was improved, a Ford of four times received with four cylinders arranged in V. In 1967, the model appeared 99, with engine Triumph of four cylinders and front haulage.

Saab kept on growing, I motivate for which, it fused with the manufacturer of trucks Scania. On his model 99 also made different versions, one of them, the acquaintance like EMS, he enjoyed an engine of injection of 150 CV to which soon a turbocharger would be added to him. With a model like this one, Sting Blomqvist gained the Rally of Sweden and turned the Saab 99 into the first vehicle with turbocharger that was gaining one of these careers. From 99, the size of the cars made by Saab grew.

To the Swedish signature we must be grateful to him for some technological innovations that nowadays are applied in many of our cars like; the filters antipollen, the turbocharger of down blown, the technology of variable compression or the works developed in the field of the control of pollutant emission.

In 1990, Saab, reached the number of two million made units, inaugurated a new production plant in Malmo and sold half of his actions to the American giant General Motors who in the year 2000 integrated it in his industrial holding. After the failure of General Motors, the Swedish manufacturer of sports Koenigsegg he has been interested by his buy.

Images: logo, Saab 92, Saab 99, Saab 9000, Saab 9-3

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