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| Shifty - yes, the Beetle ragtop came with Bosch injection in its final year in the U.S. (1979). However, I believe it was the crude D-Jetronic version that caused - and still causes - grief for a lot of owners. And at a base retail of $6,800 when new, I don't think it was exactly on the cheap side either. | |
Hey - have you seen much old Swedish iron during your travels overseas? (i.e. Saabs and Volvos) Knowing me, I just had to ask 
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 05, 2009 8:44 am) |
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 05, 2009 8:44 am) |
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| .....I didn't know they still sold (built) the 99 in 1982, until I looked it up in wikipedia (they were only sold in the U.S. til 1978 or 79); they were actually built until 1984, long after the 900 was introduced in 1978 (I think they were first sold in the U.S. in '79). | |
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The 99 was sold in the U.S. until 1980 - after that year, Saab withdrew it from our market, as they realized that the then-new 900 would be their volume seller. In both the 1979 and '80 model years, the 99 was sold in only one trim level - a GL two-door sedan. This was a sharp contrast to '78, when you could have your 99 in basic four-door form or as the high-performance two-door Turbo. That one-year-only 99 Turbo, I believe, was the first mass-produced European car with turbocharging sold in North America, and introduced that technology to a host of enthusiast drivers. I may be wrong, and someone please back me up on this fact. 
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 05, 2009 4:53 pm) I'd also mention that GM was the real pioneer in Turbocharging street cars, introducing a Turbo version of the Olds F85 and the Corvair in 1961. I recall reading that the Saab turbos were based on technology used on turbo-diesel trucks made by Scania.
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Replying to: andys120 (Nov 05, 2009 7:17 pm) |
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If I'm not mistaken, M-B first put a turbocharger on a diesel engine when it introduced the 300SD in late 1978. It was the S-Class series before the W126 but I can't remember the designation. Fintail knows this better than I do, so if you're around, Fin, you can help me out!  The W123 300D got the turbo treatment in '82 - the lower-line 240Ds were always naturally-aspirated (and very slow, to boot).
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 05, 2009 4:53 pm) |
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