Cross Platform model name sharing

[OlberJ]

Been thinking about this recently, not sure why but i was, so thought i'd call on the PH knowledge base to help answer the question.

I'm thinking about model designations and badges that are shared between different manufacturers.

Originally GTi i thought might be the most popular.

There is also "Turbo" and "S2" which seem to be used a lot.

So do any of you know which is the most popular say top 10?

[Disco You]

Tdi.

What do I win?

[Riley Blue]

The letter 'D'

[crosseyedlion]

RS

Jaguar, Porsche and Ford have used these off the top of my head

[mrmr96]

crosseyedlion said:

RS

Jaguar, Porsche and Ford have used these off the top of my head

You missed Audi.

My own suggestion is "GT" and variations thereon.

[motor mad]

mrmr96 said:

crosseyedlion said:

RS

Jaguar, Porsche and Ford have used these off the top of my head

You missed Audi.

My own suggestion is "GT" and variations thereon.

You missed Renault

[cianha]

As well as GM, there's a JDM Toyota Corsa.

Ferrari and Ford both make an F150

Renault and Audi have an R8

[J4CKO]

At one point we had a Saab Aero and Ford Galaxy, shared with the Rowntrees range of confectionery, or whatever brand it is.

[Dr Interceptor]

SE

Everyone must have an SE in their range somewhere

[Willy Holloughby]

Ford used to call their cars after porno mags

[Dr Interceptor]

Willy Holloughby said:

Ford used to call their cars after porno mags

Really? I don't ever recall a Fiesta 'Busty Babes' Edition?

[conkerman]

I bought a Granada Razzle, but it was cheap and dirty.

[Justin Case]

I once had a Sunseeker. Unfortunately it wasn't one of these:



but one of these

[alangla]

Lots of LX and GLXs out there.

GM use certain names across different brands (not just the usual VX/Opel), e.g. there is or was a US market Chevrolet Cavalier & Nova, nothing like the VX equivalent.

[RobM77]

'S' - Porsche and Lotus use this a lot, as I'm sure others do too.
'RS' has already been mentioned.
'R' - as in Honda Type R, Cayman R, Elise 111R and even Hyundia 'R spec'!
GT - Everything from the Citroen AX GT to the Carrera GT has used this.
GTi - obvious that one
Blue - Mercedes and VW run very close to each other on this (Blue Efficiency and Blue Motion)

[sunnydude959]

I've recently seen a lot of car manufacturers associate their top trim level with their performance wing, e.g.

Audi "S-line" (with S4, S5, S6, etc.
BMW "M-Sport" (with M3, M5, M6, etc.)
Mercedes "AMG Sport" (with C63 AMG, SL63 AMG, etc.)
Lexus "F Sport" (with IS-F)

I just think its wrong to see a 520d labelled up with 'M' badges on the side. I've completely debadged my 640d M-Sport, I'd hate to even try to somehow pass it off as an M6, because its not.

(Edit: Side M-badges are fitted from the factory now on M-sport models)

[MX7]

sunnydude959 said:

I've recently seen a lot of car manufacturers associate their top trim level with their performance wing, e.g.

Audi "S-line" (with S4, S5, S6, etc.
BMW "M-Sport" (with M3, M5, M6, etc.)
Mercedes "AMG Sport" (with C63 AMG, SL63 AMG, etc.)
Lexus "F Sport" (with IS-F)

I just think its wrong to see a 520d labelled up with 'M' badges on the side. I've completely debadged my 640d M-Sport, I'd hate to even try to somehow pass it off as an M6, because its not.

(Edit: Side M-badges are fitted from the factory now on M-sport models)

Volvo 'R'.