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A

ny o

ne dr

iving

a S

AAB

w

ill

ap p

recia

te th

e ver

y d

river

de s

igne

d co

nstr

uctio

n an

d

pl

acing

of

t

he in

strum

en t

s and

c

ontr

ols. T

he s

teeri

ng w

heel

with

its re

cess

ed, p

adde

d hu

b

(w

hich

is als

o yo

ur ho

rn c

on

tr

ol), i

s sp o

rting

ly sm

all

with

a

co

m fo

rtabl

e a ng

le. T

he s

hort,

noor-m ou nted gearshift

in

th e

ce n

ter co

nsol

e is m

ov e

d w i

th

dir

ect,

unc o

mpli

cated

mov

e

m

ents.

The

inst

rume

nts a

re

grou

ped

toget

her

i

n

th e

driv

er 's

line

of

v

ision

, so

that

they

are a

s

easil

y see

n as

they

are

to re

ach

an

d op

erate

, ev e

n

by a dr

iver

we

aring

his

safet

y be

lts.

G au

ges

a n d w

ar n

ing l

ights

are

co n

cent

rated

in t

hree

roun

d,

ea

sy-to

-rea

d in s

trum

ents.

M a

rk

i

ngs s

ho w

oper

atio

ns

of blin

kers,

batt

ery c

harg

ing,

high

beam

,

low brake pressure

or

ap plied

h a

ndb

rake ,

ch o

ke an

d lo

w oi l

p

ressu

re.

Bl

inker

s, lig

ht si

gnal

ing d

evice

an

d sw

itch

for

high

beam

ar e

all

mane

uv e

red w

ith t

he le

ver t

o

t

he le

ft

of the w

heel

. The

righ

t

h

and

lever

cont

ro ls

wind

shiel

d

wipe

r an

d wa

sher

. (A n

d sin

ce

the

wash

er ca

n be

inde

pend

entl

y

st

arted

with

out

using

th e

wipe

rs,

t

here '

s litt

le ch

ance

o

f

sc

ratc

hed

wind

ows.

)

The free-wheel drive, available

in the

stand

ard

trans

miss

ion

SA A

B 99

, m a

kes s

hifti

ng ea

sier

an d

fast

er, d

rivin

g on

slipp

ery

ro a

ds s

afer,

a n d

redu

ces g

as

c

onsu

mpti

on a

t the

same

tim

e.

The

S AA

B

A u

to m

atic i

s ev e

n

ea

sier t

o dri

ve.

o

c

lutch

, no

sh

iftin

g. Sm

oot

h tra

nsiti

ons

throu

g ho

ut th

e wh

ole s

peed

rang

e, an

d al

ways

the

corre

ct

en g

ine s

peed

.



The inter

ior

of

the

1970

SA

AB 99

looks

large and

spacious

. An d

is

i

t ever A

lmost 5 fe

et in wid

th

a

t elbow he

ight, and

plenty

of

legroom.

Space to

move ar

ound

where

you re ge

nerally n

ot used

to i

t

,

in

the ba

ck seat. S

of t , wide

s

eats. Back

rests t h a

t offer pr

ac

tically u

nlimited

positions

for

your c omfort. Even adju stable

front

seating pa

d on the

driver s

sid e .

These ar

e details t

h a t m ake

you

feel

as

c o m fort

ab le as if

you we

re sitting

in

a lu xur

y -

mousine

. Cool , s t

urdy wea

ve

upho

lstery o

n seats and

back

r

ests. Stro

n g vinyl o

n reinfor

ce

ments a n

d sides.

Full cove

ring

floor

mats. All

beautiful

ly

colo

r-coord in

ated.

T

he paddin

g on th e

top

of

th

e

d a sh b oa r

d , aroun

d the wind

ows

a nd

at the to

p

of

th e s

eat backs

h

as been s

tandard

on every

SAAB

99

since th e very first.

A nd s

o have al

l those im

portant

in

ner safety

details t

ha t are pa

r t

of

t

he SAAB

99 s ba si

c constru

c

tion. But

they re n o

t visible

a n d

in

your

way.

He a t in

g a n d ven

tilation c

ontro ls

for th

e front pa

rt

of

th e

pas

s

enger com

p a r tm en

t are plac

ed

o

n the dash

board .

or the re

ar

section

they re lo

cated

in

the

cente

r console

, so that

the pas

se n

gers them

selves ca

n reach

a

nd use th

em . n

e

ach side

of

the dash

there are

individua

lly

m aneuverable fresh air ou tle ts.

T he t

runk norm

ally hol

ds

1

2 3

cu .

ft

figured

accord ing

t o

S

A E stand

ards. The

total vo

lume

is much gr

eater. A n

d to

ca

rry large

r items th

e

car is

easily

conver ted

into a se

mi

sta ti o

n wagon

, by

m ovi

ng the

bac

kseat an d

backres

t forward

.



SA

AB

99

h

as a

st rai g

h e



our

cy

lind

er 1

7

09

cc

(

104

.3

c

u. in

.)

en gi

ne p

ro du

cin g

87

h

orse p

ow e

r

SA

E . T

he ov

erh e

ad c

am sh

aft,

as

we

ll

as

th e c

ra nk

shaf

t, ha

s

f

ive

b

ea rin

gs . T

h is g

uar a

ntee

s sm

oo th

,

v

ib ra

tionf

re e r

un ni

ng .

T

he Z

enit

h-S tr

om b

erg c

arbu

ret o

r ha s

a bu

il t- i

n co l

dsta r

t

device th a t yo u 'l l app re cia te

w

hen

the

w eat

her g

ets r

ea lly

co ld .

T he

en gi

ne

is al so

e qu i

pped

with

a pr

e-he

ate r

a rr an

gem

en t

th a

t as s

ures

even

run

nin g

d

irec t

ly af

te r s t

arti n

g.

cr os s

fl ow

ty pe

rad

ia to r

is equ ip

ped

with

an e

x-

pan

si on

ta nk

fo r t

em p

orary

ov

er flo

w. T

h e cl

utch

i

s

lo

ca te d

at the

fron

t

o

f

th e e

ngin

e w h

er e

it can

be k

ep t

th e c

oo le s

t. T h

e

tra n

sm i

ss ion

is

lo

cate

d som

e

w h

a t o f

fs et

unde

r

th e

eng

in e.

A n

d ev

er yth

in g

is

ho

used

in

one s uperb ly

comp ct

driv e unit.

W h

en y

ou d

ri ve

th e S

A A B

9

9

th e

firs

t th in

g yo

u no

tice

is

the

fa st,

sm oo

th a

cc el e

ra ti o

n. T

he

high

to r

que w

ith i

n a w

ide

ra nge

of

r

ev olu

ti on

s

is

r

es po

ns ib l

e

fo r

thi s

.

Th

e en

gine

with

au to

m at

ic

tr

an sm

is si o

n ha

s an

el e

ct ro n

ic al

ly co

ntro l

le d f

uel

i

nj ect

io n s

ys tem

. T h

is re

su lt s

i

n

hig h

er ef

fic ie

nc y f

ro m

th e e

ngin

e

and

bet

te r fu

el ec

onom

y. T

he

ele ctr on ic

brain

fo r th e fuel

in

je ct i

on sy

st em

is

l

oc at e

d

atop

th e le

ft ha

nd w

hee l

hou

si ng.

T h

e hy

drau

li c to

rque

con

vert

er,

is

as

th e c

lu tc h

is

in

the

s tan

d ard

ve

rs io n

, lo c

at ed

i

n

f

ro n t

of

th

e

en gi n

e.

T h

e br

ak in g

sys

te m i

nclu

de s a

d

ir ec t

acti

ng va

cuum

po

w er

a

ss is t

.

T h e

coo

li ng

fan,

m ou n

te d

di

rec

tly o

n the

rad

ia to r

,

is

e

lec

tr ic ally dri ven

and

therm osta ti

c

al ly c

on tr

o lle d

. It

ru ns

on ly

w hen

nee

de d.

N

eed ext ra baggage

spac

e? Jus t a

ble

in

two diff e

rent ranges ,

Strong

beams run the

length



fold the back se at

forward and

space pra

ctical ly doubles. T

ota l

load lengt

h becomes over fiv

e

and a

half feet, width 5

inches

(

between the wheel

housings ,

43 inches). A to t

al loading space

of a

bout 20

sq. feet. With the

dri v

er a lone

in

the car

, the

loading capaci ty

is

about

800 lbs.

The SA

AB 99 can m ake a

nybody

co

mfortable. The fro

nt seat

backrests are in fin

i tely a djust-

for driving and

for resting.

Even the seating

pad on the

driver s si de is

adjustable, both

in

he igh

t and lean. And, n

a tur

ally, the seats can a

lso be moved

forward and ba

ck .

Like all SAAB s ,

the SAAB 99

reacts quickly and perfectly to

all whe

el movements. That s

b

ecause the SAAB 9

9 has the

sam

e well-proven typ

e

of

steer

ing sy st

em (rack and pini

on)

found

in

all SA A B

models.

and width of th e

car, around

the rooflin

e

just

inside the roof

edg

e,

and

inside the w

indshield

pillars

a

nd the si de

-window

suppor t s . T og

ether , they form

a pro te c

tive cage around

the

pas

senger compartme

nt

The handbrake , a third inde

pen de

ntly act ing braking

system ,

w

orks on separa te drum

brakes

at

the fron

t wheels.

The heating and ventilation and the lower edge

of

the rear

All wheels are equipped with

working diagonally. Should one



system the product

of

a long

testing program in severe cli

mates takes in fresh air from in

front

of

the windshield. This cool

air may be directed right into

the car through two individually

adjustable outlets at the side of

the dash. he rest

of

the intake

air goes into the thermostatically

controlled heater package and

can be directed to openings in

the noor

in

front and under the

front-seats and to outlets at the

windshield the side-windows

window. Spent air is discharged

through slits at the side of the

rear window

and

exhaust valves

at the sides. he defroster effect

is excellent.

he

controls at the back of the

center console allow passengers

in

the rear seat to themselves

adjust the volume of air directed

at them. he two-speed fan can

also be adjusted for summer

use which will increase the air

capacity by about 3 percent.

disc brakes. he dimensions

of

the wheel cylinders are balanc

ed so

that

the front wheels

are

braked with about four times as

much as the rear wheels. This

gives the best possible braking

effect retained direction stability

and minimal risk

of

locking the

rear wheels too early .

he

brake

system has a direct acting power

vacuum assist.

he hydraulic system is split

into two independent circuits

circuit fail half

of

the original

brake effect is still available.

he

handbrake

can also function as

an effective emergency brake

with about 5 of the effect of

the entire foot brake system.

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