Anachronistic Car Badges

"FlipperB" (flipperb) 10/31/2013 at 17:10 • Filed to: None

0

7

I've often wondered what was the last car sold in the USA to feature an external badge touting Fuel Injection. This question bugged me enough to beg for Oppo authorship... surely we have the right group here to solve this enduring mystery.

There are other dated badges out there too... remember 90's GM vehicles with a little "ABS" logo?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > FlipperB 10/31/2013 at 21:24

1

The "i" in all of the BMW models indicates fuel injection... Just to clarify that they are not carbureted.

FlipperB > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/31/2013 at 21:36

0

Wow. At some point in time I probably realized that — say, the 80's.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > FlipperB 10/31/2013 at 21:41

0

And for some reason BMW still appends every gas model with an "i". The diesels must be carbureted since they only get a "d".

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > FlipperB 10/31/2013 at 21:46

1

So to answer the original question, BMW still touts fuel injection. They just don't spell it out on the car. But they do on their web site.

FlipperB > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 10/31/2013 at 21:52

0

That's pretty amazing. Ironic, too, that the company that makes cutting-edge driving machines is the one that is still touting their decades-old "innovation".

Still curious what was the last car to spell it out, but this is great.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > FlipperB 10/31/2013 at 22:54

0

If I had to guess, maybe the 1991 K5 Blazer? I know the full sizers spelled it out in plain English. I think some 90s Corsicas had FI emblems. I remember some other cars having EFI emblems too, maybe Chrysler?

JEM > FlipperB 11/01/2013 at 10:20

0

Last ones I remember were the Camaro/Firebird touting "multi-port fuel injection" - usually on the base models too.