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Re: '87 spg weighs 2920 lb??
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Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:31:38 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: '87 spg weighs 2920 lb??, dave n, Wed, 3 Jan 2001 17:03:52
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Er...

The rating on the door jamb is GVW - Gross Vehicle Weight. That is what the car should weigh when fully loaded with passengers and cargo. Should be around 3700lbs, but I think later c900s may be rated up to about 3800lbs. All the ones I've looked at specifically were 3680lbs, IIRC.

Saab lists 1987 900 curb weight as ranging from about 2600lbs to about 3000lbs. SPGs will usually be the second heaviest cars next to 5-doors due to the body panels and all the other SPG stuff. SPGs start at about 2800lbs ('85s) and get heavier as they get newer - peaking out at about 3050lbs in 1991 (with SRS and ABS, etc.).

9000s don't even weight 3500lbs (except *maybe* CDE V6s), most of 'em coming in around 3300-3400lbs. That said, an '86 9000T is bloody light for a car of its size, weighing in at just under 2900lbs. Another common misconception is that 99s are light - the lightest 99 (base model 2-door 1.7l) weighs just over 2400lbs, and the heaviest 99 (5-door 2.0l) weighs about 2900lbs. The "average" 99 (say, a 99T) weighs about 2700lbs, meaning it ain't much lighter than a 16v 900T.

The service manuals list the weights of all body styles and models, but I don't have mine here... This is from memory, but I think it's pretty accurate.

-Justin

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