- 79,000
- 17,520 overpriced
- Marietta, PA
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- carsforsale.com
- 79,000 gasoline blue manual
This may be one of the last low mileage vaggen's available. Look at the outstanding condition of this low mileage, very rare and collectible, 1999 lightning blue viggen for $17,520 that was previously sold by swedish. Was the largest market with only 420 lightning blue copies sold, other parts of the world only got a few dozen 1999 models. Serious saab fans know that the swedish brand builds more than just cars. They also build some of the most sophisticated aircraft in the world. So when it came time to name their new, hopped-up version of the 9-3 coupe, they chose the name of one of their most famous fighter jets, the viggen. In english, the word viggen means thunderbolt. And to drivers used to the standard saab 9-3, this new viggen hits like a bolt out of the blue! And that said, we're sure it's no coincidence that the saab 9-3 viggen coupe came clothed in an eye-popping color dubbed, appropriately enough, lightning blue. But the viggen's real charge is found under its electric skin, in the form of a highly modified 4 cylinder powerplant. Using the current ecopower 2. 3 liter engine found in the 9-5 as their base, viggen engineers added an industrial strength mitsubishi turbocharger capable of boosting pressure to 20 psi. Freer breathing intake runners and a new exhaust system also aid the air-hungry turbo. The results are nothing less than stunning-225 horsepower and a neck-snapping 252 pound-feet of torque! That's just 6 pound-feet less than porsche's six cylinder powered 911. Now that much torque in a front driver can be a real handful. So to keep things from getting too scary, viggen torque meisters have electronically limited torque output in first gear to 184 pound-feet and 243 pound-feet in second. This helps overcome the inertia of the larger turbo and allows the engine to reach the desired torque level quicker. But there's more than just raw power and shocking hues separating the viggen from other saab 9-3s. There's also aggressive and aerodynamic styling to match. The deep front spoiler not only looks good, but serves to force much of the airflow over the body rather than letting it under the car where it creates lift. The pronounced rocker panels channel what airflow there is under the body to the rear, where it's integrated with the airflow coming off the rear wing. As a package, these aerodynamic accouterments reduce the viggen's co-efficient of drag by 8% to 0. 31, and drop lift forces at the rear wheels by 60%. To fully maximize the advantages of the viggen's road-hugging form, saab's special vehicle operations team joined forces with tom walkinshaw racing in tweaking the macpherson strut front and torsion beam rear suspension. The coil springs at the corners have been lowered by 10 millimeters. Front springs were then stiffened 5%, while rears were stiffened over 25%. Damper valving and the anti-roll bars were also recalibrated. The result of this careful tweaking is very well balanced viggen handling. Turn ins are quick and precise, with a little push coming at the end of the corner. The steering has a nicely weighted feel, and the tight suspension keeps body roll during lateral transitions to a minimum, but does it without the harshness often associated with sport-tuned suspensions. One of the standout features of the saab 37 viggen fighter jet is its ability to land and stop in short distances. And those same qualities are found in the earthbound viggen as well. Power Locks✔ Power Windows✔ Tachometer✔ AM/FM✔ Climate Control✔ Air Conditioning✔ Cruise Control✔ Sunroof/Moonroof
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