Car Spec names

pdw8 · 5 Feb 2006 at 01:16

I've often wondered what all the names and acronyms mean on cars. Things like GT I thought was Grand Tourer but then what is GTi? I mean you can't call a Pug 106GTi a Grand Tourer??
Others are:
RS - as in Ford, Porsche and Audi is it Rally Sport?
VRS - Skoda
XR - Ford and Peugeot
TD = Turbo Diesel
RX - Mazda
GL - Many
GLX - Many
ST - Ford

And many more. Anyone help with explanations?

thedazman67 · 5 Feb 2006 at 01:19

ST in ford i think means Sports Technology.

thedazman

[TW]Fox · 5 Feb 2006 at 02:09

pdw8 said:
Things like GT I thought was Grand Tourer but then what is GTi? I mean you can't call a Pug 106GTi a Grand Tourer??

GT = Grand Tourer
GTi = Grand Tourismo (injection)

Yes, subtle difference in name huge difference in meaning.

Others are:
RS - as in Ford, Porsche and Audi is it Rally Sport?

Don't know about Audi but Ford RS = Rallye Sport.

XR - Ford and Peugeot

For Peugeot at least it's merely a middling trim level with no real meaning.

GL - Many
GLX - Many

These originally came from terms like Luxe, Grand Luxe, etc but eventually evolved into largely meaningless distinctions between models in the same range.

lordrobs · 5 Feb 2006 at 10:16

RX - Mazda

Stands for something like Rotary Experimental or there abouts at least.

Please feel free to laught at me if i'm wrong.

O/T Fox: RE: your sig. I thought the RSAP was the stick on tat (your words) or do you infact have neons, a butane flamer kit and Lax Power stickers?

energy · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:02

RS on the rump of a Porsche would stand for "Rennsport" (=racing), as I presume would be the case for Audis

Rotty · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:04

Any one remember the very first turbo diesel Fiat Tipos that arrived in the UK

The badge on the back read Tipo TurD

Fiat UK were not impressed and it was changed before any reached the customers

Rotty · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:05

STi in a scooby is Subaru Technica International

The Running Man · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:10

i thought that ST for ford, or definately for Vauxhall meant

Super Tourer?

[TW]Fox · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:43

Nope, that was just for some sort of special version of the previous Vectra, they did a Super Touring version.

MrMatteh · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:51

I can tell you that for renaults, RN RL and RT are just different specs (RT being the highest)

Renault i assume

Slackworth · 5 Feb 2006 at 13:04

Can't beat Vauxhall for dodgy names. Expression, Active etc.

Only one which makes any reasonable sense is the SRi and GSi

vanpeebles · 5 Feb 2006 at 13:19

mk1 fiesta sandpiper for the win!11!1

[TW]Fox · 5 Feb 2006 at 13:20

I guess they make sense in the sense that SRi = Sales Rep inside?

vanpeebles · 5 Feb 2006 at 13:31

a nice long one is daihatsu cuore avanzato tr-xx r4

PardonTheWait · 5 Feb 2006 at 14:45

GTE is Grand Touring Estate afaik but there's bugger all of them about these days. Our Scimitar was a GTE :cool:

vanpeebles · 5 Feb 2006 at 14:47

Mohinder said:
GTE is Grand Touring Estate afaik but there's bugger all of them about these days. Our Scimitar was a GTE

astra gte? :confused:

Zip · 5 Feb 2006 at 14:49

With BMWs,
Is the last 2 numbers of there names the size of there engine?
Like:
318=1.8L
325=2.5L
330=3.0L

Is this right or did i just get it all wrong?

Enfield · 5 Feb 2006 at 14:52

[TW]Fox said:
GT = Grand Tourer
GTi = Grand Tourismo (injection)

I have a Peugeot 205 1.4i GT. Is it definetly Grand Tourer? There's nothing grand about a 205 with 5 doors

nicRob · 5 Feb 2006 at 14:59

Zip said:
With BMWs,
Is the last 2 numbers of there names the size of there engine?
Like:
318=1.8L
325=2.5L
330=3.0L

Is this right or did i just get it all wrong?

I think that's how it used to be, but now there's exceptions, e.g. the new 650 being 4.8 litres iirc, and the 535d is actually 3 litres

Vertigo · 5 Feb 2006 at 14:59

Rotty said:
Any one remember the very first turbo diesel Fiat Tipos that arrived in the UK

The badge on the back read Tipo TurD

Fiat UK were not impressed and it was changed before any reached the customers

LOL, never heard that one before

The one I always remember is that the MR2 is called the MR in France. Not sure if I'm allowed to swear in French on here so just say MR2 quickly in French