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Simon · 14th November 2006, 23:22

Unfortunately, all manufactureres use different jargon and letter combinations to denote either a trim level or an engine specification. Just check these out..

VTEC - Honda. "Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control"
Zetec - Ford. Used to denote their sportier models and is used to make people think they are getting a VTEC system (as it sounds similar).
VVC - Originally Toyata - Variable Valve Control
VTi - Mostly Citroen. Denotes their sportier models
GT - Anyone. Grand Tourer (or Gran Turismo)
GTi - Originally Volkswagen. Used on the Golf Mk1 it denotes Grand Tourer Injection. It was to symbolise their engines having fuel-injected systems.
dCTi - Honda - desiel Common Rail injection
Type-R - Honda - Denotes a specially racing-inspired/tuned model version (ie Racing)
Type-S - Honda - Denoes a less-powerfull version of the above (ie Sport)

And (my favourite

)
R34 GT-R vspec with ATTESA-ETS and Super-HICAS - Exclusive to the daddy of all sports cars, the Nissan Skyline. This model is the bees-knees edition made between 1998 and 2002. ATTESA-ETS is the complex four-wheel computer controlled differentials and torque-transfer system with the Super-HICAS being the (equally) complicated four-wheel steering system. To add more letters to the equation the engine was a DOHC (double-overhead cam) Twin-turbo 6-cylinder inline.

14th November 2006, 23:22	#17
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Unfortunately, all manufactureres use different jargon and letter combinations to denote either a trim level or an engine specification. Just check these out.. VTEC - Honda. "Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control" Zetec - Ford. Used to denote their sportier models and is used to make people think they are getting a VTEC system (as it sounds similar). VVC - Originally Toyata - Variable Valve Control VTi - Mostly Citroen. Denotes their sportier models GT - Anyone. Grand Tourer (or Gran Turismo) GTi - Originally Volkswagen. Used on the Golf Mk1 it denotes Grand Tourer Injection. It was to symbolise their engines having fuel-injected systems. dCTi - Honda - desiel Common Rail injection Type-R - Honda - Denotes a specially racing-inspired/tuned model version (ie Racing) Type-S - Honda - Denoes a less-powerfull version of the above (ie Sport) And (my favourite ) R34 GT-R vspec with ATTESA-ETS and Super-HICAS - Exclusive to the daddy of all sports cars, the Nissan Skyline. This model is the bees-knees edition made between 1998 and 2002. ATTESA-ETS is the complex four-wheel computer controlled differentials and torque-transfer system with the Super-HICAS being the (equally) complicated four-wheel steering system. To add more letters to the equation the engine was a DOHC (double-overhead cam) Twin-turbo 6-cylinder inline.