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Saab video from 1977 with a 924 and others as comparison

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Old 06-08-2006, 11:49 AM
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Default Saab video from 1977 with a 924 and others as comparison

Interesting video if you like the history of turbocharging, and it has a 924 in it as well.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...30752355026155
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wow, so the first turbo placed in a production car was in 77 on a saab? very interesting and the next year the 924 added its own turbo.
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Remember that Porsche introduced its 930 (911 turbo) in 1975. It was considered a monster back then.
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Yeah, but of course SAAB want to mention that they were the first to offer a turbocharged family car with a lambda sensor. It would be interesting to compare the 924's handling with the SAAB instead of the BMW but my guess is that one of the reasons for the video was to boost the SAAB story.
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Oh god, the cars beside the 924 looks 10 years older
than the Porsche and are really UGLY...

Good design from Porsche (as always)
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Uhh, the Corvair had a turbo in the '60s (no lambda sensor). Sure, it wasn't great, but Saab wasn't a bunch of geniuses who came up with it.

The Saab and BMW look pretty cool, but I still think Volvo is Sweden's best. We have about 360,000 miles combined on ours.
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SAAB is tha winnar!!!!11!!!1!!!!



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