Had a Saab 93 ... had the more unusual 2.2 turbo diesel ... there was something about the power delivery and gearing that just made it perfect for the short straights of our NE Scotland roads ... never had another car that could swoop by a dawdler so effortlessly ... went over twice round the clock and was only vanquished by electronic woes hopelessly outweighing its value.. still miss that car and would have another tomorrow!
K
Indeed, SAAB's turbo for torque philosophy made for quick cars - my last was a Hirsch tuned last-gen 9-5, with a many-speed paddle auto. It delivered mountains of power & torque in a narrow 2,000 rpm band - and once I'd learned the 1500-3500/change gear trick, was blindingly quick for a large saloon.
I kept that one a relatively short time - the two previous 9-5s looked after me for some 250,000 miles. The latter V6 turbo cost £2250, ran on LPG, so returned the equivalent of 55mpg in petrol costs. I fitted the last self-levelling rear suspension kit to leave the factory before the receivers arrived, to offset the weight of the LPG tank. A strut brace between the front suspension towers, and fancy Bilstein B6 coil/dampers... and I was chasing sports cars across country roads :-)
