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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 19:20:55 -0400
From: "Stuart Kunkler" <stukunopsamdnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Why the "9XX" designation?


and the audi 5000 was such a good car that it was reported to take off at full throttle, all by itself, despite the driver standing on the brake pedal. and despite the fact that the car's brakes are stronger than the engine (compare 0-60 times and distances versus the same for 60-0). the american press created a panic over this. it might be said that cbs "60 minutes" single-handedly almost put audi out of business in the u.s. -- all because a few inexperienced drivers were standing on the go pedal, frozen in fear. frozen, that is, until they could reach a telephone to sic their lawyers on a fine car company. ever wonder why you automatic drivers have to step on the brake pedal before shifting out of park? useless government regulation inspired by the audi 5000 fiasco. -- stuart kunkler cincinnati, oh "I took the initiative in creating the internet." - Al Gore, March 12, 1999 Eric Law <elawnopsamexxx.com> wrote in message news:PY853.1590$nn.478181nopsam.shore.net... > Also, I'm a firm beleiver that the magnitude of the model number reflects > how good the car is. > > For a long time, Saab led in the mass market with the 900 (of course Porsche > had the 911, 924, 944, etc...). BMW couldn't even come close, with the 320, > 533/535, and 733/735 (2002 had been discontinued). Volvo was also behind > with the 2xx series, and the 7xx series. > > Then, Audi countered with the 5000, which was, of course, a nicer car (5000 > > 900). Saab, feeling the market pressure, responded with the 9000, which > was, and is, better than anything else on the road! > > ;*) > > Eric Law > > > Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamel.net> wrote in message > news:3754129d.0nopsam.sac.bfp.net... > > > > Steinar Moum <Steinar.Moumnopsam.uio.no> wrote in message > > news:Steinar.Moum-3105991112000001nopsamsit09.uio.no... > > > Does somebody know the reasoning behind the "9" in Saabs models? > > > > > > It went about like this: > > > > > > 92, 93, 96, 95, 99, 900, 9000, 9 small5, 9small3 > > > > > > > > > Back when Saab first started making automobiles, they designated the 9x > > series of model > > designations for cars... the first actual prototype being Type 92. They > > continued using this > > nomenclature up until the 900, when they ran out of 9x numbers and > switched > > to a vaguely > > exponential system, where 900 was the smaller car and 9000 was the bigger > > car. When > > the 900 and 9000 were nearing the end of their respective runs. Saab knew > > that there was > > no future in this series, because cars called 90,000 and 900,000 would be > > stupid, so they > > used some artistic license and switched to an even more vague exponential > > system - 9^3 > > and 9^5 ... this new series not only allows them 9 different cars before > > they have to switch > > again, but also gives them the ability to pattern their models aftrer > BMW's > > successful 3, 5, > > and 7 series. > > > > -Justin > > > > > >

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