Club SAAB España

edusaab escribió:
El SVO, el predecesor del Viggen, presentado en 1995, menuda maravilla, 2.0Turbo 250cv.

The Beginning

The basic SAAB 9-3 was launched in 1998, born of the need to improve the aging dynamics of the 900 (94-98) model. The 9-3 reputedly boasted 1100 changes from the model it replaced, these included higher front suspension turrets, SAAB's new active head-restraint system, and various changes to the body including relocation of the high level brake light, a fresh new grille in the style of the recently released 9-5, and perhaps more importantly - the return to a hydraulic clutch operating system!

The 9-3 has proven to be a successful car in all it guises, with positive press comments from all over the world, however many say the 9-3 is simply the car the 900 should have been when it was first released in 1994.

The first ideas for the 9-3 Viggen started life back in October 1994, with the arrival of SAAB's SVO (Special Vehicle Operation) project, headed by Peter Leonard this was part SAAB and part TWR. The level of interaction TWR played at this stage of the SVO is a somewhat cloudy issue, however with TWR's name made in motorsport development and tuning, it seems reasonable to assume they played the biggest part in the chassis and handling development work, leaving the styling and engine work to SAAB's engineers.

With the backbone of the SVO project in place, the engineers immediately started working on a High-Performance variant of the 900 model, and late in 1995 they presented the world with the first visual clues to SAABs future direction in high performance - a heavily modified Yellow 900 Coupe, and an equally heavily modified blue cabriolet. The two models were shown in the February 1996 issue of "SAAB Magazine", at that time Peter Leonard estimated the models could be available in late 1997, with the possibility of 250 Bhp. No indications were made at the time to suggest if the cars used the 2.0 or 2.3 engines, but in order to obtain a reliable 250 Bhp for the world market, a 2.3 would be the safest assumption.

The SAAB community was rightly impressed with the two aggressive SVO cars, but it would be a further two years beyond the estimated date before the public would be able to taste the fruits of the SVO project for themselve

edusaab escribió:. Pues si, ya en 1995 tenian el coche listo, lo unico que limitaron luego el motor a 2.3 y 230cv, las primeras unidades a 225cv, rapidamente hicieron leves cambios de electronica y fueron 230cv.

Con el 2.0T 250cv el embrague no podia con ello, lo mismo que el automatico ni te cuento.