Volvo | XC | Cross-Country | |
Volkswagen | CC | Concept Coupe | |
Volkswagen | Scirocco | Name of a Wind | Scirocco - is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season. |
Volkswagen | 4motion | All Wheel Drive | 4motion is the successor to Syncro; which is VWs version of All Wheel Drive. |
Volkswagen | Syncro | All Wheel Drive | VWs original version of All Wheel Drive. |
Volkswagen | TDI | Turbo-Diesel Direct Injection | |
Volkswagen | GLI | Grand Luxury Injection | |
VARIOUS | R/T | Road and Track | Used by Chrysler and Dodge for their mid-level performance vehicles |
VARIOUS | GTI | Gran Touring Injection | Volkswagen, Peugeot and others have used the "GTI" badge on several models |
VARIOUS | GTO | Gran Turismo Omologato | Grand Tourer Homologated - In English; Used by Ferrari originally, then Pontiac in the 1960s. |
VARIOUS | HD | Heavy Duty | |
VARIOUS | AWD | All Wheel Drive | |
VARIOUS | 4x4 | Four Wheel Drive | 4x4 is usually a "switchable" system where the vehicle can operate in 2 wheel drive (usually rear wheel drive) and then the remaining 2 wheels can be engaged for 4 wheel drive. 4WD and AWD are generally not the same system. |
VARIOUS | S | Sport | Any car with an "S" badge is usually a "Sport" model/trim |
VARIOUS | T | Turbo | Many cars with turbo engines will have a 1.8T, 2.0T, 2.5T, etc on them. the T stands for "turbocharged" |
VARIOUS | R | Racing | Many manufacturers use an "R" badge to denote their "race derived" packages/trim level or homologated vehicles. |
VARIOUS | FLEXFUEL | This motor can use different Fuel Types | The motors ability to run different GASOLINE fuel types: from standard unleaded to E85. |
VARIOUS | Limited | Refers to a trim/visual package. | Often abbreviated to LT, LTD or LE |
VARIOUS | 4WD | Four Wheel Drive | |
Toyota | Camry | Crown | The name "Camry" is an Anglicized phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kanmuri (ja:冠, かんむり), meaning "crown" |
Toyota | MR-2 | mid-ship, run-about, 2-seater | |
Toyota | TRD | Toyota Racing Development | |
Toyota | SR5 | Sports Rally 5-speed | Used to mean Sports Rally 5-speed; but now stands for an upgrade package |
Subaru | STi | Subaru Technica International | Subaru's Highest Performing vehicles are badged STi |
Subaru | XV | Crossover Vehicle | |