Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 17:04:27 +0000 (UTC) From: H. <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> Subject: Re: Why SAAB 93 !
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 08:17:16 GMT, hohnopsamlid.invalid (Goran Larsson) wrote: >In article <h7hi7uclgvfa42a4jphtipd0td7jqgaff2nopsamcom>, >Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote: > >> In fact, they were pretty >> stupid to come out with a 9-3 and a 9-5 in the 1990's. In fact, >> these "names" rank among the worst in auto-dom. I'm suprised no one has commented yet on the supposed reason why Saab picked the 9-3 and 9-5 designations - In Europe, Saab's are often seen as inferior to BMW's, the most high-profile of prestige marques, and they wanted to make a point of what their cars were, and who they were aimed at. Hence 9-3, the Saab equivalent of the BMW 3-series, and 9-5, competitor to the 5-series.