SAAB - 'Nothing On Earth Comes Close'

Tony Scott was hired to direct 'Top Gun' largely on the basis of this ad....

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Saab
• 900
• turbo
• spg
• retro
• viggen
• advert
• commercial
• top
• gun

[Iwishihadatvr]

Saab was beast before GM fucked everything up.

[lbs129]

This is truly the most awesome and magnificent car commercial ever made! :D

[cokebub3]

@Iwishihadatvr I think they are independent again

[richardburns1560]

When you opened the hood,the Turbo was after a drive like the end of a jetfighter...totally in Burn.

[VTS1337]

@hadabenz You are right, keep it well, you have the rare 2.1ltr engine which was only availble on early 90s american models and had more hp than the standard one

[shotgunnerTL]

Coolest commercial ever!

[one2nd1]

I recall reading that Saab Automobile never made any profit on the car's! And the biggest pain in the side was 1: Sagging roof linings that not even epoxy could sort out! 2: The 5th gear would smash because of the alloy casing of the gearbox output shaft would crack! - Anyway how the heck they drove these in their designed environment I'll never know, Whenever I took mine out in the snow, it was too heavy to find any grip! - On a + though, Everyone gets out of your way (B-:)

[one2nd1]

Have had 5 Saabs! (1st): 1975 3dr 99GL = Great! - (2nd): 1980 5dr 99GLE = Didnt want to go over 50mph, until I went down a big hill, then bought the (1st) back for the Engine! - (3rd): 1982 3dr 900Turbo = Broke it on a motorway BECAUSE the guy I bought it from bypassed a cut off switch/valve! (4th): 1982 3dr 900EMS = Rebuilt completely, only to have the Head Gasket fail 10,000miles later! (5th): 1981 2dr 99GL = From an Auction, changed the shaft that drove Waterpump=OK, Fastest too!

[fuckUmaddafakka]

@rautapuoli go buy one then ffs! the whole company is about to go belly up.

[rautapuoli]

Gotta love this ad. The atmosphere, the music, the images, the jet, the car... I love Saab.

[lordkorner]

Owned three Saab (900 turbo) over a period of 15 years,the happiest days of my motoring life.

[rollotwomassey]

@Iwishihadatvr There's a reason why SAAB was flailing in 1989 and NEEDED to be bought out by GM. They couldn't make turbos and transmissions that lasted to save their lives. Love the car's engineering, handling and exterior/interior design but I'm REAL glad that GM brought in Japanese component makers for the tranny and turbo.