The markings on the car body
Car manufacturers have long ago created own special language. It has become fashionable to invent a particularly tricky abbreviation. Do you remember what is SUV, ESP, CVT?
However, consumers do not necessarily know the meaning of each letter is more important to feel that its all-wheel drive wagon is equipped with a stabilization system and continuously variable transmission – variator. But manufacturers are imposed on us tricky abbreviation, decorating their car bodies. Understand the language of nameplates, like any other, it is useful. A set of letters and numbers often provides insight not only complete, but the highlight of the design.
Typically, the working volume indicates in liters, rounding the values to one decimal place. Manufacturers of mass models love to boast of multivalves. That applies to it a number with the letter V (from Valve – valve).
The letter V has a second meaning. If it is facing a number, then it is rely on an abundance of valves, but the location and number of cylinders.
BMW has its own encryption code. The working volume “put” in the last two digits of a three-digit corporate index (45 – 4.5 liters). The first is the class of (series) cars. All, like, plain and simple, but … liters per plate more often do not coincide with the real. For example, engine BMW 745, according to the labeling of about 4.5 liters, and in fact – 4398. The standing figures after the letter i explained that car has gasoline engine with injection.
“T” on the stern of gasoline “Audi” and “Volkswagen” reports that engine with turbo-supercharge. Some manufacturers have completely written – Turbo. A very clear language is a
” Mercedes ” language: on machines with mechanical superchargers indicate – Kompressor.
Under the hood of turbo diesel (sometimes simply write TD). For cars with atmospheric engines, this almost not released, of course, enough the letter D.
The letter D is not meaning the diesel. Explanation – Gasoline Direct Injection – direct ( ie, cylinder) petrol injection. But it is necessary to change only one letter – CDI and it has a diesel engine with the “Common Rail”.
Translated from the language of “Honda”: motor with infinitely variable adjustment of the original system phase.
The four-wheel drive. Typically, such a mark is present with a plug-road front axle.
This designation is decorated with “SUV” and just all-wheel drive car. By the way, they are usually different than the other SUV, the design: the moment of the power unit is distributed over the wheels with the help of “heaped” mechanics and clever electronics.
BMW has own original language of all-wheel drive. X – the more common analog of AWD. By the way, the dialect of the “Mercedes” so constructed is 4 matic.
The first symbol of road (no SUV!) patented wheel-drive by “Audi”. Similar to “Volkswagen” came up with their characters: first, the car marks a word Syncro, now – 4 motion. Read interesting article about driving in icy conditions.
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