Car Acronym

Particular Acronym used at the end of car models name to define its caracteristics usually refers to its trim level..
List of car acronyms for diferent trim levels :
4WD - 4 wheel drive (part time)

AWD - All-Wheel Drive (all the time)
C - Convertible or Coupe or Compact
CD - Comfort Diamond Example: Volkswagen Corsar CD
CDX - Example: Hyundai Accent CDX
CE - Cheap Edition
CG - Comfort Gold Example: Volkswagen Santana CG

CL - Comfort Luxe Example: Fiat Panda CL

CLI - Comfort Luxe Injection

CS - Comfort Silver Example: Volkswagen Santana CS or Comfort Super
CSL - Comfort Super Luxe

CXi - Coupe with 4 wheel drive and Injection
DLX - Comfort Diamond De Luxe
DX - Deluxe
EFI - Electronic Fuel Injection
ELX - Electronic Luxe Extra Example: Fiat Punto ELX
ES - Euro Sport Example: Dodge Avenger coupe ES
ET - Example: Toyota Celica ET
EX - Extended Luxury Example: Mitsibishi Lancer EX
GHIA - from Italian Ghia studios
GL - Grand Luxury Example: Hyundai Accent GL
GLi - Gran Luxury Injection Example: Mitsubishi Lancer GLi
GLS - Gran Luxury Super Example: Hyundai Accent GLS
GLX - Gran Luxury Extra Example: Mitsubishi Lancer GLX
GS - Grand Sport or Gt Sedan Example: Hyundai Accent GS
GSi - Gran Super Injection Example: Hyundai Accent GSi
GSR - Example: Mitsubishi Lancer GSR
GT - Grand Turismo or Grand Turing Example: Hyundai Accent GT , or Toyota Celica GT
GTi - Gran Turismo Injection or Grand Turing Injection Example: Mitsubishi Lancer GTi
GTL - Grand Turing Luxe
GTO - Gran Turismo Omologato or Grand Turning Over 3.0 Liters
GTR - Gran Turismo Racing
GTS - Gran Turismo Sport
GTS-R - Gran Turismo Sport Racing
GTU - Grand Turing Under 3.0 liters
GTUs - Grand Turing Under 3.0 liters Sport
GTV - Grand Turing Victory Example: Toyota Celica GTV
GTX - Grand Turismo Extra
GXL - Grand Extra luxury
HGT - High Grand Tourism
HLX - High Luxury
HPE - High Performance Estate
I - Injection
IWD - Individual-wheel drive
IS - Import Sedan
L - Luxe Example: Fiat Panda L
LDO - Luxury Decor Option
LE - Luxury Edition
LS - Luxe Super or Luxury Sedan or Luxury Sport
LT - Example: Toyota Celica LT
LX - Luxury Example: Lexus LX, or Chrysler LX platform
MPFI - Multipoint Fuel Injection
MPI - Multipoint Injection
MVi - Example: Hyundai Accent MVi
RS - Rally Sport
RX-7 -
S - Super or Sedan or Sport Example: Fiat Panda S
SC - Super Charged or Sport Coupe
SE - Special Edition or Sport Edition Example: Dodge Avenger sedan SE
SFI - Sequencial Fuel Injection
Si - Sport Injection
SL - Sport Luxury Example: Mitsibishi Lancer SL
SLK - Sport Luxury Kompactt

SLX - Super Luxe
SR - Sport Rally
SR5 - Sport Rally 5
SRV - Sport Rally V (5)
SS - Super Sport
ST - Sport Turing Example: Toyota Celica ST
SUV - Sport Utility Vehicle
SXT - Example: Dodge Avenger sedan SXT
SW - Station Wagon
TRD - Toyota Racing Development
TXE - Turismo Extra Edition
TXI - Turismo Extra Injection
VHC - Very High Compression
XR3 - Xperimental Research 3
Z - Zigma (last letter of the alphabet, therefore the last = the best)
ZX - Zigma times X (X being the roman numeral for ten)

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