Sorting Out the Engines

[Pete Kraus <Pete_Kraus@EMORY.ORG>]

>If my memory serves me, the SAAB's had the Ford 4 Cylinder
>mentioned in an earlier post as being the replacement for the
>problematic wankle.

Saab did use Ford's 1.7 liter V4 from the mid-'60s in the model 96. 
Unrefined is the word that comes to mind, although I expect they were
tough old birds.  Prior to that, Saabs were powered by three cylinder
two-strokes.  These were not DKW engines, but there may have been a
developmental connection.  I haven't had time to research the point.

For the record, Saab used a Triumph-based engine in the model 99 (a
lot smoother than the V4).  The current V6 is Opel-based.   

Pete
Pete_Kraus@emory.org
Stone Mountain, GA
'85 4KSQ
'89 F250 4x4 diesel
'95 Z28