The project to revive the Saab model was taken up by an enthusiast from Berlin, Andreas Richter. For now, the restomod exists only in renderings, but by the end of next year Richter expects to bring his idea to life. The custom-made car will be called the Saab 900 DTM Turbo – it will have a design in the style of the DTM racing cars, although Saab itself did not participate in this championship.
The Saab 900 Turbo was the first successful mass-produced turbocharged car: a two-liter engine with a Garrett supercharger produced 145 horsepower, which allowed the car to accelerate to 200 kilometers per hour.
According to CarBuzz, Richter has already begun work on the power plant of his restomod. He took the block of the original turbo-four as a basis, for which components will be made to order. The engine output of the revived 900 Turbo is not specified, but the author of the project promises that it will be able to spin up to 7500 rpm. The next stage will be the development of chassis and suspension elements, as well as the body, which will be made of composite materials. Richter plans to complete work on the Saab 900 DTM Turbo by the end of 2024.
Saab 900 DTM Turbo
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Saab 900 DTM Turbo
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Saab 900 DTM Turbo
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Another Saab model, the electric Emily GT, may be revived in the foreseeable future. However, talking about a “rebirth” is not entirely correct, since the Emily GT is an unfinished model that never went into production. In mid-summer of this year, it became known that the rights to the electric car could transfer from the NEVS consortium, which has owned Saab since 2012, to an unnamed businessman.
He, in turn, can bring the project back to life. However, if the Emily GT does get a second chance at life, it won’t be under the Saab brand – it still belongs to NEVS and cannot be used by another person or company.
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