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Saab GT750 (Gran Turismo 750) is an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 from Saab
Saab Automobile

Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish automaker and currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. It is the exclusive automobile royal warrant holder as appointed by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden....
 produced between 1958 and 1960. The GT750 was a sporty version of the Saab 93
Saab 93

The Saab 93, pronounced ninety-three, is an automobile manufactured by Saab Automobile. It was announced on August 18, 1955 and was first presented on December 1, 1955....
, mainly aimed at the US market. It had the same body shell as the 93 but used a different interior and high-output engine.






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Saab GT750 (Gran Turismo 750) is an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 from Saab
Saab Automobile

Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish automaker and currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. It is the exclusive automobile royal warrant holder as appointed by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden....
 produced between 1958 and 1960. The GT750 was a sporty version of the Saab 93
Saab 93

The Saab 93, pronounced ninety-three, is an automobile manufactured by Saab Automobile. It was announced on August 18, 1955 and was first presented on December 1, 1955....
, mainly aimed at the US market. It had the same body shell as the 93 but used a different interior and high-output engine. It was not retired from the market with the 93 but received the Saab 96
Saab 96

The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab Automobile. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980, a run of 20 years. Like the Saab 93 it replaced, the 96 was a development from the old Saab 92 chassis and, on account of its improvements and modernisation, it opened new markets for the company....
 body and 4-speed gearbox in 1960 and continued in production until 1962. In 1962, it received the larger engine from the 96, was fitted with disc brakes at the front and was re-named the GT850. It was called the Saab Sport
Saab Sport

Saab Sport is an automobile from Saab Automobile, launched in 1962 as a replacement for the Saab GT750. It used the same body shell as the Saab 96, with slight modifications and with a different interior configuration and equipment....
 in the UK and 'Monte Carlo' in the USA (after the successes in the Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally

The Monte Carlo Rally is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organizes the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique....
). The GT was introduced at the New York motor show in 1958, and was fitted with safety belts as standard - soon afterward the practice became commonplace on most cars ().

The GT had twin carburetor
Carburetor

A carburetor or carburettor , is a device that blends Earth's atmosphere and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It was invented by Karl Benz before 1885 and patented in 1886....
s and the two-stroke
Two-stroke cycle

The two-stroke internal combustion engine differs from the more common four-stroke engine by completing the same cycle in only two strokes of the piston, rather than four....
 engine had been tuned
Engine tuning

Engine tuning is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, to increase an engine's power output, economy, or durability....
 to develop 50 hp (37 kW). An optional tuning kit was available to upgrade it to a GT 750R with the engine power boosted to 55 hp (41 kW). The engine gave most power at high revs, 3400 to 5000 rpm. The gearbox had three gears. In order to overcome the problems of overrun for the two-stroke engine, a freewheel
Freewheel

In mechanical engineering or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft....
 device was fitted.

A 1959 review by Road & Track
Road & Track

Road & Track is an automobile enthusiast magazine in the United States, founded by two friends in 1947. It is owned by Hachette Filipacchi M?dias and is published monthly....
 commented that smooth upshifts of the widely-spaced 3-speed manual
Manual transmission

A manual transmission is a type of Transmission used in automotive applications. It generally utilizes a driver-operated clutch operated by a pedal or lever, for regulating torque transfer from the engine to the transmission, and a gear-shift either operated by hand or by foot ....
 required revving the engine over 5000 rpm or slipping the clutch. Saab provided a retrofit kit which leaned out the fuel mixture in the carburettor, making the car more tractable at low revs but seriously impacting performance. The magazine also tried a modified GT with , which improved acceleration to from 15.2 seconds (in the GT) to 12 flat. For comparison, an unmodified 93B
Saab 93

The Saab 93, pronounced ninety-three, is an automobile manufactured by Saab Automobile. It was announced on August 18, 1955 and was first presented on December 1, 1955....
 required 27.2 seconds.

Road & Track praised the car's smooth ride and steering, as well as its high level of equipment. Even a "Halda Speedpilot" analog trip computer, of the type used for rally racing, was included in the package.

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