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700 HP Saab 99 Is The Best Sleeper Ever [Custom Cars] 
Jalopnik | by Ben Wojdyla | Fri, Oct 30
By all outward appearances, this Saab 99 is a nicely maintained Grandma car. Underneath, it's an all-wheel-drive, turbocharged, 700 HP terror machine capable of 9.8 second quarter miles. This Swede-built creation is likely the most ridiculous sleeper ever created.
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