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Trim meanings... EX, RS, GS-R, Si, GT, etc.
I've been curious about this for the longest time... but what do the trim letters mean? I'm basically curious about ANY model trim's abbreviations. Mostly Hondas and Acuras but I don't mind if it comes from a Mazda, or a Nissan... to a Ford or a Volvo cuz I know some car companies despite where they're originated use the same trim letters.
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acura:

TL=touring luxury
RL= (royal or regal??) luxury
CL=Coupe Luxury
EL=i dunno

these may be wrong
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<< acura:

EL=i dunno >>

Hope that's not economical luxory...
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maybe efficient luxury [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

i think its elegant luxury, it fits....
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GT = Grand Touring
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gs= goes slow
rs= really slow
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Type R= RACING[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
TYPE S= Super RACING[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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POS=Piece or Pile Of Sh*t
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<<

i think its elegant luxury, it fits.... >>



I dunno- that's kinda like saying "cool awesomeness"
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SI = Sport Inspired
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SS Super Sport
RS Rally Sport (cavaliers a few years ago even had rally sport written on the sides of the RS)
SE Special Edition


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i thought si was signature?
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I thought Si was Sports Injected or something like that

Type-S is Sport
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DX = Da' "X"
LX = El "X" (Spanish)
EX = EXtra

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<< gs= goes slow
rs= really slow
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Si sounds correct, BTW. Sports Inspired. I thought I saw it somewhere on Honda Tuning or whatever...
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Si = Slow Import [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Si - Sports Injection
SiR - Sports Injection Race

Type S - Sport
Type R - Race
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EL = European Luxury....


Or.... EL = Eats Lambos [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

Let's put it this way.... There's no real 'legend' that'll really tell you what they all mean..... they're just letters, differentiating different trim levels. That's about it. EX, DX, CX, HX, LX, SEX? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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This is what I got so far...

LS - Luxory Sport
GS - Grand Sport
Si - Sport Inspired/Sport Injected
GT - Grand Touring
SS - Super Sport
RS - Rally Sport
SE - Special Edition
TT - Twin Turbo
GS-R - Grand Sport Racing(?)
GT-R - Grand Touring Racing (?)
Type SH - Type Sport Shift
Type S - Type Sport
Type R - Type Racing

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DX=Base Model (it's not a suffix)
LX=Same as above
EX=Read 2 lines up [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG].

SI=Sports Inspired

EL= Econo Luxory

what does RSX Stand for though???

Really Sporty Xpensive?
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<< DX=Base Model (it's not a suffix)
LX=Same as above
EX=Read 2 lines up [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG].

SI=Sports Inspired

EL= Econo Luxory

what does RSX Stand for though???

Really Sporty Xpensive? >>



RSX... NSX... all those Acura alphanumeric names... I don't like'em that much. I miss "Integra."
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