Does Anyone Know?
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Originally Posted by WantAG35
There is no 'super luxury' version of the M SUV---they're all just called ML's....The 'L' was placed there out of respectto BMW's M series (motor trend article when the ML first came out in 97)
Also, the 'K' in SLK and CLK are supposed to mean that they're "kompact" versions of the CL and SL. (can't remember where I read this, maybe Top Gear?)
Also, the 'K' in SLK and CLK are supposed to mean that they're "kompact" versions of the CL and SL. (can't remember where I read this, maybe Top Gear?)
That's why I mentioned that I'm not sure about that one...
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Originally Posted by Speedoholic
You're correct. In Mercedes' case, the letters do have meaning. But you had a small mistake there:
C class - Compact (not coupe)
E class - Economy
S class - Saloon
L - luxury upgrade for existing model such as ML - the super luxury SUV of the M SUV models, and SL for the S series (not sure about that one though)
C class - Compact (not coupe)
E class - Economy
S class - Saloon
L - luxury upgrade for existing model such as ML - the super luxury SUV of the M SUV models, and SL for the S series (not sure about that one though)
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I don't remember where I read. May be I read it from imported magazines??? Japanese companies tend to believe Americans like to associate things by numbers and alphabet. That is why Infiniti names their cars as FX, G35, M, Q45 and so on. Similar to Acura such as MDX, NSX, RL and TL.
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Originally Posted by squll
I don't remember where I read. May be I read it from imported magazines??? Japanese companies tend to believe Americans like to associate things by numbers and alphabet. That is why Infiniti names their cars as FX, G35, M, Q45 and so on. Similar to Acura such as MDX, NSX, RL and TL.
Example:
Upper level Brands:
Mercedes: C, E, S,
MBMW: 3xx, 5xx, 7xx, X, M,
Jaguar: XJ, S-type, X-type,
Audi: A3, A4, A6, A8,
Acura: TL, RL, MDX,
Infiniti: G, M, Q, FX, QX,
Lexus: IS, ES, GS, RX, LX,
Lower level brands:
WV: Jetta, Passat, Tourag (spelling?),
Nissan: Maxima, Altima, Sentra, (350Z would be an exception in this case).
Toyota: Camry, Corolla, Cellica,
Honda: Civic, Accord, Pilot,
Ford: Focus, Mustang, Explorer
Dodge: Neon, Ram, Viper
And so on....
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Well...
Personally, I think G means G-Force. What G-Force means? Here what the dictionary quote:
a unit of inertial force on a body that is subjected to rapid acceleration or gravity, equal to 32 ft. per second per second at sea level; also written g-force
Personally, I think G means G-Force. What G-Force means? Here what the dictionary quote:
a unit of inertial force on a body that is subjected to rapid acceleration or gravity, equal to 32 ft. per second per second at sea level; also written g-force
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just like bmw uses 3,5,7 to denote the body type/size infiniti uses g, m, q to denote the body type/size. in each of these cases there may or may not be both a coupe and a sedan. and just like with bmw a 325 denotes a 3 series body with a 2.5 liter engine. in the case of the G 35c it would be a G series body/frame with a 3.5 liter engine in a coupe configuration. I am sure you can figure the rest out from here.
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I think the G is just a G...35 is just the 3.5 engine size...It was just given a letter instead of a word name such as Maxima...just so the American public will know it as a Infiniti G35 instead of it being known as a word name. Example...Acura had a car called the 'Legend' people knew what a Legend was but they didn't know what brand of car it was...hence the move to use just letters and numbers for their models...just like the european cars.
Originally Posted by Speedoholic
You're correct. In Mercedes' case, the letters do have meaning. But you had a small mistake there:
C class - Compact (not coupe)
E class - Economy
S class - Saloon
L - luxury upgrade for existing model such as ML - the super luxury SUV of the M SUV models, and SL for the S series (not sure about that one though)
C class - Compact (not coupe)
E class - Economy
S class - Saloon
L - luxury upgrade for existing model such as ML - the super luxury SUV of the M SUV models, and SL for the S series (not sure about that one though)
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Originally Posted by Need4SPEED05
Wat??? The E stands for "Economy"???? Damn for that price I don't see why they would call it that. Maybe it stands for "Expensive"....
It's a German car buddy... Maybe in Germany IT IS an economy level car...LOL
After all, they do build nice cars
Originally Posted by Chico
LOL...thanks for all your good answers. But it seems to me boys that none of us know for sure what it is.
Ahh!! this is really bugging me. I'll call Infiniti in the morning and see what they say. I'll post the answer.
Thanks guys.
Ahh!! this is really bugging me. I'll call Infiniti in the morning and see what they say. I'll post the answer.
Thanks guys.
The 35 is easy- 3.5 litres as others have said. As to the G- maybe it's because it rhymes with Z
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Originally Posted by WordUp
I think the G is just a G...35 is just the 3.5 engine size...It was just given a letter instead of a word name such as Maxima...just so the American public will know it as a Infiniti G35 instead of it being known as a word name. Example...Acura had a car called the 'Legend' people knew what a Legend was but they didn't know what brand of car it was.
Correct. A decade or so back Nissan among others had name recogition issues. Owners would say that they drive a Maxima, instead of mentioning a Nissan. Thus, some japanese auto makers migrated to letters and numbers.
One can make observations as to the reasons behind the naming conventions auto makers use. Ferrari has used both names and numbers. The numbers have denoted engine displacement ~ liters and cylinders 308 = 3 liter 8 cyl.
512 followed the same pattern, a 5 liter 12 cyl. Yet then they use 355, 365, now 360 430 and 575 Maranello. In this case the number pertains to the displacement per cylinder. i.e. the old 365GTB was a 12 cylinder @ 365cc totaling ~ 4.38 liters.
Lamborghini (started by building tractors) names the cars after famous bullfighting bulls.
Then there's Porsche... and Audi.. ah we'll leave that for another time
