Turbo - Page 2

GreyGhost · 13th November 2006, 16:40

Thanks Nic,

I can get some sleep now. I did mention that I thought it was just to diffrentiate 116 and 135.
See MGR could have employed me in their marketing department.
Say no more

Dave Goody · 14th November 2006, 13:28

I guess all manufacturers have their own tech speak on this naming subject. I remember early Vauxhall Diesels of the 80s being called CDs or CDis and am sure they were not common rail?
years ago when I worked in the oil industry the letter S or [Spark] denoted a petrol engine and the letter C [compression] denoted a diesel.
You could tell the difference between a diesel engine oil and a petrol oil by these letters in the old SAE specs.
At least we can all sleep easy now. " But why did they call them 75s or ZTs"
My V6 ZT hasnt got a Turbo !! Dave

GreyGhost · 14th November 2006, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Goody

I guess all manufacturers have their own tech speak on this naming subject. I remember early Vauxhall Diesels of the 80s being called CDs or CDis and am sure they were not common rail?
years ago when I worked in the oil industry the letter S or [Spark] denoted a petrol engine and the letter C [compression] denoted a diesel.
You could tell the difference between a diesel engine oil and a petrol oil by these letters in the old SAE specs.
At least we can all sleep easy now. " But why did they call them 75s or ZTs"
My V6 ZT hasnt got a Turbo !! Dave

Don't know why 75 but the Zed was a follow on from the old YA ZA ZB they missed a few in between, ZT

R S T for the three recently passed models. Probably because prefixed byZ these roll off the tongue and have a suggestion of power about them. (marketing)

Dave Goody · 14th November 2006, 13:51

It's strange though that they use a T as in ZT, when the T in a CDT stands for Turbo and almost all other manufacturers use a T to denote Turbo.
I think MG Rover should get a 9.9 for artistic impression.

baxlin · 14th November 2006, 13:52

Surely the CD badge on the '80's Vauxhall was to denote the trim level - I had a 2 litre Petrol Carlton CD.

Dave Goody · 14th November 2006, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by baxlin

Surely the CD badge on the '80's Vauxhall was to denote the trim level - I had a 2 litre Petrol Carlton CD.

You are right on this but it makes it all the more confusing really to work out anything from no.s/letters, I guess it's all in somebody from the marketing depts mind? Dave

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.

13th November 2006, 16:40	#11
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Thanks Nic, I can get some sleep now. I did mention that I thought it was just to diffrentiate 116 and 135. See MGR could have employed me in their marketing department. Say no more

14th November 2006, 13:28	#12
Dave Goody This is my second home 15 years of 75s & ZTs now an XTrail Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Danbury, Essex Posts: 3,761 Thanks: 18 Thanked 88 Times in 56 Posts	I guess all manufacturers have their own tech speak on this naming subject. I remember early Vauxhall Diesels of the 80s being called CDs or CDis and am sure they were not common rail? years ago when I worked in the oil industry the letter S or [Spark] denoted a petrol engine and the letter C [compression] denoted a diesel. You could tell the difference between a diesel engine oil and a petrol oil by these letters in the old SAE specs. At least we can all sleep easy now. " But why did they call them 75s or ZTs" My V6 ZT hasnt got a Turbo !! Dave

14th November 2006, 13:51	#14
Dave Goody This is my second home 15 years of 75s & ZTs now an XTrail Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Danbury, Essex Posts: 3,761 Thanks: 18 Thanked 88 Times in 56 Posts	It's strange though that they use a T as in ZT, when the T in a CDT stands for Turbo and almost all other manufacturers use a T to denote Turbo. I think MG Rover should get a 9.9 for artistic impression.

14th November 2006, 13:52	#15
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,960 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	Surely the CD badge on the '80's Vauxhall was to denote the trim level - I had a 2 litre Petrol Carlton CD.

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.