The Meaning of the Acronyms of Famous High Performance Cars

Mercedes (AMG)

AMG is the abbreviation of the two co-founders Hans Werner Aufrecht (A), Erhard Melcher (M) and the German region Grobaspach (G) - Aufrecht's birthplace. The German car company's cars are often very beautiful and wonderful, but when you see the car name with the prefix AMG, it is certain that the car's engine has been exclusively built with the philosophy "one engineer, one engine". Mercedes AMG cars are often designed to be aggressive, equipped with AMG 5-spoke wheels and engines that produce an extremely enchanting roaring sound.

BMW (M Performance)

BMW is an abbreviation for Bavarian Motor Works, meaning the car company originated from Bavaria, Germany. The letter “M” is taken from the phrase GmbH, formerly BMW Motorsport GmbH – BMW’s racing division, which was born in the 1960s to start BMW’s sports car program. The truth is that BMW’s high-performance M Sport cars are lighter, have higher power, accelerate faster than the original cars, and of course, the selling price is also much higher due to the use of premium materials instead of standard materials.

Porsche (GTS)

GTS – Grand Turismo Sport is a car line created by Porsche to fill the gap between the S sports version and the GT version dedicated to racing. The product lines with the GTS logo range from the 718 Boxster, Panamera to the 911 models.

Lexus (F-Sport)

F Sport is an upgrade package similar to BMW's M Sport. The letter F is taken from the word "Flagship" or can be understood as the first letter of "Fuji Speedway" - the name of a racetrack in Japan where the company often tests cars.

Nissan (GT-R, Nismo)

When it comes to Nissan sports cars, we immediately think of the GT-R sports car, more specifically the R35 GT-R Nismo version. The name Nismo stands for Nissan Motorsport International Limited and GT-R is Gran Turismo Racer.

Honda (Si & Type R)

These two words are very easy to find on Honda's high-performance cars, especially the Civic. These two prefixes are often associated with high-power, high-torque sports cars with the support of the electronic variable valve control system (VTEC - Variable Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control).

Subaru (WRX, STI)

WRX - World Rally Experimental and STI - Subaru Technica International, STI is an upgraded version based on the standard WRX. However, from 2015, STI will be a separate version because WRX uses FA20DIT engine while STI uses EJ257. Subaru STI models have lower ground clearance, adjustable center differential, more durable transmission and shock absorbers are also fine-tuned to run at high speeds.

Ford (SHO, SVT, ST, RS)

Ford has a habit of using abbreviations for its sports car lines such as GT, Mustang, Focus,... Specifically SHO - Super High Output, SVT: Special Vehicle Team, ST - Sport Technologies, RS: Rally Sport.

Chevrolet (LS, RS, SS)

The American car company has many acronyms for the Camaro sports car (LS, RS, SS). First, LS stands for Luxury Sport, the equipment on the car is only at the basic level and usually comes with a manual transmission to help give the owner the best driving feeling. RS - Rally Sport and SS - Super Sport are the two most advanced versions with the largest capacity engine, equipped with an automatic transmission and accompanying safety technology.

Lamborghini (SV)

SV stands for SuperVeloce which means high speed in Italian, the prefix SV was first applied on the Miura, Diablo, Murcielago and most recently the Aventador SV. Lamborghini's SV models are designed to be more aggressive, more aerodynamic, faster, more special and of course more expensive than the regular versions.