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Speaking of "slimming down"
Posted by Steve T. [Email] (more from Steve T.) on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:34
In Reply to: Too big?, Larry West [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:53
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Saab (and all other manufacturers) were forced to make bigger cars because, let's face it, we're all bigger these days.
Average adult Americans are about one inch taller, but nearly a whopping 25 pounds heavier than they were in 1960.
According to the CDC, the average height of an American man aged 20-74 years increased from just over 5'8" in 1960 to 5'9½" in 2002, while the average height of a woman the same age increased from slightly over 5'3" 1960 to 5'4" in 2002. Meanwhile, the average weight for men aged 20-74 years rose dramatically from 166.3 pounds in 1960 to 191 pounds in 2002, while the average weight for women the same age increased from 140.2 pounds in 1960 to 164.3 pounds in 2002.
So keep eating those buttery croissants and purchasing easy fit jeans to compensate, future cars will adapt to fit our bodacious bods.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, RS , Mon, 20 May 2013 11:03:21
- Sure Looks Like Adam's 9-5 Aero, Ian Glenday , Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:27
- I've seen a few here in southern NJ, JerseySaab , Fri, 24 May 2013 06:36:17
- I like them a lot, No Snaab, Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:55
- Me too, DE , Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:10
- All over the place here. I almost bought one..., B Millar , Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:55
- I saw one recently too..., Savary , Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:15
- I was able to sit in one at 2010 Ann Arbor Art Fair, MI-Roger , Wed, 22 May 2013 05:18:23
- Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, Name Left Blank, Tue, 21 May 2013 08:02:29
- SPG is cool, DE , Tue, 21 May 2013 05:47:47
- Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, Ultimated, Tue, 21 May 2013 05:02:16
- Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:21
- I'm with you, ryan , Tue, 21 May 2013 00:40:03
- I'm not quite there, yet..., Noel, Tue, 21 May 2013 06:43:31
- Toyota/Honda,Lexus/Acura don't have turbo luxury. NM, Norm9-5, Sun, 26 May 2013 05:16:32
- Turbo Verano for Noel!, Norm9-5, Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:44
- Too big?, Larry West , Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:53
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