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It comes down to saving some money on design and tooling, and ability to manufacture on a single line. If certain key dimensions of the floor pan are the same and length/width of the car are within certain dimensions, multiple cars sharing the same "platform" can be made on the same conveyors. The lifters, hangars, and floor conveyors all accommodate the models in the platform. You can come up with sedans, hatches, wagons, 4-banger models, v6 models, sporty cars, and grandma cars that all fit into the same "platform". It's not worth getting hung up on platform.
Randy
Posts in this Thread:
- It's "Design a New Saab" time..., Noel, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:00:53
- Re: It's "Design a New Saab" time..., ursaw, Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:40:27
- 9-5 Hatch?, B. Millar, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:35:27
- have simple features that other cars have, qer, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:06:33
- How's about ITS OWN PLATFORM ..., Chaz, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:27:07
- Why is that so important? Correct me if I'm wrong, but, Noel, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:36:29
- I believe you are wrong..., Chaz, Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:15:48
- I believe you are wrong also, Jeff Bartlett, Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:01:54
- OK, but as I understand it, a platform,, Noel, Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:51:53
- No Big Deal, Randy Thatcher
, Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:43:13 <-- Viewing This Message
- Amen, brother....., jh, Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:39:55
- Keep some & some new features..., AlS, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:05:57
- My Saab......, cfishgo, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:40:50
- My 9000 is perfect - would hardly change a thing, Rod
, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:49:39 - Re: It's "Design a New Saab" time..., 79-99, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:38:49
- Look to the past, keep it simple., JMJ in NC, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:24:44
- Some aircraft features would be nice..., dmz789abc, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:10:23
- Make it safe, sporting, useful, and Swedish, BrianG, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:51:34
- Our thoughts, Railhead & EMOB, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:26:30
- It's already been done..., Street, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:29:54
- Integrated Hatch>>, bever77, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:07:28
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