"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
12/12/2014 at 13:41 • Filed to: None
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"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
12/12/2014 at 13:41 • Filed to: None | 2
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I was explaining to my wife what the GTV in GTV6 stood for - Gran Turismo Veloce - with regard to the concept of an old school European grand touring car, ie how to get from Milan to Monaco as quickly, comfortably, and with as much behind the wheel entertainment as possible.
"So what does my Highlander's XLE denote?" she asked.
In response, I decided to answer many lingering questions about model designations and dig into the Interwebs with a big honkin' list of letters. I tried to stay from marquee specific nomenclature (BMW's get especially weird). below are industry standard designations, with a few that might have originated with a particular manufacturer but have either worked their way into public consciousness or have been adopted by others.
Did I leave any out? And feel free to debate the historical origins of these. This is simply based on general automotive knowledge, Google, Wikipedia, and some vintage enthusiast sites.
C
Convertible
Coupe
Compact
CE
Classic Edition
CL
Comfort Luxury
DL/DX/DLX
Deluxe
ES
Euro Sport
Executive Sedan
EX
Executive
GL
Grand Luxury
GLE
Grand Luxury Edition
GS
Grand Sedan
GT
Gran Turismo
Grand Touring
GTA
Gran Tourismo Alleggerita (lightened)
Grand Trans Am
Gran Turismo Americano
GTB
Gran Turismo Berlinetta (little sedan)
GTO
Gran Turismo Omologato (approved/homologated)
Grand Touring Option
GTR
Grand Touring Race
GTS
Grand Touring Sport
Gran Turismo Sprint (quick)
GTV
Gran Turismo Veloce (fast)
GXE
Grand Deluxe Edition
HO
High Output
L/LE
Limited Edition
LS
Limited Series
Luxury Sport
Luxury Sedan
LT
Luxury Touring
LTD
Limited
LX
Luxury
LXE
Luxury Edition
R
Race
R/T
Road and Track
RS
Rally(e) Sport
S
Sport
SC
Sport Coupe
SE
Special Edition
Sport Edition
Standard Edition
SEL
Special Edition Luxury
Sport Edition Luxury
Standard Edition Luxury
SE-R
Sport/Special Edition Racing
Si
Sport Injection
SS
Super Sport
SL
Sport Light
Series Limited
Superlegerra (super light)
ST
Sport Touring
SV
Superveloce (super fast)
T/A
Trans America
XE
Sport Edition
XL
Sport Luxury
Sport Limited
XLE
Extra Limited Edition
E. Julius
> Chairman Kaga
12/12/2014 at 13:43 |
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I'm amusing myself by thinking of both my Ford Escort LX and Honda Civic LX as "Luxury". Silly marketers!
TheJWT
> Chairman Kaga
12/12/2014 at 13:54 |
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FQ - Fucking quick
GSX/GNX - Grand sport experimental/ Grand National Experimental
GTi - Grand touring injection
Aaron M - MasoFiST
> Chairman Kaga
12/12/2014 at 14:09 |
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Toyota, in their marketing omniscience, made a new one for the 2015 Camry: XSE. Assuming it follows the same trend as XLE, it stands for Extra Sport Edition.
You also missed all three from the Pontiac Bonneville (FWD edition): SLE, SSE, and SSEi. And while we're on GM, how about GXP and GTP? What about GTU?
RallyWrench
> Chairman Kaga
12/12/2014 at 14:09 |
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The B in GTB is indeed for Berlinetta, but that denotes a coupe. A sedan would be a Berline or Berlina.
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Chairman Kaga
> RallyWrench
12/12/2014 at 14:32 |
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Berlinetta translates into "little sedan" - Berline=sedan (or saloon) + etta=little. I believe it's the cute Italian way of saying 2+2, denoting a back seat or just additional space behind the front seats for passengers or luggage.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Chairman Kaga
12/12/2014 at 16:07 |
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Well, my car is an SXT but Dodge themselves have said that it means nothing, they just use it cause it sounds cool.
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Chairman Kaga
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/12/2014 at 16:24 |
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Yeah, I didn't include anything that was just a combination of cool sounds!