Description
SAAB 900 Turbo 8 Racing
Development Maxi-type Group 1 chassis/ engine/ gearbox & brakes
Eligible HTCC/ ASAVE PTH FFSA valid until 04/ 2028
Track-oriented but possibility to revert to road configuration
Rallye vitesse or regularity (car registered with a French registration document)
Series production version produced from 1978 to 1987
Project started in 2008/ 2009 in partnership with SAAB France to publicise in VHC circuit paddocks as part of the launch of the new SAAB 9-5 (2009/ 2011)
Main engine/ gearbox specifications:
Prepared in Germany by a SAAB specialist with circuit racing experience
4-cylinder Turbo 1985 cc (Turbo coefficient 1. 4 giving 2780 cc)
Max revs 6500 rpm, 5-speed gearbox - final drive 35 km/ h per 1000 rpm, i. e. over 220 km/ h
200 hp at 5500 rpm, 350 Nm at 3000 rpm; dyno sheets & detailed invoices available
Engine built with new parts / reinforced gearbox & clutch
Second set of wheels: MINILITE-type rims/ original SAAB
SAFETY DEVICES roll cage homologated for SAAB 900
Very good traction; specific geo; Bilstein dampers - Abbott springs
Neutral or slightly oversteering handling
Ready to race
After-sales technical advice
Rare outside the Nordic countries
Excellent PR vehicle for sponsors
Visible in Lille
