1978 SAAB 99 Turbo Test Drive – 60th Anniversary Event

Posted on 04. Apr, 2007 by Ryan in 1970-1979, 2000-2009, 99, United States

Having the priveledge to have been invited to the 60th Anniversary Launch event in San Diego, California back in early February was incredible. During this event, I had the ability to test drive any of the heritage collection vehicles, except for the skip barber race car and quantum IV vehicles of course. The 1978 99 Turbo was the first vehicle I chose to test drive, along with Jörgen Nylén of Saab Automobile Sweden. This was a memorable experience for each us, and extremely fun, especially with the power that the turbocharger had as we gently accelerated across on the airport runway. Here is my quote back in February from the experience:

“Once the Saab 99 got out onto the straight runway, it was an extremely solid ride and the Turbocharger was strong and unwavering right up until the runway began to quickly come to an end.”

Another special thanks to Saab Automobile USA for bringing the entire heritage collection to the event and most importantly, allowing us to actually drive each and every model in this immaculate collection.

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