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
Pontiac.
Poor
Old
Numbs kill
Thinks
It’s
A
Chevy
Vtec= very tall engine cooling
TDI: Tremendous Dioxide Inhalation
Chevrolet - Constantly having every vehicle recalled over lousy engineering techniques
Jeep - just empty every pocket
Pontiac - poor old Newfie thinks it’s a Cadillac
perfect, especially the chevy one
First
On
Race
Day
And last because it broke down
Ford: Fix Or Repair Daily
FPV = Failed Performance Vehicle
Dodge
Drug
Only
Do
Game
Empty
Jeep, Just Empty Every Pocket
Ford, Found On Road Dead, Fix or Repair Daily
BMW- Black Money Wash
AUDI-Always Useful Durable Iron
FORD-Fuel , Oil &Rust Days
SKODA- She Kissed On Dirty American
KIA -Korea Invented Amplifiers