Motoring abreviations, the more obscure the better

[lexusboy]

RX - Radiant Crossover (Lexus)

[Fleckers]

The normal
Fsh
Abs
BMW
Fwd
Rwd
5 speed
Satnav

But don't know the
WHY ??

[seeby]

WHY What Have You . As in PX Part Exchange .

[poing]

seeby said:

WHY What Have You . As in PX Part Exchange .

This one really bugs me, almost to the point that I wouldn't buy from someone who uses it in their advert!

[gazchap]

TVSV - Turbo Vacuum Switching Valve - found on Celica GT-Fours (and anything with the 3S-GTE I guess!)

[okie592]

Always wondered what swmbo mesnt

[real4star]

okie592 said:

Always wondered what swmbo mesnt

She Who Must Be Obeyed AKA the OH

DBG = Dark Bronze Green on Series Land Rovers... modern coil sprung carp is BRG

[V400TC]

BVR- Black Vinyl roof
BVH Big Valve Head
WCXM World cup x member
BDA Belt Driven series A
BDX as above with injection


All from Ford days

[carinaman]

IRA - Independent Rear Access according to Top Gear and some US Patents.


Brought to you by the lame scriptwriters of Top Gear that are in danger of finding themselves being served up as Beef at a canteen or restaurant near you soon.

[ctdctd]

Borked - certain parts may need a slight adjustment before the shed will ever ever move again.

[wolf1]

poing said:

This one really bugs me, almost to the point that I wouldn't buy from someone who uses it in their advert!

It's a throwback to the days of exchange & mart, and autotrader being the only available medium for selling cars etc. you were limited on characters so abbreviations were the norm.

[Coldfuse]

wolf1 said:

poing said:

This one really bugs me, almost to the point that I wouldn't buy from someone who uses it in their advert!

It's a throwback to the days of exchange & mart, and autotrader being the only available medium for selling cars etc. you were limited on characters so abbreviations were the norm.

I agree with Poing, something like WYG (what you got) would be better, surely?

[Triumph Man]

I always wondered what "MOD" in a classified ad meant. I don't think they were typos for MOT, because they were never in the right context.

Just seen another and realised: Manual Overdrive!

[Fireblade69]

HHR - Helmholtz Resonator
PDK - Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe

From what I recall at school:
Abbreviation - Shortened form of a whole word or series of words, includes acronyms and initialism - Example: Abbrev. for abbreviated, BeNeLux for Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg.
Acronym - A word formed from an abbreviated word or series of words - Example: radar, Gestapo, scuba
Initialism - Straight up initials, can form words or not - Example: AIDS, MPH, PAS

So apart from the spelling of the title, everybody is right

[motco]

WWT from the fifties and means white wall tyres.

[LotusOmega375D]

My favourite from days of yore:

PDM: passenger door mirror. This seemed to be an extra cost option on pretty much all Porsches back in the 1980s.

[Wills2]

PASM Porsche Active Suspension Management
PCCB Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes
PDCC Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control
PCM Porsche Communication Management
PSM Porsche Stability Management
PSE Porsche Sports Exhaust
PTV Porsche Torque Vectoring

Porsche are best/worst at this stuff.

Edited by Wills2 on Sunday 7th April 17:59

[audi r8]

ESP Electronic stability program
M'Way Motorway

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

You need to look to Motorbikes for some of these ridiculous acronyms:

EXUP = Exhaust Ultimate Powervalve
SRAD = Suzuki Ram Air Direct
ypvs = yamaha power valve system
yics = yamaha induction control system
yeis = yamaha energy induction system


To name but a few!

[mat777]

A few Land Rover ones...

SWB - Short wheelbase
LWB - Long...
CSW - County Station Wagon
ACE - Active Cornering Enhancement
IRD - Intermediate Reduction Drive
HDC - Hill Descent Control
VCU - Viscous Coupling Unit
CDL - Centre Diff Lock