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Saab 92 is the first production automobile from Saab Automobile. The design was very aerodynamic for its time, with a cW value (drag coefficient) of 0.30. The entire body was stamped out of one piece of sheet metal and then cut to accommodate doors and windows. Full-scale production started December 12, 1949, based on the prototype Ursaab. All of them were of the Deluxe version. A standard version was advertised, but nobody was interested in buying it so no standard versions were produced.
The engine was a transversely mounted, water-cooled two-cylinder, two-stroke 764 cc, 25 BHP (19 kW) thermo siphon engine based on a DKW design, giving a top speed of 105 km/h (65.2 mph). The transmission had three gears, the first unsynchronized. In order to overcome the problems of oil starvation during overrun (engine braking) for the two-stroke engine, a freewheel device was fitted. The suspension was by torsion bars.
All early Saab 92s were painted in a dark green color similar to British racing green. According to some sources, Saab had a surplus of green paint from wartime production of airplanes.
Saab's rally history already started two weeks after the 92 was released, when Saab's head engineer Rolf Mellde entered the Swedish Rally and came second in his class.
0-100 km/h Time = Not Tested
Top Speed = 105 km/h
The engine was a transversely mounted, water-cooled two-cylinder, two-stroke 764 cc, 25 BHP (19 kW) thermo siphon engine based on a DKW design, giving a top speed of 105 km/h (65.2 mph). The transmission had three gears, the first unsynchronized. In order to overcome the problems of oil starvation during overrun (engine braking) for the two-stroke engine, a freewheel device was fitted. The suspension was by torsion bars.
All early Saab 92s were painted in a dark green color similar to British racing green. According to some sources, Saab had a surplus of green paint from wartime production of airplanes.
Saab's rally history already started two weeks after the 92 was released, when Saab's head engineer Rolf Mellde entered the Swedish Rally and came second in his class.
0-100 km/h Time = Not Tested
Top Speed = 105 km/h
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