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What is meant by "platform"?
Posted by Draken [Email] (more from Draken) on Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:25:00
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I understand that beginning with the '86 Saab 9000, Saab began sharing "platforms" amongst different car companies as a cost-reduction measure (the 9000 platform was shared w/ three different FIAT models). This really ramped-up with the '94 900.
I believe the NG900/9-3 (1994-2002) and the 9-5 shared a "platform" with Opel and Vauxhall.
The new 9-3 (post '02) shares the "Epsilon" platform with the Chevy Malibu, Malibu Maxx, Pontiac G6, Opel Signum, and the Opel Vectra. Soon Buick and Saturn will use the Epsilon platform.
Just what encompasses the "platform"? I mean, how much leeway do the Saab engineers have in developing a new model? Is the "platform" simply the floorplan, wheelbase, etc? Does Saab get to design their own suspension system, engine, body, interior, etc? I would think that the structural integrity required by Saab to sustain their world-leading safety would depend on their being allowed flexibility in designs.
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