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!
Comments
Lotus= lots of trouble usually seriously
BMW: bring money with.
HD: high dollar
GMC: generic motor company.
FIAT= farts inside a train
CHEVROLET: Cracked Head Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Every Time
Crappy Horror Explodes Very Rampantly Only Loses Every Time
https://youtu.be/3AJCdmW33fM
Best acronym ever.
Lotus: Lot’s of trouble, usually serious.
literally the hardest Acronym (or is it Backronym?) of them all:
VOLVO = Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
Fiat -
Fix it again tomorrow…
good one
In Germany FIAT also can mean “Fehlerhaft in allen Teilen”
Which translates to “flawed in every part” ^^
In portuguese we say: FIAT = “Fui Iludido, Agora é Tarde”
which means
“I was deceived, now it’s too late”
I always heard it as “Fix it again Tony”
In Denmark we say FIAT means “Fisse I Aften Tak” translated to english means “P*ssy tonight thanks”
Hey HSV boys: F6
You forgot Lotus: Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious
And Miata
M-Miata
I-Is
A-Always
T-The
A-Answer