Behind The Wheel Of The Saab 900 Turbo Carlsson | Living Legends

[@robcouronne1]

Was lucky enough to have a 900 turbo in the 1990’s, really enjoyed my ownership of a truly sexy car. Couldn’t fault it!

[@Ramps-rc9iy]

My dad had a 4 door 900 turbo in a dark metallic silver, it was lovely.

[@alansorbie4038]

Fantastic cars. At the time, SAAB said that 185bhp was the maximum bhp possible with front wheel drive! There used to be a SAAB dealership at Prestatyn / Rhyl in the late 80s / early 90s. They had a bigger 9000 Carlsson there once. My dad and I were in awe!

[@ThatChrisGuy]

I used to own a metalic black Saab 900 Turbo S, with cream leather interior. I absolutely LOVED it!

[@Shom909]

Wish I still had my 900s Turbo 😍

[@Plisnensis]

Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 . I love my Saab 900 Turbo 16S ❤ With Leather - Seats.

[@DrivenPlus]

Hello!👋 thanks for your comment. Leather seats - very nice!

[@wv9548]

Learned something new today! I never knew that the air vents were there to prevent the glass from breaking due to the enormous pressure in the boot.

[@MarksMadProjects1]

Yes they used to make the ideal sleeper with a huge boot and panoramic night view. Spent many a night at Glastonbury festival over looking the main stage watching the bands from a T16s boot. That was when cars were allowed in the main field mind. God I’m getting old. lol Recently started restoring my old girl here for more camping nights. 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqDOipufo7eBj6Msi=prPJw3-YOGY1qVYR

[@saab99t8]

You never knew because it isn't true. The vents are only there to ensure sufficient flow of air. The cabin fan isn't meant to be switched off, even it's lowest setting keeps it running, albeit slowly. It's designed that way in order to always keep the cabin air pressure a tiny bit above ambient, to make sure that the air takes the intended route into the cabin - through the pollen filter. "Spent" air is let out through these vents. The system works because the cabin air intake is actually the "gills" in the hood (near the windscreen), placed where the air pressure remains almost constant, regardless of the speed that the car may be travelling. A key design feature that ensures maximum comfort... ("To keep the glass from breaking", indeed ...Sorry to be such a know-it-all, but it's just one of several factual inaccuracies.)

[@MarksMadProjects1]

@@saab99t8 Interesting. Page 9 of my 86 owners manual explains the air path via the bonnet vent and pollen filter and exhausted via the rear side vents. What it doesn’t explain is if the model is fitted with air conditioning and the pollen filter & intake duct isn’t fitted and blanked off. I can then understand the vents being present to disperse extra pressure from the closure of doors or huge pressure increase of the tailgate closing. Not an expert but makes sense to me. Maybe the modifications to the rear grills with the reverse facing outer deflectors also had something the designers looked into for later models (87

[@saab99t8]

@@MarksMadProjects1 If the car is fitted with A/C, the evaporator lives where the pollen filter would be in a non-A/C car. Also, A/C have a recirculation flap, activated by the switch next to the A/C switch. If the car is NOT fitted with A/C, there is no recirculation flap and no evaporator. Naturally. In stead, there is the pollen filter where the evaporator would have been. Consequently, you can't have both: A/C deletes the pollen filter. However, the cabin air intake and the associated bonnet vent is exactly the same, A/C or not. I have two old 900's, one with A/C and one without. The rear facing outer deflectors were fitted to some (if not all) AERO models, and were an optional extra for other versions. I have them on my own three door example. They look nice.

[@MarksMadProjects1]

@@saab99t8 interesting. Looking at some old forum answers Saab believed in supplying the cabin passengers with a clean air supply. On 3 door models answers also state that it was due to passenger comfort of increased air pressure from the tailgate / hatch closure. Unless a member of the 900 original design team has the key I guess we’ll never know.. Where were the rear vents on a 4 door version located? My T16s 86 Aero flat nose has the flush grills as standard. It seems most early 84-86 models did and the redesigned grills appeared 87

[@opencurtin]

Wow what an iconic design .

[@DrivenPlus]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@keithronson2624]

Max. Fantastic! Thank you for bringing a Swedish classic to the channel. Saab was so ahead of the game. As you say a pity Saab no longer exists. Casting my mind back, as a kid, knew someone with a Saab 900 Carleson. So cool! Black and stealth! As you say the aircraft technology was/is evident.

[@DrivenPlus]

Thanks Keith. Real big shame Saab is not here anymore

[@duketogo666]

cheers Bernie, your car is awesome!

[@DrivenPlus]

It sure is!

[@TB-ik4lo]

Stunning always had Saab. Would love another one. The aero. The top speed and 0-60 is correct however the car was made for midrange. Fun fact it was quicker than a Ferrari testarossa from 40-70. Such a dateless car

[@DrivenPlus]

That fact about it being faster than a Testarossa is really cool!

[@saab99t8]

That was the 9000 Aero. Still a cool fact, though.

[@JS-yj7ow]

She’s in great shape. Just a couple years older than my 900 vert.

[@ThatChrisGuy]

7:53 The red tie wraps on the front grill let it down a bit.

[@davidunderhill2106]

Fabulas car a real SAAB masterpiece, back in the day the first car on my want list, and still looks amazing today! Following the GM take over it was just a case of blatant bage engineering and all models became absolute rubbish!

[@chrisparr7476]

SAAB. =. Dare to be different!

[@bmwm5f10]

Amazing Review 🎉❤

[@iriscreactive8857]

Gorgoeus...My favorite

It's a shame Saab are still not going. The car market was more interesting with them around.

[@TheBTG88]

I love my 1991 900 SPG (Special Performance Group). We did not get the Carlsson in the US.

[@timnewbury1792]

Brilliant Please keep I up😊😊😊😊

[@DrivenPlus]

Thanks Tim 👍

[@janmanuel1568]

My dad owned two Saab 95’s back to back a green one then a blue one. Always hated the rear facing seats me and my brother used to have sit in. Probably the reason I get travel sick. 😅

[@AmilThaha]

Cool car!

[@mrz5705]

I presume you're a Wrexham lad Max from the accent, would love to see you take some stuff over Worlds End. Yes it's narrow but I used to take my 'Group B' MG 6R4 over there for a shakedown and across Llandegla...

[@DrivenPlus]

I sure am a Wrexham lad, it’s a bit narrow and the road surface isn’t the best up there. But the views are fantastic

[@mrz5705]

@@DrivenPlus True, I'm old enough to remember 'Demon Tweeks' as a high street shop in Tattenhall emptying my wallet.

[@DrivenPlus]

My dad says the same!

[@MarksMadProjects1]

Great to see these iconic cars are finally getting their day. I’ve owned a 1986 T16s Aero since 1996 and always wanted a Carlsson and had many opportunities to acquire one but silly me never did. I’m currently making a pathetic attempt at starting a YT channel on my flat nose rare beast. So many differences between the 84-86 models and the more common 87 - 94 upgrades. Some alterations I try to point out on my mumbling videos. lol Great review.. 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqDOipufo7eBj6Msi=prPJw3-YOGY1qVYR

[@tompettersson3814]

auto heated seats were standard from 1972. saab invented the heated seat.

[@mawin5899]

first car to have cooled seats as well I think. In the 9-5 in 1999.

[@tompettersson3814]

@@mawin5899 yep, i got one :)

[@willielarsson9651]

Had 9-3 as my first company car in 2001..and then a few years later, GM ruined them

[@husi1745]

be careful if you are interested in a 900. i bought my first one in 2020 and now i own 4 of them....

[@simonpetrov9077]

fantastic car but this body colored aero trim is painful to look at

[@ronjatter]

sunfull tyres? haha lovely

[@d4ve587]

Did all 900s come with a cable tied grill 🤣🙄outrageous