Welcome to Saab99Turbo.com

In 1978 Saab effectively repositioned the use of turbo technology and itself as a company with the introduction of the Saab 99 Turbo. 4,233 of these were imported into the US.

The mission of this website is to document as many of the remaining Saab 99 Turbos as possible through the help of owners and enthusiasts. We are including the 100 pre-production 1977 test models that were sent over for press and testing purposes (and later sold to the public) prior to the actual launch.

Photo courtesy of Greg Abbott

NOTE that this site was initially created to only document the 1978 US models, however I decided to include all Saab 99 Turbos in the Registry. The Registry includes a sort feature to view specific configurations you might be interested in. This sort will include the ability to view only the US-import models (which most obviously included the double-rounded headlights).

We also would like to develop this website into the ultimate resource for information, parts, and all things related to this pivotal model in Saab's history, particularly as we approach its 30-year anniversary.

Did you know?

There is a band from Australia called 78 Saab.
http://78saab.com.au
I don’t know the story behind the name but they’re pretty good.

 

High Mileage Leaders (Total Miles 2,705,074)

An average of 270,507 miles per car.

#	Owner	Country	Mileage	Model Year
1	Jeff Henderson	USA	510,000	1978
2	Nick Winterhalter		400,000	1978
3	Curt Peterson	USA	256,814	1978
4	Trond Humborstad	Norway	252,000	1978
5	Dasdaas Van Berkel	Belgium	240,000	1978
6	Colin Vogt		222,233	1978
7	Kurt Hoffmann	USA	220,000	1978
8	Gary Stottler	USA	207,500	1978
9	Greg Abbott	USA	204,527	1978
10	Mark Jeter	USA	192,000	1978

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