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The Saab C900 'Enduro' was a special limited-edition version of the 1980 Saab 900 turbo. Only 12 were produced officially by Saab Australia, while there are stories that at least one Saab dealer tried to copy the concept but was taken to task by Saab Australia! The 'Enduro' demonstrated, amongst other things, Saab's very first use of water-injection for the turbocharger, and was featured at many Australian motorsport events in the early 1980's (some of which are shown in the main picture gallery). This variation of the C900 was uniquely Australian and was not available in any other country! It's the closest thing to an 'Australian Troll' that Saab had produced up to that time since Saab's had first come into Australia. The only other uniquely-Australian Saab car has been the 6 cars built as the Saab C9000 'SuperSwede' which were produced in 1989, but that's a very different vehicle to the Enduro.
	Key features of the car were: - Turbocharged Saab 8-valve 'B' engine (see note), - Water-injection (Saab's first production use!), - extremely wide flared fenders, - very wide Simmons wheels and matching tyres, - additional instruments in the dash (oil pressure, battery voltage, current drain), - special exterior paint styling and 'Enduro' decals. The Enduro was featured in the very first issue (October 13, 1998) of Autospeed magazine! The article was written by Michael Knowling and included pictures from Julian Edgar (who is a frequent contributor to Silicon Chip magazine, for those who also pursue electronics as a hobby). Note: Saab's 8-valve 'B' engine was created in 1972 and was a design based on the Triumph 'Slant-4' engine that was developed by Triumph for Saab. It was used originally in Saab 99's and subsequently in Saab C900's produced from 1978 to 1981 after which Saab introduced it's own re-design which it called the 'H' engine.
Enduro Picture Galleries: Gallery 1 - An assortment of small to medium resolution Enduro images! Gallery 2 - A gathering of high resolution Enduro images contributed by SCCA QLD branch member Steve James! The 'Enduro' gets a special mention on the Answers.com WikiPedia Saab 900 page!
	You might also be interested to explore and compare the Saab 900 'Carlsson' which was a special run of less than 200 cars produced only in the UK during 1990, 91 and 92. You can also check out the Saab 900 SPG prototype which became the basis of the 'SPG' (aka Special Performance Group) models made for the US market. Similar C900's were sold here in Australia 'Aero' models.

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