from 1974. kristoff the big difference between porsche and b.m.w. with their high flying sports models and saab was that the swedes were the 1st to put a turbo charger any mid-size family sedan and trim down the line of 8 of technology for every day use they proceed carefully 1st giving turbo prototypes to 100 drivers from the public and letting them 4 and a half 1000000 kilometers and it was a success the saab 99 turbo was reliable and robust as the proverbial sweet. despite its respectable $145.00 horsepower the $99.00 turbo was no sensation on the sporting front the turbo charger musaab into the performance executive range upper middle class without its having to develop a costly 6 cylinder engine. to be able man the motto was torque not horsepower kristoff explained so drivers don't get that sudden turbo kick. instead of the