12 Car Acronyms Given Alternative Meanings
We've all come up with our own meanings behind well-known car acronyms, haven't we? In the interests of lightening the mood, we asked you to come up with your own hilarious explanations - here are the results!
BMW = Blinkers Mean What?
Suggested by jamjax
RWB = Really Wide Booty
Suggested by TurboLagPP
Actually stands for Rauh-Welt Begriff, in case you were wondering, which translates from German to something like ‘Rough World Concept’. We prefer this CTzen’s explanation, though…
GMC = Give Me Cheeseburgers
Suggested by Andrew G.
Golf GTI = Golf Turns Interesting
Suggested by The Stig's German Cousin
TRD - Toyota Ricing Department
Suggested by The F12 of Maranello
HSV = Hilariously Slow Vehicle
Suggested by IndianCarGuy99
One the Ford Falcon fans might enjoy…
MSO - Mr Shmee's Obsession
Suggested by VroomVroom
VTEC = Very Technical Emissions Control
Suggested by mr.slowly
It sort of is!
STI = Speed Transmitted Infection
Suggested by Andrew G.
Civic SI = Slightly Impaired
Suggested by V-Dub 4 Life
When compared to the Type R…
Golf GTE = Golf Turns Electric
Suggested by IndianCarGuy99
He’s half right!
AMG = "Ah, Mein Gott!"
Suggested by TheMindGarage
To see the original community question, click here. And if you have another suggestion, make sure you put it in the comments below!
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Lotus= lots of trouble usually seriously
BMW: bring money with.
HD: high dollar
GMC: generic motor company.
FIAT= farts inside a train
CHEVROLET: Cracked Head Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Every Time
Crappy Horror Explodes Very Rampantly Only Loses Every Time
https://youtu.be/3AJCdmW33fM
Best acronym ever.
Lotus: Lot’s of trouble, usually serious.
literally the hardest Acronym (or is it Backronym?) of them all:
VOLVO = Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
Fiat -
Fix it again tomorrow…
good one
In Germany FIAT also can mean “Fehlerhaft in allen Teilen”
Which translates to “flawed in every part” ^^
In portuguese we say: FIAT = “Fui Iludido, Agora é Tarde”
which means
“I was deceived, now it’s too late”
I always heard it as “Fix it again Tony”
In Denmark we say FIAT means “Fisse I Aften Tak” translated to english means “P*ssy tonight thanks”
Hey HSV boys: F6
You forgot Lotus: Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious
And Miata
M-Miata
I-Is
A-Always
T-The
A-Answer