Saab 99 - The first rally car with turbocharging

This one in video is the precursor to the 99 Turbo
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The Saab 99 was designed by Sixten Sason, famous Swedish industrial designer, and manufactured both in Sweden and Finland by Saab between 1968 and 1984.
Globally the sales amount of Saab 99 cars was over 588’000 units. Funny fact, the 99 was marketed as a large family car in Scandinavia, but Saab decided to position this car as a compact executive car in the rest of the world.
The Saab 99 was one of the first ‘family cars’ to be fitted with a turbo. Its successor was the Saab 900 but the production was continuous with the Saab 99 for a couple of months.
The performances were:
* 2 liter turbo engine
* 145 hp
* Acceleration 0-100 km/h 9.2 sec
* Top speed 196.7 km/h
Race success
Of course, if we talk about the Saab 99, we definitely have to talk about Stig Blomqvist and its two WRC victories at the Swedish Rally in 1977 (with the Saab 99 EMS) and in 1979 (with the Saab 99). Stig Blomqvist was one of the most famous and talented Rally drivers of the 70s and the 80s. Overall, he won no less than 11 Rallies and won the 1984 WRC title!

[@walduc16]

The “real” Stig!

[@stormgamingtv6096]

You mean Stig' s Swedish cousin

[@1873Winchester]

@@stormgamingtv6096more like the stigs swedish dad

[@noahman27]

We had many many SAABs...including a beautiful Silver '77 2-dr EMS with the soccer ball rims. LOVED IT!!! One of my absolute favorite SAABs. The 99 was such a handsome design. I would absolutely love one today. So many wonderful memories.

[@badgers1975]

We had a silver EMS l love how the engine came alive at 5.5k and just lit up

[@noahman27]

@@badgers1975 hmmm. I thought 5.5k was pretty close to red line. I only just got my license back then, so I was taking easy on the cars.

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

I must've watched a lot of Rally when I was a kid in the 70's that I had forgotten about because I had heard of every driver mentioned.

[@olafsandmark2629]

Jeg hadde 1977 mod SAAB 99 EMS 118 HK i 1981.Solid bil Sort lakk med burgunder interiør.

[@Mogman150]

Love the early double overhead cam, 4 valve engine!

[@t.h.9187]

It is not only the first Rallye Car with Turbocharging, it was also the first winning with Turbocharging. Stig, Rallye Sweden 1979! Learn this Chat GPT!!!!

[@ElMorte]

You are correct about, Stig winning in a Saab 99 Turbo, in the Swedish rally in 1979. Yet in this case it was in 1977 and the car had no Turbo, but EMS. It got the 16 valves in the process - as stated in the video Which turned out to be a huge improvement, for the coming generations of Saab owners

[@MARMELADIKAKKU-df1td]

I LIKE IT...STIG IS MY IDOL AND SAAB 99 ALONG WITH ESCORT MK2. 131 ABARTH MY FAV

[@cassandrademetridi8261]

Video 360p?!.. :(

[@harishv7245]

Wow!!

[@ElMorte]

Here is an official Saab video, that suit’s the title of this video better Unfortunately shorter, yet it includes Stig’s win in the 99 Turbo in the Swedish rally of 1979 As well as why Saab stopped in rally kzbin.info/www/bejne/joWun6tqnLKSf6csi=E4_ibhwS01hdMHVt

[@김선재-r3m]

SAAB

[@robbanjohansson9078]

Where is the turbo in an EMS?

[@badgers1975]

There wasn't

[@svanteylvinger8726]

eeeh... still no Turbo when I walked up in the end.

[@Timodon1]

And where is Hannu Mikkola?

[@eliasgimberg9292]

12:32

[@rotorhooligans5563]

Ems=non turbo

[@jamesdecross1035]

EMS = injection with manual gearbox

[@tatertots-n-soup]

BoBo do look up dodge colt shelby

[@lennartlarsson1605]

Kalle moreus

[@pederfallbom]

This is the 16V non turbo car. The Turbo 99 rally car came later

[@jari_kinnunen]

I don't get the title of this video, the whole video was purely about the 99 EMS (non-turbo)

[@jamesdecross1035]

The EMS rally car was turbo-charged, and the first 3-door turbos were known as the "EMS turbo".

[@giantrobot9000]

@@jamesdecross1035 The EMS rally car was a 16v non-turbo

[@larszenthio1012]

@@jamesdecross1035 The EMS rally was only with injection and initially had 8 valves, just like it says in the movie. The year after the first SAAB 99 EMS rally, an engine with 16 valves was built. The SAAB 99 Turbo in rally, was a completely different story, with a different engine and came in 1978. EMS Turbo does not exist.

[@gubergasse]

Sad to see that saab no longer makes cars. Saab is one of the best cars ever made, especially the saab 99. I have been lucky enough to own a saab 99 and I will at all times postulate that it was one of the best and safest cars ever made.

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

I had once of these back in the day 99 turbo Bright red , a real sleeper This was the Quattros daddy ;))

[@svenmartin840]

This a awesome video. Stig the father of Tom. The IMSA Champion. Sadly they dont make Saab Cars anymore. But there is remanfacters to keep them going. I wanted a SAAB. and Without the 99 we would not have the beloved 900 turbo.

[@fortune300]

99 was probobly the only rally car with stock crancshaft and conecting rods forged by famous Bofors, known for producing other stuff.... Amazingly robust engines.

[@marknelson5929]

This in terrific film, many thanks - but a great shame the deterioration of the film quality overtime. Almost not worth watching.

[@tomasjarlebo3333]

EMS har ingen turbo!

[@kungpuk5186]

Nä, inte den jag hade iaf.

[@Rubensgardens.Skogsmuseum]

Stig var turbon.

[@gubergasse]

Saab forever.

[@patrickstevens7786]

Beautiful machine

[@craigywaigy4703]

The in car audio and video is Bosch MechFI and a turbocharger - almost like an R5 Turbo2 in sound! :)

[@badgers1975]

My dad had a 99ems gorgeous car

[@austinvitoux]

That drift at 3:24... dang!

[@callumfreebairn8082]

broke the sound barrier