Ursaab
| Saab | |
|---|---|
Saab 92001 (profile) |
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| 92001 | |
| Presentation year: | 1947 |
| Vehicle fair: | |
| Class : | Lower middle class |
| Body shape : | limousine |
| Engine: |
Otto engine : 0.7 liters (14 kW) |
| Length: | 3980 mm |
| Width: | 1670 mm |
| Height: | 1430 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2470 mm |
| Empty weight: | 765 kg |
| Production model: | Saab 92 |
The Saab 92001 or Ursaab ( Swedish : Ursaab ) was a prototype and Saab's first automobile . Introduced on June 10, 1947, it was the basis for the development of the Saab 92, which was sold from 1949 . The vehicle is now in the Saab Museum ( Saab Bilmuseum ) in Trollhättan .
history
Saab had been considering developing a compact car under the name Projekt 92 since 1944. Since the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB) expected significant production declines as a result of the end of the war , various concepts were developed to keep the plant running at full capacity Motorcycle or vehicle construction also the production of prefabricated houses , fitted kitchens or ships with light metal hulls.
The development took place from 1945 under the technical direction of the engineer Gunnar Ljungström (1905-1999), the body design came from the industrial designer Sixten Sason . Of the 16 developers, only two - Ljungström and Rolf Mellde , who also acted as test driver - had a driver's license. The vehicle should be light, aerodynamic and offer space for four people. Sven Otterbeck , the deputy general director , formulated the claims as follows:
"Remember that Europe is impoverished by the war - the car has to be undemanding and cheap ..."
Extensive flow tests were carried out with a wooden model ( scale 1:10) in the company's own wind tunnel , so that the "Ursaab" achieved a value of 0.32, which was extraordinarily good for the time . The streamlining should be mainly the reduction in consumption serve: "If the shape of this car helps save 100 gallons of fuel per year, so that his frog-like appearance is alone justified" ( Gunnar Ljungström ).
Two further developed prototypes closer to series production, 92002 and 92003 , were made in May and June 1947, respectively. Changes included the massive, heavy doors of the Ursaab and the covered wheelhouses , in which snow and dirt collected in the harsh Swedish winter.
92002 was presented to the Swedish press on June 15, 1947 at the Linköping headquarters next to the Ursaab, which at that time had covered around 50,000 km on test drives . Another two years passed between the presentation of the prototypes and the start of series production.
construction
The Ursaab had front-wheel drive and a transversely mounted parallel twin - two-stroke engine from the DKW master class - the overall technical design was similar to before the Second World War in Sweden very successful front car of DKW . The engine had a displacement of 692 cm³ ( bore × stroke : 76 mm × 76 mm) and developed 14 kW (20 hp) at 3500 rpm. Thanks to the good aerodynamics, the top speed was more than 110 km / h, around 20 km / h higher than that of an identically motorized DKW.
With its self-supporting body and independent wheel suspension all around, the Ursaab had very modern design features. The body panels of the prototype were made by hand on wooden molds.
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effect
The designer Ulf Hanses designed the wooden model car Saab 001 Concept Auto , the automobile-shaped rocking horse Rocking Car and the roadster car , which allude to the design of the Ursaab , for the Swedish toy manufacturer Playsam .
literature
- Gunnar A. Sjogren: The SAAB Way - the first 35 years of Saab Cars, 1949-1984. Osterbergs Tryckeri, Nyköping 1984 ( online ).
- Michael Peterka: Saab. In: Halward Schrader, Michael Peterka: Saab, Volvo. Passenger car 1945–1973. Schrader Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-87228-5 .
Web links
- Ursaab on saabmuseum.com
- A guy for individualists on wdr.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Car and driver . Hachette Magazines, Inc, 1959, p. 65, (Retrieved June 9, 2017).
- ↑ a b c Interesting review of the first 60 years of Saab on autosieger.de
- ^ Björn-Eric Lindh: Saab. The first 40 years. Förlagshuset Norden, 1987, p. 13ff.
- ↑ a b Rainer Roßbach: Saab 92.001: "Wing" section on prova.de
- ↑ Saab Concept Car on playsam.com
- ↑ Rocking Car on saab-archive.com
- ↑ Roadster Saab on playsam.com
