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
Very tall engine coolant
In dutch Renault would be ‘Roest en narigheid achtervolgen u langen tijd’ which translate to (just about) ‘Rust and nastiness will pruseu you for a long time’ (my translating skills aren’t the greatest)
FORD - Factory Ordered Road Disaster
Found On Road Dead
The Gif on my GTI got me thinking… Is that irony? Or didn’t you get it? I meant to say “Golf becomes interesting” and not “Golf corners interesting”. Or did Matt knew that? I am confused…
BMW in Lithuanian - Baleika Mėšlui Vežti :D
Audi’s RS - Rough Start
Always
Udriving
Dtoo
Iclose
Dammit
First time I’ve been mentioned in an official post :D!
Heyyyyyy, I got on the list twice! Conclusion: that was a fun little community activity.
GMC=
Gay
Man’s
Car