1978 was the first year of production for the boosted 99, which gets its power from a 2.0-liter turbo-four that made 145 hp and 174 lb-ft of torque.

The Saab 99 it was based upon was first shown in 1967, and boasted an advanced specification. Like all Saabs before it, the 99 was front-wheel drive, and aerodynamically-styled, with a drag ...

In 1978, Saab produced a limited series of turbocharged Saab 99 vehicles to gain experience with the concept. By the time the Saab 900 Turbo was introduced in 1979, a 135-bhp turbocharged engine ...

A seminal event in Saab history was the arrival of turbocharging back in the dark days of the 1970s. As our review of the then-new Saab 99 Turbo put it, "Hello blower, goodbye boredom." This 1978 ...