Awesome Saab..i worked at a Saab dealer when this car came out.. unreal amounts of torque steer but boy was it fun to drive. RIP Saab...and thanks Motorweek for this great look back:)

@Mr.Schitzengigglez

4 жыл бұрын

I was a valet when this came out. You are definitely right on the torque steer.

@richsackett3423

3 жыл бұрын

Which is a real drag because the 900/99 had zero torque steer.

@del7i540

2 жыл бұрын

Steer clear, it's slow and too many problems with turbo, electrical and with the irritating voice of that cheesy public tv dude.

@1rstGear

2 ай бұрын

I was a young twenty something tech when these came out at the dealer. I was just moving over from the Saab side to the Porsche side. Loved these cars. We used to pdi these and the. Tell the customer to come get your friggen’ Viggen….😂

5:04 It was nice of Shia Labeouf to stop by to demonstrate the seat function for Motorweek.

@jgs014

6 жыл бұрын

qmto that’s not Shia. He was born in 1986.

@DrewLSsix

6 жыл бұрын

Jorge Santana. Yeah, and Keanu Reeves isnt a centuries old immortal lol

@aricsnyder5882

5 жыл бұрын

qmto lol would have never thought until you said..

@DoctorTauri

4 жыл бұрын

Jorge Santana r/woosh

@MkF3175

3 жыл бұрын

he looks like Shia Labeouf...but actually its Shia Labeouf who looks like him...he came first before Shia...

it comes in manual transmission only ! yes that s a great company!

@williamegler8771

2 жыл бұрын

Probably one of the reasons SAAB failed. Didn't offer models customers wanted to buy. By offering a automatic transmission in this model they would have appealed to many more buyers.

@initialyeet3951

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamegler8771 check out Regular Car Review’s story of the Life and Death of Saab

@ExecuteBrandon

Ай бұрын

Autos are better for turbos. 😂

Drive my 2001 every day. Still looks contemporary, is plenty fast and is a real pleasurable 'analog' drive.

When I worked for GM I got to drive a Viggen convertible on the GM Proving Ground. The vehicle was fund to drive but it had Torque steer out the Ying-Yang, it was hard to keep on the road. Saab always made faster cars than most people thought. From 40mph - 70 mph, 2006 9-5 Aero was faster than 2006 Porsche 911 Turbo! Saab was one of the Best cars that GM never how to market. There constant fights between Saab and GM over product development, GM wanted Saab just change the Button and Badges of a current GM model and nothing else and call it a Saab, Saab ignore this and went on to overengineer a vehicle (usually great cars) that lost money on every car they sold. You would think there were some happy medium.

@chrisdooley1184

Жыл бұрын

A friend of my father had one and the dealer at the time suggested a quaife differential which all but cured the torque steer and made it amazing out of corners as well. He said it was the best $1,000 installed he ever spent on a mod.

Forgot to mention. At 100 mph it seems to glide, hard to explain, but amazing

@J1I9M7M4Y

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 200km/h feels like 90km/h.. Very stable and no drama what so ever.

@05Forenza

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, my 2006 9-3 Aero is similar. Super planted at very high speeds

I'd love one of these now! That blue color is gorgeous.

There's that club music again lol!

@deloreanman14

8 жыл бұрын

+TJC450 It was the 90s....what can we say?

@Bryan-on3cg

7 жыл бұрын

I always thought that was the best "review" music they had...

@rixille

4 жыл бұрын

I like it. Anyone know what it is, or is it just some custom edited song for the show?

@matthewlibanio8227

4 жыл бұрын

It's makes the the bloody 9-3 Viggen even cooler. What an awesome looking car.

@mrpayne1974

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a 1980s porn background music!!!😭

Too bad Saab is no longer building cars - they were a really unique company.

If GM had done what Tata has done with Jaguar they could’ve done something special I reckon.

@briansukhu4392

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, leave the design to Saab, just pump cash into the company not platform and parts

Nice Car ! A car before its time , would look good today with current cars. Thanks Joe

@vanmeures3689

8 жыл бұрын

+TechExplorer only if you compare it to the US makes...Other European cars had the same technology if not more...

Actually Viggen means like "the thunderstone". In scandinavian viking times people found old axe heads in the soil and thought that these axes had striken down from the gods with the lightning. While in reality they had been laying buried in the ground since the stoneage.

Lambs love this hot hatch. Plenty of room for us in the cargo area.

@goldenretriever6261

6 жыл бұрын

Golden Retrievers like to put their heads out the back seat windows.

I miss the Real SAAB!! I'm still pissed at GM for gutting and killing SAAB

@cpufreak101

7 жыл бұрын

vwmatt33 was part of their bailout sadly, and the buyer unfortunately got forced to back down in court. I do believe a company called NEVS owns Saab now, and they are putting the 9-3 into limited production, here's the catch though... A: only sold in China and Sweden (and I believe also Norway) and B: it will be a fully electric car only

@jacobfleming565

6 жыл бұрын

Saab only lost money even when Saab was still Saab they made almost no profit and where about to go out of buisness

@romyan5382

6 жыл бұрын

Saab would've died earlier otherwise, be thankful that at least they got a artificial heart for some years.

@anpenguin9463

6 жыл бұрын

GM killed SAAB because SAAB was told to change the body parts and the badge of some GM cars at the time (Cavalier for example), but they went sooooo far that it costed GM a whole fortune. And they pulled the plug for good. It's sad, really.

@porkchopexpress6969

6 жыл бұрын

This was a gm Saab

The poster child for unruly tugging from the steering wheel!

Imagine this same car with today's technology! Beautiful car.

@dougedoug2105

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine the price tag... $38k in 1999 dollars adjusted for inflation equates to just over $59K in today’s money! Beautiful Car but Ouch!

@thedood7471

2 жыл бұрын

Worth it for the safety features alone

Had a 2000 95 Aero 5 speed and it was so nice and quick. Similar engine but made a little more power. Regret selling that one.

Great car. Wish I still had mine. Sure don't miss this style of TV presentation though. Yack...

These cars on the motorway???? I mean even today against modern vehicles, absolutely awesome, it's like a fcking rocket, I covered 100s of miles and couldn't stop, it was so addictive, you really have to drive one to see what I mean.................stunning stunning stunning

@mczenk5095

5 жыл бұрын

They sure are amazing, I love my 92 Saab 9000 turbo

@thedood7471

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have a 2002 Saab 93 SE TID and I relate 100% to the motorway driving experience

I had a 98 900SE a couple years ago. This was the car that brought me to love European engineering.

@enes6591

3 жыл бұрын

There are only 2 left and you will have 100 of them. You're a really rich man :-D

@jacobbeck7774

9 ай бұрын

I have a '98 900SE. Love that car.

No squat or dive, it looks amazing in those high speed braking tests. Saab’s were stealthy and could be easily tuned to run like this Viggen Thunderbolt.

I had one of these back in the days. Faster than everthing in Sweden at the time.

I fell n love with Saab after driving a 87 9000 turbo doing 135 mph with 3 friends n the car. I think that car was under rated at 160 hp.

@rixille

5 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind though that these Saabs are pretty damn light though.

Best SAAB ever, used to think the 99 turbo. Aka 900 turbo..

Back when CD players were luxurious! Most cars had a cassette player or no media whatsoever aside from the radio.

This seemed more like a Saab commercial than actual review.

I love the Motorweek Background Music when they review a fun car lol

"racy silver" what.

Loving this one thank's for sharing very important information giving blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work Saab one of my favorite cars wow throw back 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪

I was just enjoying the video until I heard of the Mitsubishi supplied 2.3 Liter turbo with the horsepower rating (which are actually good even by today's standards). Not trying to get side tracked here, but why on Earth do companies like Mitsubishi supply automakers with incredible engines, like the one shown for the Saab, but don't utilize them in their own automobiles? I could only imagine how this engine could of saved automobiles like the Mitsubishi Eclipse.

@thestig572420

8 жыл бұрын

I believe he was referring to the manufacturer of the turbo.

@maxipads1441

8 жыл бұрын

The Turbo is a Mitsubishi. Engine is Saab/GM

@jamesonneumann825

8 жыл бұрын

225hp crank on these cars was a bit low as they often dyno'd 210-225whp.

@kirbyswarp

8 жыл бұрын

+Maxwell Castro It's Saab's very own H-series engine. Not much GM there...

@Kingsoupturbo

8 жыл бұрын

+Jameson Neumann That makes sense given a 2.3 running 20psi of boost on probably a moderatly well flowing Mitsu turbo

Shia Labeouf in Motorweek.

@lincolnparc8897

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Miranda I was just about to type the same thing! lol!!!

@christophermorales1509

5 жыл бұрын

In the beouf!

The Viggen is my FAV Saab. Too bad Jerry Seinfeld never got to drive this in Seinfeld.

Holy shit 39k USD in 1999, I thought it was 10k less expensive. With inflation it's the price of a nicely equiped Grand Sport Corvette or a GT350 Mustang.

I have heard of people getting 300 thousand miles out of 1980s 900s. I know the turbo 900 was very quick and fun to drive.

@aeropilot4419

7 жыл бұрын

Chris Cornelius I put 407k on my '84 900, no engine rebuild, just proper maintenance. Bulletproof engine (non turbo).

I miss Saab...

Beautiful esp in that paint!

If only GM treated Saab the way the Chinese treat Volvo. Give them funding but don’t meddle with their engineers and designers. Amazing how the fortunes of these two great Swedish marques have turned out.

Awesome video I just picked up a 2000 9-3 for $1500

A friend of mine had the 1993 turbo coupe and sold it last year....moved up to BMW 2011 I series convertible...loves the upgrade!

@georgesnyder5337

Жыл бұрын

Seems unrelated to the SAAB Viggen- but amazing story.

What a cool car, looks like a lot of fun. Wish I could say the same about '07 Eclipse GT. Speed isn't everything folks!

Saab made great cars. I was lucky to own one. Too bad they're gone forever.

Lol "industrial strength turbo" haha as opposed to regular strength turbos?

@nutsackmania

8 жыл бұрын

+wantapgt lol hurrrrr so funny you should quit your day job!

they don't build cars like this anymore

@Schlomothebest

6 жыл бұрын

What about the Hyundai Elantra?

@Sotisesnygg

5 жыл бұрын

@@Schlomothebest Hyundai lmfao

@Los_Chanchulleros

4 жыл бұрын

Comparing an European car with something made in Asia 😂😂😂

@pierrecolombo4654

4 жыл бұрын

@@Los_Chanchulleros And not any european car 😉

@Los_Chanchulleros

4 жыл бұрын

@@pierrecolombo4654 yes, those Saab can be only compared with another European car, the SEAT Leon cupra with a VR6 and AWD.

It's so funny, watching all of these Motor Week videos, I can see how Americans really did kill the manual transmission.

Man I wish I could find a nice example. Seriously underated car.

this car is such a beauty! looking to buy a saab as my first car this summer 😁

I remember these when I was in high school I used to like him but I was so wrapped up in Mustang 5.0 s

this was a very advanced car even in 99". not many other manufacturers could beat this car in its class.

This is so awesome. Curious why you've mentioned before that some recordings are in tricky formats? What kind of formats were used in the 80s ... (Beta?) Thanks in advance!

@siemenstraffic

6 жыл бұрын

They used Sony U-matic

That was a good looking vehicle!

Always wanted this car.

Looks like it handles well, I kinda like it

Motorweek, would you by chance have a review of 2003 (or first gen) SAAB 9-3 SE Turbo Convertible?? Would love to see that if available!

Super saab!!!

I have a tuned base model one of these with 200hp (265 soon). I couldnt be happier.

Thank you to General Motors for killing SAAB. SAAB was the coolest car company ever. First to really make turbo gas engines common, safety concious but not boring like a Volvo, cool ignition switch location and night panel. GM couldn't let them do their own thing so sales fell, then GM dumped them for next to nothing but kept shackles on what they could or couldn't do. The end of Saab was a sad day.

If only they knew back then what a fine and rare piece of art the viggen is today. In Sweden, this car is pure fucking gold. The love for it cannot be described. I sure wish i had one..

Beautiful

This Viggen is my personal FAV Saab ever. If the NBC sitcom Seinfeld had existed just one year longer, Jerry Seinfeld would’ve bought one.

I want to find one of these! Own a Saab 9-5 wish they still made cars

"ecotec 2.3L" WAT lol btw this they under rated the power numbers on purpose with these on purpose. They'd dyno around 260hp or so

@dr.lyleevans6915

3 жыл бұрын

260 hp at the wheels? Dang.. that’s ~300 bhp You’d think it would run faster than 7.0 0-60, but then again, Motorweek is infamous for its slow acceleration times. I’d bet with some minor mods it would pull 400 hp

@anewzack78

3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Lyle Evans yep. A gt2871 and larger injectors will make it kiss 400 pretty easily AND spool quite quick still (~3k)

Be sure to check the elbow patch stitching on your tweed jacket; here comes the '99 Saab 9•3, Viggen!

I feel like im clubbin'

1:25 nice old-school GM mass airflow sensor there.

I think the 90s techno music is fitting for the car and review because the car deserves that respect for how ahead this car really was. It looks like SAAB had a hand in this review to me.

@dalewasson5919

3 жыл бұрын

It was also used in the Pontiac Aztek review

I remember this review and episode

Amazing car.

Sweet machine...

Man, at 48, this video suddenly makes me feel old contemplating that something from 1999 is "retro".

This SAAB is Awesome

Still want one!

Where can you get one of these?

Was that the sound of the tires screeching when the driver shifted into 2nd @ 2:09? That’s a lot of torque!

@soundseeker63

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it probably was, the torque output increases from 184 to 243 lb/ft from first to second gear! 😯 You would definitely feel it.

John Davis seems excited in this video

Do you have a review of the 1997-2004 Buick Regal GS? The supercharged 3.8 v6 is a torque monster.

@kupidzheart

8 жыл бұрын

+David S yes..........yes they are

@anewzack78

6 жыл бұрын

i've owned one of those too. I prefer the saab. Its funny because the L67 was a bit better on fuel lol.

@anewzack78

6 жыл бұрын

saabs are more tuner friendly. Its SO easy to make 350 bhp (280ish whp) with them. But both the GTP and saab, the weak point is the transmission. With just a piston swap in the B235 engine, it can handle 600 bhp quite easily with enough fuel/turbo.

@kirbyswarp

5 жыл бұрын

@@anewzack78 I got 24.8mpg city in my saab when I daily drove it. 32.0MPG on a long trip going 85-90mph. Usually 35 mpg going more reasonable speeds.

@anewzack78

5 жыл бұрын

@@kirbyswarp sounds about right

Poor Saab. GM really screwed them over. Such nice cars. I drove a new 900 Turbo and it was a blast.

@Guy_de_Loimbard

8 жыл бұрын

+WikdSeafood The "GM screwed them over" line is getting old. Saab was an absolute basketcase of a company before GM threw them a lifeline and extended their life expectancy by at least a decade.

@matthebest018

8 жыл бұрын

GM saved saab for a bit, everytime GM said to go with a more concervative approach they laughed in the executives faces and they did the opposite. GM lost allot of money with saab they killed themselves....

@iconictk2878

6 жыл бұрын

DroverChicago you watched that Top Gear episode huh lol

@iconictk2878

6 жыл бұрын

DroverChicago exactly

@ducoo6212

6 жыл бұрын

saab was a mess of a car, always broken but premium prices! same goes for Volvo. Ford, GM hold them all alive by making only losses with them till they sold both. saab is gone and Volvo is today Chinese which won´t last very long..

Also 0-60 was about 6.5 seconds, even though MotorTrend got 6.1.

@boostedsaab2757

6 жыл бұрын

That's not bad.... Not fast but not bad. Keep in mind 50-80mph was the strong point for any Saab, not much could compete at those speeds. Add some mods? Strong point becomes 50-100+ depending on the mods

@jimlevin4843

5 жыл бұрын

And its fwd!

@kirbyswarp

4 жыл бұрын

@DesertBMW this isnt a 0-60 car but I wouldn't call 6-7 second 0-60 slow, escpecially by 1999 standards.

5:00 shia lebeefs does road tests?

Anyone own one of these and remove the electronic torque limiters? What was your results? Man... I used to want one of these when I was young. Almost forgot about it.

Very good looking car with excellent practicality as a coupe hatchback. It reminds me of the Volvo C30 hatchback. I prefer the Saab because it is larger, and it has more daily use. They are extremely hard to find, especially in good shape.

Dream car

Too bad they are gone. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Cool music.

nice engine but the chassis on these was still the crappy GM Vectra platform.

@vibingwithvinyl

8 жыл бұрын

+alfamonk True, although the (OG)9-3 was much improved over the (NG)900.

@KingCast65

8 жыл бұрын

+alfamonk Yup. You needed the VRK Viggen Rescue Kit.

Man...These were expensive! ( especially for the day!)

$38k in 2000... were Saab of America out of their minds!!?? What an outrageous price!! :/

@iconictk2878

6 жыл бұрын

TassieLorenzo hey the jeep Cherokee in 1994 was 42k.

@anewzack78

6 жыл бұрын

but a more boring vehicle and not very tuner friendly. Easy to up the power in a SAAB. Its already turbo charged. Free DIY tuner software, etc.

@shanekonarson

5 жыл бұрын

TassieLorenzo and they are still worth like 20k ! The SAAB would be safer then all cars mentioned in these comments ! They spent heaps of money in safety before most car companies did !

@BJtheBassist

4 жыл бұрын

@@anewzack78 these spank the USDM M3s. (E36)

Why were cupholders such a task in the 90's? Every car I had back then (Probe, Laser, LHS, Cherokee Classic) had very few, if any, usable cupholders. Some were so cheap and flimsy with the way they folded (Chrysler LHS) out while others just weren't practical. And the Laser? I remember having to buy one of those plastic holders that you had to hope fit the door frame. I was a teen and sojust remember what a pain in the A that was. Today I have a 12 year old Navigator with more cupholders than I need. Newer cars have lights in the damn holders, and some cars even have coolers for your road sodas. I know driving habits change but cupholders seem pretty basic and an easy enough addition to any car cockpit. It's not like a major technological breakthrough I'm talking about here, either.

Rims did it all. Damn those are sexy.

I found a very good one for 15k Still holding great value

mah viggen

This engine in that GM crap platform is like throwing pearls for pigs..

Whoops; wrong video. That was meant for the Acura Legend review. LOL

rare as can be

They used the same music from the Aztek review but this came before it

this car looks great! too bad SAAB isn't around anymore, these are nice cars.can we get a review of the 2000 Volvo C70 coupe?

@jakobholgersson4400

7 жыл бұрын

Saab live on through NEVS. Also, Volvo supposedly considering to start a new, more youth oriented brand. Speculation is that that's why Saab (the aircraft manufacturer) doesen't want NEVS to use the Saab brand name anymore.

@julianarjah1175

7 жыл бұрын

still don't understand them, what does Volvo have to do with Saab?

The music though, I didn't understand that haha

Beautiful classy vehicle, prolly needed rwd

These power specs still keep up with sports sedans today

@thedood7471

2 жыл бұрын

I can attest to that

@tobitella1432

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedood7471 Just one month ago I bought a 440 hp sports sedan so I actually stand corrected 🤣

RIP Saab

SAAB RULES!