Saab 900 Turbo Cabriolet (1986-1993) Editorial Image

The Saab 900 is a mid-sized automobile which was produced by Saab from 1978 until 1993. The first-generation car was based on the Saab 99 chassis, though with a longer front end to meet U.S. frontal crash regulations. There were single- and twin-Zenith carburettor fuel injected, and turbocharged engines, including both Full Pressure Turbo (FPT), and, in European models during the early 1990s, Low Pressure Turbos (LPT). The new car was shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in the autumn of 1983. The first prototype aroused enormous interest and in April 1984, Saab decided to put the car in production at Valmet Automotive in Finland. The production of the first 900 convertible started during the spring of 1986.The convertible usually had a 16-valve turbocharged engine, some with intercooler, but it was also offered in certain markets with a fuel-injected 2.1 L naturally aspirated engine from 1991 on.