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TIL Saab was an aerospace company. My Dad had a '98 Saab. It had an "S" button on the shifter. It stood for "speed". When we were 7/8 years old we'd beg him to
by jackconsidine 16d ago
TIL Saab was an aerospace company.
My Dad had a '98 Saab. It had an "S" button on the shifter. It stood for "speed". When we were 7/8 years old we'd beg him to press it and it would speed up 10mph. I got my license in 2011, immediately took that car onto the highway and pressed the S button.
Nothing happened. I went home and read the manual. S stand for sport. It keeps the engine in a higher gear than normal for quicker response
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- pseudohadamard 15d agoSame with other companies as well. The first time someone mentioned they drove a Skoda I was wondering how many MPG you get in a howitzer.
- newsclues 16d agoAerospace and defence!
- 0bytes 16d agoYou could argue that the “Swedish Airplane Inc.” (Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, SAAB) also does cars.
- dghlsakjg 16d agoWell… they did cars. Saab hasn’t existed as a car brand since 2016. They split from Saab aerospace in 1989.
- kwanbix 16d agoWhere is the B from? (S)venska (A)eroplan (A)ktiebolaget and the B? from (b)olaget?
- jjtheblunt 16d agoAktie Bolaget (stock firm)
- dfxm12 16d agoThe centerpiece of their advertising campaign at some point was "born from jets" with fighter jets flying in the background.
- sakjur 16d agoHere's the best example of that I know of, which is a full lineup of all their vehicles, with prices. https://youtu.be/7WZ-D_HT3y8 https://youtu.be/7WZ-D_HT3y8
- scandox 16d agoYeah I remember we had a family friend and they had a Boost button in their Saab. I don't know if it literally said Boost but in my memory it does. We begged him to press it but he told us it was extremely dangerous and would cause flames to shoot out the back. So of course we begged him even more...
- kaffekaka 16d agoSaab made great cars and is part of core childhood for all swedes age 40+.