Comment from Ryan
Time: June 3, 2008, 8:34 pm

what about the fuel economy difference. I have owned two Viggens, four door and two door I have also owned a 2000 9-3se which was great. Check out the fuel ecomomy difference and comment on that. Great article really enjoyed reading.

Ryan

Comment from bob
Time: August 15, 2008, 10:42 pm

i have a 2002 viggen. My dealer has been telling me about this new TurboX for some time. Well the other day I was getting an oil change and my friendly salesman says, look here is the new Turbo X…want to take if for a test drive.
From what I read this car is supposed to be fast. I knew within the first block that this wasn’t true. I guess all these reviewers either drove the viggen so long ago or never drove one to think that this new car is hotter than a viggen.
When I press the gas pedal on the viggen I get INSTANT go, absolutely no waiting for it to spool up - no delay it just starts to go really fast right now…the new Turbo had al least an inch of play inthe gas pedal before anything happens and then it come on, smoothbut not like the viggen. the viggen is a beast and in the 3 years I have owned it not a single BMW, Porcshe, Mustag, or any other “hot” car has been able to keep up. I have even raced sport bikes and they cant pull away. 20lb boost, TVR suspension it is a race car, the new Turbo is a street car

Maybe I just got a good one. but I doubt it.

So why is the advertising for this New Saab not mentioning the Viggen?? because the viggen still rules…

ps viggen wners want to have some fun, test drive the new one with your saleman in it

Comment from Billy
Time: October 30, 2008, 1:07 am

I agree 100%, I outran an X on the freeeeeee way in my Viggen which is the last SAAB!… IMO

Comment from John
Time: November 20, 2008, 3:34 pm

Owning a Viggen I have to agree with the other posters. The X is a great sedan w/all the latest/greatest. But the Viggen has a feel that cannot be matched by the X. My Viggen has 198,000 miles and can still run with the boys on the highway…

Comment from Arthur
Time: November 29, 2008, 10:33 pm

I have sat in the new Turbo x at the motor show, please dont believe the hype! VIGGEN (embossed) PREMIUM LEATHER STANDARD! vs Turbo X, Plastic PVC Mix Leather Standard, VIGGEN LTD EDITION 400 UK EXAMPLES!(4 colours). vs Turbo x Ltd Edition 500 (all in black!) VIGGEN AVAILABLE IN, 2 DOOR SPORTS COUPE! ALSO COVERTIBLE! AND FINALLY 4 DOOR SALOON! vs Turbo x, only 4 door family saloon, 5 door estate? VIGGEN built in the same factory as porsche! (boxster), VIGGEN Developed by TWR(Tom Walkinshaw Racing) Formula 1! VIGGEN, named after a fighter jet! (with the badges to prove!) This list will never end!! I honestly think both these cars are a piece of history for saab, and should not be compared! I also think that a Saab Viggen is one of the best second hand buy’s ever! £31.500+ (WHEN NEW) with inspirational extras for your second hand money an absolute steal!! One of the best kept secrets until now!! (only if you can find one)!.

Comment from Ryan
Time: November 29, 2008, 10:44 pm

Arthur,

Good points, all around here. The only reason the comparison was done, was for the folks at Saab to make it appear that it was a worthy competitor on a few performance specifications.

As we know, we cannot really compare on those alone, there is much, much more to it which leaves the Viggen far above!

Comment from bob
Time: December 1, 2008, 5:56 pm

As far as my Viggen.. I do have only one complaint. The headlights are not bright enough for how fast the car goes.
I live in a rural area and I would love to be able to add a few hundred watts or more of light to the car but havent found any sources for this. Are there extra bright (not street legal ) bulbs for the headlights? and how can i get info about adding addititonal rally lights to the car. are there any mounting loctions or what??? one of you fellow Viggen owners must have noticed that the lights suck on dark roads. and done something about it.
I have a Jeep wrangler with 1200 watt of light that lights the road up for a mile ahead, this is what i want to have on the Viggen, then it would ben a Super Car at night too
thanks…
i love to let BMWs start to pass me… (in my plain looking Saab, doesnt even say turbo on it.) and then when they are at about the drivers door I get on it a little to just hold them there a second, then floor it and let them see how fast it pulls away from them…usually do this on 2 lane state roads not the highway. demoing the Viggen to them like this gets the message across right away and they don’t try passig me again. so fun

Comment from Arthur
Time: December 3, 2008, 3:43 pm

As for performance! Viggen VS Turbo X, In my opinion the viggen is one of the fastest front wheel drives in the whole world! (in terms of lbs-ft torque) 350nm @ 2500rpm This is no joke! Oh Yeah, with out a doubt its a handfull!!! but it is more then a pleasure to tame the beast!!! Just as same as any “TAILHAPPY” rare wheel drive, which is very challenging!!! Most (reviews) car critics are “SUNDAY DRIVERS”!! So they have no idea (Clueless) on how to drive a VIGGEN!! And they are all in a shock that they just witnessed a thing called “TORQUE STEER” which literally made them S#@T them selves!! The Viggen was made in 1999 nearly 10 years ago!! AND STILL, THE UN-DEFEATED, 10 YEAR, POUND FOR POUND, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!!!! is THE VIGGEN!!!!! And now for the TURBO X, 2.8 V6, 280bhp, 400nm @ 2150rpm, VERY NICE! “FOOLPROOF” FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM!! especially made for car critics! (joke) the main development on this car in my opinion is the engine and four wheel drive system! which are both remarkable, a lot better then the Viggens 2.3 engine which has the similarities of the legendary Saab 9000 “CARLSSON” which was made in 1989/90!! So the Saab Turbo x is the only way foreward! Or is it?? the Viggen as a complete car, it is put together very well, however the Turbo X should have had every conceivable extra as standard! especially turbo x embossed premium leather seats(standard) maybe even making a coupe? to make it alot better then the Viggen! Oh Yeah! I honestly dont think the Turbo X comes in the Top 10, fastest 4 wheel drives!!!! (just my thoughts)

Comment from Aeroo
Time: December 14, 2008, 9:10 am

So exactly what are the top 10 AWD drive cars in the world in your expert opinion ? Another comment for Arthur , what exactly did the Viggen produce , it only proved that you can up the performance and still have a fun car to drive , the viggen was a tuned 9.3 which is OK but that was the sum total of it, absolutely no new technology was in the Viggen just Kw’s and Nm’s, and by the way the aftermarket tuners are doing better than Saab ever did .

At least with the Turbo X ,Saab have taken a bold step forward, and have come up with technology that enhances the driving experience and if used to the maximum, and is absolutely fun to drive and can challenge capable drivers if all the performance available is used.

Comment from Arthur
Time: January 27, 2009, 2:44 pm

Sorry for the late reply! First and foremost, i have never claimed to be an “EXPERT” And secondly it will be more then a pleasure to name you a few which will trouble a “Turbo X” Audi s2, Lancia intergrale, Ford cosworth, subaru, all these cars are made in the “EARLY 90’s” Thirdly a comment for aeroo! I would just like to tell you what you have written about the Turbo X is what i said in my previous comment “so thanks for telling me what i told you??” Also i just named a few cars from the “EARLY NINETY’S” but honesly i think in the last 15 years i can name a minimum of 100 awd cars! But then i will have to charge you for my “EXPERT OPINION” (joke) And finally i would just like to say approximately 3-4 MONTHS AGO a Turbo X’s value was £35.000 with excellent extras! Today that same car will cost you £21.000!!! (you do the math!!!)

Comment from John
Time: January 28, 2009, 5:53 pm

Aeroo: “What exactly did the Viggen produce?
It only proved that you can up the performance and still have a fun car to drive, the viggen was a tuned 9.3.”

It’s how Saab up’ed the performance that made the Viggen: old school engine swap{hot rodded}. At least Saab also supported the extra power by helping in the handling & braking dept. If it was just tuned then it would’ve been a heavily breathed on 2.0t.

It’s not what they did it’s how they did it.

Comment from Arthur
Time: February 3, 2009, 7:28 pm

The Viggen produced a coupe/covertible and was also compared in performance with the BMW M3, Benz AMG’s also the AUDI RS’s, This is a massive achievement! in my opinion its not better then any of them,(performance) but still is an achievement, the extras of the viggen will trouble a lot of cars in this day and age, never mind back then! and the boot space is award winning! also the shape is unique and way ahead of time, every car in that era was like a “BOX SHAPE” saab has pioneered aerodynamics all the way!, The TURBO X looks like a regular car! (Ford, Lexus,vauxhall) not special or unique, and do you honestly think it can be compared with the likes of todays M3’s, AMG’s, RS’s please!!! not in anyway!!! Please dont get me wrong, i have loved saabs for many years until now! I do like the TURBO X’s unique colour, the four wheel drive system, and the sat nav this is the way forward for saab! sadly not for me!, for me the only way forward would be the extraordinary AUDI RS4!!!! which could never be compared with today’s saab “TURBO X”