What do you think of the Saab 900 TURBO 16S cruising on the Autobahn at 200+km/h? Do you know which car this is? Guess the Car, part 3: th-cam.com/video/xzTdbk3vFzc/w-d-xo.html Please leave a LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to see the future videos too!
@@swedishsaabguy1808 Hi Swedish Saab Guy, thank you so much for your comment. I was told that this car had a turbo, so I was under the impression that it had... Well, got tricked there very good! ;)
@@autobahnspeed4396 nie zostałeś oszukany, ten wóz ma turbo, tylko pracujące na niższym ciśnieniu doładowania, dzięki czemu osiągi są nadal satysfakcjonujące, a zużycie paliwa mniejsze od ,,pelnociśnieniowego" turbo😆
The 900 Turbo 16S was such a good car! We had a brandnew in bordeaux-red back in 1988 when I was 5 years old. Back then, my father had increased the charging pressure of the turbo and achieved far more than 175 hp. On the Autobahn, you could annoy Porsches with that. The nice thing was that Saab drivers always greeted each other in Germany back then. Great car! So many memories.
I used to drive one of these in Sweden in the winter on Pirelli 2000 summer tyres. The pickup was like my BMW 1000 motorbike. In the snow and ice it was fantastic. That was in 1988.. still never driven a car like it…
This is not a turbo 16S (FPT or FullPressureTurbo) with 160-185 HP. This is a 900 S (LightPressureTurbo or LPT or Ecopower in Italy) with 141 HP. Look at the isntruments with no pressure-gauge like on the 16S. But its probably well going.
@@Fransenn Definitely only an 900S LPT. The real 16S in the after 1989 got special things like leather door panels, leather shift knob, leather seats with wild leather inlets, leather steering wheel and some other things.
@@Febonicu yeah i get what youre saying. but interior can be swapped aswell. a saab 900og dont need to be a 900s fpt to have leather interior. but it isnt stock anymore
@@Fransenn Read again what i said: only Saab 900turboS (Turbo 16S or Aero or SPG in the USA) had the special wild leather inlets on the seats, LEATHER doorplanels and some other special things to differentiate them from a normal turbo model. The shown model in the video is one of the many sold 900S (or 900ep as they were called in Italy) mit 141hp, turbocharger, no intercooler, no apc-system. You could say they just put in different pistons for the compression ratio, a different exhaust manifold and then the turbocharger, nothing else. And all 900S/ep had the Lucas injection system, not the Bosch one. Despite 900i (16V), 900turbo (16V) and 900turboS could be with Lucas or Bosch injection system, there was no real pattern there in the later model years. Some have that, some have that.
@@Febonicu yeah i know what you Said. But what om saying is if I were to put a leather interior in my 900. I whould al of a sudden have a 900Gl with that very special interior.
You might have problems seeing things like elevated traffic lights but you failed to notice that you get a better view of everything else thanks to those A-pillars. That view out, and the fact that directing of airflow down the sides of the car hugely benefits directional stability, is why the likes of Koenigsegg and other designers who actually think things through (making form follow function) use wrap-around windscreens.
I have 4 Saabs: a phase 2 '96 9000 2.3 200hp, a phase 2 '04 9⁵ OG estate 2.3 185hp (tuned to 243hp), a phase 3 9⁵ OG Aero '07 sedan (260hp) and a '11 9⁵NG TTiD 190hp. The only one in which you somehow feel the speed (due to a short 6th gear) is the 9⁵ NG. The 9⁵ estate, and especially the 9000 and the 9⁵ Aero are really quiet at 230-235km/h.
The Saab 900 is an incredibly fun car to drive. The turbo gives you a solid kick in the right place every time, and the handling is great. Nice video, just like driving my 900S!
Had 4 Saab 900’s here on east coast US. My last one 97 se on interstate on a clear road 120 mph, still had more. I’ve always wanted a 5 door first gen 900, but they only had them here in us 79, and 80 I think. Very stable car. Very enjoyable.
Well, nice to see a fast-running 900 turbo on the German Autobahn. But honestly, I don't think so that this is a real Turbo 16S. A 16S goes a lot faster than 211 km/h.
Managed to get my 84 version to 130mph shortly before I reluctantly sold it in 2008. She needed a lot of TLC I didn't have the money or knowhow to give her.
I like the high seat as it creates better vision for the driver. Also the decline steering angle made perfect to cruise. I hope some new car manufacturer will apply these beyond the conventional features back.
Hi, versions and names can slightly differ/country, in my opinion, this is indeed a 900S, with low pressure turbo, 145 Hp. Bought my 900i16 in 1990 new in my twenties, worked hard for it but still own him. Have beside that a 900turboS of 1992 with red box, 185 hp. The classic 900 is my all time favorite !!
Thanks for your comment. Sorry, I was told it was a Turbo model, but you are right. I only know Saabs from the '90's when you saw them a lot driving around in the streets. But don't know all details about them, so thank you for the comment. :)
looking at this 900 and the tacho its a classical 900 Softturbo, those had the Primary Type 6 Chains, in 5th gear at 100kmh you are reving at around 3000. My 900 was a Softturbo aswell, after some modifications it was closer to a HardTurbo or SPG 900, a new Turbo with higher boost, Type 8 Chains from a Carlsson, Trionic 5.5, very large Intercooler, Aero-Bodykit and suspension and some extra gauges. Couldnt get an Whale Tale Spoiler or the APC Tacho, but maybe i find them one day.
The red LED is probably connected to the knock sensor, it was a easy mod to do. Better gas could maybe give it 10 hp more, but it looks like it runs out of RPM on the autobahn anyway.
For the people that say it is LPT ............not necessarily ... 100's of people have fitted either apc kits or simply boosted up LPT's to , and beyond standard t16s/aero/spg level. It is likely that it started (or possibly still) an LPT becuase it does not have a boost gauge .. but someone has fitted an after market unit .. so it is highly likely to be modified
As an American who has only heard and read about the Autobahn I was expecting the camera to be focused on the scenery/ and less on the interior of the vehicle, something similar to what I drove back in Miami, a 900 but not turbo. But good choice for a car (I have the Turbo now, and can appreciate videos like this more =) Well done!
That was not "a light for the turbo". Thats a knock indicator. Showing that APC is picking up engine knock, and that boost is being pulled back as a result.
Grew up with SAABs. Love the upright seating position. Best view around. But I suppose if you did not grow up with it, it might initially seem strange. That car must have an aftermarket turbo as it does not have turbo gauge in the engine temp and Fuel gauge cluster.
I can see that the 900 turbo is faster than whats in the 900i😂 but my 900i will deffiently become a turbo car some day. maybe even dual turbos?🤔 lovley saab you have!
The first car whit coupéfilter pollen dust etc the first car whit side impact protection inside doors the first car that in a elkaccident dont let the elk body come inside Saab has also first car heated seats and headlight washer and the model 9-5 fan inside front seats ventilation
Based on the rpms at 100km/h this looks like type 6 primary, possibly type 7 but not type 8. Type 6= 118km/ at 3000rpm, type 7= 128km/h att 3000rpm and type 8= 138km/h at 3000rpm
Used to be hardly catchable at the time. World's fastest bike at the time was GPZ 900R and did 240 km/h. Extremely fast considering how ugly these cars really are
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What do you think of the Saab 900 TURBO 16S cruising on the Autobahn at 200+km/h?
Do you know which car this is? Guess the Car, part 3: th-cam.com/video/xzTdbk3vFzc/w-d-xo.html
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Pretty good fro 145hp.
It´s not a full turbo, the S only has 145hp, T16 has 175 (fullblow Turbo) Turbo S 185hp. Lacking turboguage in cluster
@@swedishsaabguy1808 Hi Swedish Saab Guy, thank you so much for your comment. I was told that this car had a turbo, so I was under the impression that it had... Well, got tricked there very good! ;)
@@swedishsaabguy1808 If it only had 145hp, you are right, it's definitely pretty good that it can do 200+ km/h!
@@autobahnspeed4396 nie zostałeś oszukany, ten wóz ma turbo, tylko pracujące na niższym ciśnieniu doładowania, dzięki czemu osiągi są nadal satysfakcjonujące, a zużycie paliwa mniejsze od ,,pelnociśnieniowego" turbo😆
The 900 Turbo 16S was such a good car! We had a brandnew in bordeaux-red back in 1988 when I was 5 years old. Back then, my father had increased the charging pressure of the turbo and achieved far more than 175 hp. On the Autobahn, you could annoy Porsches with that. The nice thing was that Saab drivers always greeted each other in Germany back then. Great car! So many memories.
Still do in Finland, at least the older more recognizable saabs
They are still greeting each other😉
Man I'd love one of these, my dad had one of these until it reached 400 000 km. That gauge cluster is beyond nostalgic
Too good. Do not make cars with this much class anymore..
I used to drive one of these in Sweden in the winter on Pirelli 2000 summer tyres. The pickup was like my BMW 1000 motorbike. In the snow and ice it was fantastic. That was in 1988.. still never driven a car like it…
Your Moto was Broken ! Owned my 900 for 15 years. No way it could even come close to even My Yamaha 350 lc.
Miss my 91 turbo convertible 395000 km owned 14 yrs .
This is not a turbo 16S (FPT or FullPressureTurbo) with 160-185 HP. This is a 900 S (LightPressureTurbo or LPT or Ecopower in Italy) with 141 HP. Look at the isntruments with no pressure-gauge like on the 16S. But its probably well going.
well i have a 900gl 1982 but is basicly a 900i 1991.
so this could be a turbo 16S but with the 900s interior and engine
@@Fransenn Definitely only an 900S LPT. The real 16S in the after 1989 got special things like leather door panels, leather shift knob, leather seats with wild leather inlets, leather steering wheel and some other things.
@@Febonicu yeah i get what youre saying. but interior can be swapped aswell. a saab 900og dont need to be a 900s fpt to have leather interior. but it isnt stock anymore
@@Fransenn Read again what i said: only Saab 900turboS (Turbo 16S or Aero or SPG in the USA) had the special wild leather inlets on the seats, LEATHER doorplanels and some other special things to differentiate them from a normal turbo model. The shown model in the video is one of the many sold 900S (or 900ep as they were called in Italy) mit 141hp, turbocharger, no intercooler, no apc-system. You could say they just put in different pistons for the compression ratio, a different exhaust manifold and then the turbocharger, nothing else. And all 900S/ep had the Lucas injection system, not the Bosch one. Despite 900i (16V), 900turbo (16V) and 900turboS could be with Lucas or Bosch injection system, there was no real pattern there in the later model years. Some have that, some have that.
@@Febonicu yeah i know what you Said. But what om saying is if I were to put a leather interior in my 900. I whould al of a sudden have a 900Gl with that very special interior.
You might have problems seeing things like elevated traffic lights but you failed to notice that you get a better view of everything else thanks to those A-pillars. That view out, and the fact that directing of airflow down the sides of the car hugely benefits directional stability, is why the likes of Koenigsegg and other designers who actually think things through (making form follow function) use wrap-around windscreens.
Didnt know that. Only knew the trunk/boot was Formed the way it is for aerodynamic purposes
Most beautiful car ever .....nice video and very amused
My 900 takes off and flys above 130mph. It's a smooth fraction of a second before it lands again.
I have 4 Saabs: a phase 2 '96 9000 2.3 200hp, a phase 2 '04 9⁵ OG estate 2.3 185hp (tuned to 243hp), a phase 3 9⁵ OG Aero '07 sedan (260hp) and a '11 9⁵NG TTiD 190hp. The only one in which you somehow feel the speed (due to a short 6th gear) is the 9⁵ NG. The 9⁵ estate, and especially the 9000 and the 9⁵ Aero are really quiet at 230-235km/h.
The Saab 900 is an incredibly fun car to drive. The turbo gives you a solid kick in the right place every time, and the handling is great. Nice video, just like driving my 900S!
Had 4 Saab 900’s here on east coast US. My last one 97 se on interstate on a clear road 120 mph, still had more. I’ve always wanted a 5 door first gen 900, but they only had them here in us 79, and 80 I think. Very stable car. Very enjoyable.
Well, nice to see a fast-running 900 turbo on the German Autobahn. But honestly, I don't think so that this is a real Turbo 16S. A 16S goes a lot faster than 211 km/h.
Looks like a LPT. No APC gauge.
@@tompettersson3814 You are both right, I was told it was a Turbo 16S. But it was not correct. Sorry guys!
@@autobahnspeed4396 900S, 16 Valve (LPT turbo)👍
Managed to get my 84 version to 130mph shortly before I reluctantly sold it in 2008. She needed a lot of TLC I didn't have the money or knowhow to give her.
I like the high seat as it creates better vision for the driver. Also the decline steering angle made perfect to cruise. I hope some new car manufacturer will apply these beyond the conventional features back.
LPT car that not the full fat Turbo S, still nice and reasonably quick
i find it really weird, all cars seems to be much faster on the autobahn than anywhere else...
Runs beautifully
Love the classic Saabs. I have 2 and love them.
Envy that's all I can say I love the saab car I had 3 900s and then a 93 a beautiful work of art on 4 wheels 👍🇬🇧
In Germany we say you can recognise a SAAB-driver when he stops 30 m before the traffic light. ;-)
Seat height like everything else designed by Saab was for safety. Nice car miss mine!
Hi, versions and names can slightly differ/country, in my opinion, this is indeed a 900S, with low pressure turbo, 145 Hp.
Bought my 900i16 in 1990 new in my twenties, worked hard for it but still own him. Have beside that a 900turboS of 1992 with red box, 185 hp. The classic 900 is my all time favorite !!
We can't drive them that fast in the US. But I snuck it in one day tho and i drove my BMW at about 120mph.
Luckily i didn't get a ticket 📓
Back in 2000 I regularly went 150 mph in my 9-3 SE convertible and I flew by several Crown Victorias. 😇
Дуже гарний Saab 900 Turbo.✈
No apc gauge in the cluster wich indicates that it is a lpt. And also the revs at 220kph.
Saab 900 is the best👍
A fantastic car and I miss the Saab 900 T16 I had that could run 250 km/h with a 8th primary gear.
This isn’t a turbo 16s. It’s a soft turbo. Source: I own one.
Thanks for your comment. Sorry, I was told it was a Turbo model, but you are right. I only know Saabs from the '90's when you saw them a lot driving around in the streets. But don't know all details about them, so thank you for the comment. :)
You mean the low pressure turbo? 145 hp?
Cool video, I used to have a 900 Turbo in the USA. Mine had a turbo gauge, in the cluster, I'm surprised this one doesn't have one.
Sono ancora innamorato della mia ex. La 900 T 16 S Aero. 💚🤍❤💔🙏🏁🏁
looking at this 900 and the tacho its a classical 900 Softturbo, those had the Primary Type 6 Chains, in 5th gear at 100kmh you are reving at around 3000. My 900 was a Softturbo aswell, after some modifications it was closer to a HardTurbo or SPG 900, a new Turbo with higher boost, Type 8 Chains from a Carlsson, Trionic 5.5, very large Intercooler, Aero-Bodykit and suspension and some extra gauges. Couldnt get an Whale Tale Spoiler or the APC Tacho, but maybe i find them one day.
Would love to have a 5 door 1st gen 16 valve turbo from Europe !
The red LED is probably connected to the knock sensor, it was a easy mod to do.
Better gas could maybe give it 10 hp more, but it looks like it runs out of RPM on the autobahn anyway.
FANTASTIC!! 🤙🏼
Felt as if I was your passenger!
Great job thank you !
I missed the year ?
Thank you so much for your comment. Good question about building year, I have to ask the owner that. Will come back to you when I get his answer.
Sounds good! My ‘09 Saab Aero 9-5 are STILL living vicariously via your Vid 😃👋🏻
Well done buddy… really enjoyed your video.
Cheers from Melbourne Australia.
For the people that say it is LPT ............not necessarily ... 100's of people have fitted either apc kits or simply boosted up LPT's to , and beyond standard t16s/aero/spg level. It is likely that it started (or possibly still) an LPT becuase it does not have a boost gauge .. but someone has fitted an after market unit .. so it is highly likely to be modified
As an American who has only heard and read about the Autobahn I was expecting the camera to be focused on the scenery/ and less on the interior of the vehicle, something similar to what I drove back in Miami, a 900 but not turbo. But good choice for a car (I have the Turbo now, and can appreciate videos like this more =) Well done!
My 93 accord could do 200 . It was a SoHc with cold air intake. Was amazing
That was not "a light for the turbo". Thats a knock indicator. Showing that APC is picking up engine knock, and that boost is being pulled back as a result.
Woww did not know that. I was told the car had a turbo and therefore I thought it was a turbo light. Thanks for your comment!
Grew up with SAABs. Love the upright seating position. Best view around. But I suppose if you did not grow up with it, it might initially seem strange. That car must have an aftermarket turbo as it does not have turbo gauge in the engine temp and Fuel gauge cluster.
One of my favorite cars owned one would definitely love to get my hands on one if selling let me know thanks for sharing 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Leuke auto ! hij trekt ook gewoon nog goed vanaf 160 tot 200! ook leuk om te zien dat je tankmeter afloopt hahahha
I can see that the 900 turbo is faster than whats in the 900i😂 but my 900i will deffiently become a turbo car some day. maybe even dual turbos?🤔 lovley saab you have!
Well thats not a T16S, its a LPT. Still did well at 135mph.
Yes, there's no boost gauge on the dash, you can tell it from that. Saab's policy was that it was equipped only to the "high" pressure turbo models.
@@janiandelin93 You are both right. Sorry guys, I had the wrong information.
The first car whit coupéfilter pollen dust etc
the first car whit side impact protection inside doors
the first car that in a elkaccident dont let the elk body come inside
Saab has also first car heated seats and headlight washer
and the model 9-5 fan inside front seats ventilation
Bit too fast for me these days.😂
My Summer Car
Pleas show me where I can buy a saab 900 s turbo second hand for 5000 euro? Normally in a good Therme 10 000 upwords
No more cars like this anymore made :’(
Normally European Classics 900 S were fitted with type 6 primary gear. This one must have type 7 or type 8 to reach this top speed.
Based on the rpms at 100km/h this looks like type 6 primary, possibly type 7 but not type 8. Type 6= 118km/ at 3000rpm, type 7= 128km/h att 3000rpm and type 8= 138km/h at 3000rpm
Saab❤❤❤
be sure your turbosystem is ok when you by a second hand one ... if it is hot ....
Can somebody tell me from which year this particular model is. I wanna buy one!
Okay .. Thanks.
32649 € in 1991 ? Are you sure about this ? My 900 cab (non turbo) was 20000 € in 1992.
It probably depends where you live? According to a car magazine this was the price in Holland at that time.
Where's the OEM boost gauge in the dash????
Nice but only 211kms mate
Where is the turbo gauge on the dash?
Center console, first clock on the left I think
Over 150 dangerous for life
I think this is a low-pressure turbo? As low-pressure turbo model doesn't have turbo gauge while a T16S has one. Source: I owned both...
Is this the Triumph engine?
Triumph was his grandfather😁
Used to be hardly catchable at the time. World's fastest bike at the time was GPZ 900R and did 240 km/h. Extremely fast considering how ugly these cars really are
Why do you mention 220 km/h in the title, without proving it in reality? Is this car really capable to drive 220 km/h??
no thx, to loud
Fake Video. It’s a Soft Turbo converted to a Full Turbo. And: No Infos about primary gear?!? Cheaply made! And no 220! WTF 😏
Man, leer furst ff good English out te speaken...
Without a shadow of a doubt the worst interior design & build quality of any western built car. No idea why so many people like(d) them.