SAAB 9-3 Viggen Pikes Peak Version // Per Eklund´s 800Hp Monster
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Between 2000 and 2002, Swedish Rallycross legend Per Eklund took the challenge of conquering Pikes Peak at the wheel of SAAB based machines.
In 2002 he used the most extreme version ever built of the 9-3 model, with spaceframed chassis weighing only 950Kg and with the SAAB 2.0 Turbocharged engine producing almost 800Hp depending on boost levels.
In the end, it won the Unlimited class with a 11:13.24 chrono marking an important step in the veteran´s career.
Per set a record that would last for 12 years.
No one could do better until they paved the roads.
I seem this at Birmingham Autosport International show, in the Live Action Arena, years ago, it completely annihilated the Imprezzas and ALL the other cars featured in the show in a timed figure of eight circuit, over several laps, truly an awesome beast!! 😀
Now that's something I've never seen before. A Saab 9-3 HillClimb monster.
Any1 with some interest i rally know that Per/SAAB crushed the old record ant held it for 12.......!!!!! Years...
Car is a beast. Drove it in Rallisport 2 Challenge. Always sits a top time
Built in Per eklunds own small garage here in Sweden! By just a few Swedes! Eklund is a legend here ❤️ 🇸🇪
What a sound. Loves a rev.
The thumbnail led me to believe that this would be in much higher resolution
my favorite part is when they forgot to build a car, and instead summoned i demon with a turbocharger 01:42
Just look how little he turn the wheels, that is how to drive.
Per Eklund is a rallycross legend. This is a master at work 🙂
Imagine how much faster it had been if this video was in the correct aspect ratio.
2002 everything was 4:3....
@@chickenmcflurry9423 Yes, but this has been squished *into* 4:3 - it should be wider.
Trollspeed power 👊
Made in Trollhättan, by trolls... 😎👍
Troll speed power and Leif Ahl space frame chassis
Love the downhill insanity @ 1:42'ish ... Achtung achtung! we're under attack, "they" are here!
unidentified object rageing and screaming madly echoing thru the landscapes, it's coming our way at an unidentified speed,
looks like it eats the mountain for breakFAST..
2,3 second 0-100 km/h
Fantastic!
Hade jag försökt detta kunde ni läsa på min gravsten.
As Per Eklund used to say: Föking Häll! 😁
3 middle lights! YES!
I love how it sounds like a can full of angry hornets 💀🤣
Like an old Saab two stroke. Keep the tradition alive
Does anyone happen to know who built this motor for this car? Was it trollspeed possibly?
Yes. 750hp I think it was. You can see the entire build documentary if you search.
OddisProductions 850 hp*
@@OddisProductions 2000, 750 bhp, 2002, 850 bhp
I work with one of the 2 men who built the engine (in a completley differend line of work)
Troll speed build the engine, Leif Ahl built the chassis and passed away 2 or 3 months after the victory. Actually the car is a silhouette that shares very few things with the original Viggen, maybe just the body outline.
this thing has subarus awd and a saab b234r or it might be the 2 liter b204r. built by trollspeed. the normal viggen is only fwd if you didnt know.
Tanyan rogue Thank you and I did realize that about the normal Viggen but forgot they used a Subaru 4wd system.
Did they also use a Subaru tranny then as well?
John Stucka III ye i think they did only thing that could hold the power ;).saabs gearboxes where never the strongest atleast in the older cars. the new gen 9-3 box are pretty good the one in the turbo x is super strong :). saab t5 series are really good engines its a shame the t7 has so many issues :(. a stock t5 b234r saab 9000 engine can make about 500 hp on stock internals with some stronger headstudds
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I think I might be getting a Saab for my next car.
The ng9-3 from 07 is really nice the earlier ones have some electrical issues like the start key machanism glitch out or breaking the 2liter engine is capable off 300 stock if im not mistaken( with a bigger turbo). the twin turbo diesel is nice also, stay away from saabs 3 liter diesel that is a really bad engine. The 2.8 v6 in the ng9.3 is very fun and fast, some issues with those are ignition coils can break some times, they also arent very cheap to run its pretty thirsty engine.
The 9-5 also the og 9-3 later models has a tendency to drink oil becouse it uses the T7 engine system where they put weaker piston rings in the engine makeing alot of blowby(also prone to pistons cracking if they arent mentained properly) they are nice if you can find a clean one the aeros are great fun and fast, There are some og9-3 with the T5 system the first years it was made before they changed. maintenace is important on them make sure the crankcase ventilation has been upgraded aswell.
The 9000 has probebly the best engine of all the saabs but the gearboxes can be abit troublesome (works fine if you dont trash them) the 9000 has some rust problems tho like front fenders and in the rear. Most saab sadly has poor rust protection og9-5 and og9-3 rear fenders get eaten prety badly. ng 9-3 is abit better but can get pretty bad aswell.
A normal viggen have jet... not fwd...
Always wanted a Saab but it never happened.. the good ones are gone😐 and no parts in the US.
Parts are not a Problem amd there are still plenty of relatively good used ones around, you just have to wait and know where to look
The myth everyone buys, no parts. There are plenty of parts around and the aftermarket scene is also big considering such small brand.
Ofc there is parts around, they said parts will be around for a good while
I just picked up my ‘01 95 Aero for 5k in good condition. There are more than plenty of parts here in the US from genuine SAAB.
Wow
Haha my current and 14th SAAB is a LR 5dr Viggen in WA. I think only 34 came here probably what 25 left if we're lucky. Seems I have some work to do.
This car had 850hp
Gravel... why couldn't they keep Gravel, It's remove good drivers from the best drivers
Completely agree.
They should have just invested it in even better safety barriers but left it as a gravel road. It was a huge waste of money to resurface it into tarmac.
4 Cylinder power, we don't need a v8.
Heres the "full" verision : th-cam.com/video/0W39Avl4v_E/w-d-xo.html
La mayor cagada del siglo fue asfaltar PIKES PEAK.
Creo que fue por una cuestión ecológica.
Las carreras iban degradando la geografía del lugar.
Kollat på det många gånger så kör bara en mästare.
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Grym körning
Tar av hatten!❤
Not GM...😂