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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 20:45:07 -0400
From: Joe Pires <worldnet.piresnopsamdnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Why the "9XX" designation?


You guys remember the joke when all the hoopla when AUDI was having the "sudden acceleration" problems? "What is a driver's worst nightmare?....Being stopped at a Tollbooth with a AUDI 5000 behind you and a FORD PINTO in front of you." Personally i thought they were a good car! Joe Stuart Kunkler wrote: > 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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