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Using my one stupid quesiton per week...
okay, i have quick stupid question, but i can't seem to find the answer to it anywhere... maybe i'm not searching the right phrases..... What do the acronyms mean that get thrown around here (the ones to describe cars) i.e. fc3s... i've seen it used enough to know what people are talking about, but i can't figure out waht it is, and people talk about FDs, GTUs and such, what does it mean, stimpy!??
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not bad, but what do they mean? Like i said, i figured out what people are refering to, but i can't figure out why say fc3s means a 2nd gen? sorry, but things like this bother me, i can't come up with any acronyms for what it could stand for
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The Vin #'s. The 2nd gens' begin with FC3. the 3rds begn with FD3. It SHOULD be FC3's not FC3S, seeing as my 2nd gen is a coupe, and has the FC33 Vin.. but oh well..
Simple answer, it relates to the VIN #
Simple answer, it relates to the VIN #
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you have a NA which is just base model, you have a GTU, GXL and a TII it goes NA, GXL, GTU, TII. TII is the best 2nd gen you can get. like liquid stated its all in the VIN # if you have a 2nd gen look at your Vin# and you will see what we mean.
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Originally posted by turbosmoke
you have a NA which is just base model, you have a GTU, GXL and a TII it goes NA, GXL, GTU, TII. TII is the best 2nd gen you can get. like liquid stated its all in the VIN # if you have a 2nd gen look at your Vin# and you will see what we mean.
you have a NA which is just base model, you have a GTU, GXL and a TII it goes NA, GXL, GTU, TII. TII is the best 2nd gen you can get. like liquid stated its all in the VIN # if you have a 2nd gen look at your Vin# and you will see what we mean.
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Originally posted by WonkoTheSane
not bad, but what do they mean? Like i said, i figured out what people are refering to, but i can't figure out why say fc3s means a 2nd gen? sorry, but things like this bother me, i can't come up with any acronyms for what it could stand for
not bad, but what do they mean? Like i said, i figured out what people are refering to, but i can't figure out why say fc3s means a 2nd gen? sorry, but things like this bother me, i can't come up with any acronyms for what it could stand for
As said, the VIN is the source of the FC tag. Generally FC3S means coupe and FC3C means convertible. As for what the letters actually stand for, they probably don't actually stand for anything and their origins are lost deep in the Mazda engineering department.
Same deal with the model designations. These tags usually mean absolutely nothing, but are dreamt up by the marketing department to differentiate the cheap models from the top-of-the-line ones, while still making the cheap one sound so impressive you'll wanna buy it! The GT initials have been turned by car makers from the original Gran Turismo (Grand Touring) meaning to "anything we think is even remotely sporty", and then had extra letters like R for race added for more showroom punch.
As a bit of non-RX-7 trivia, GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Homologation) and GTA stands for Gran Turismo Alleggerita (Grand Touring Lightened) .
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IIRC, The GT specifications are as follows:
GTU: Grand Touring Under (3.0 liters) US GTx naming - RX-7 trim level
GTO: Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Accredited) (Grand Touring Option - trim level of Pontiacs)
GTA: Gran Turismo Americano (Grand Touring American)
GTS: Gran Turismo Sotto (Grand Touring Under 3.0 liters) Italian GTx naming
Keeping up with them is quite confusing, and trying to locate documentation on the definition of the GTx naming conventions to double check myself is rather difficult. I haven't found a good source of information about all of the different classes yet.
GTU: Grand Touring Under (3.0 liters) US GTx naming - RX-7 trim level
GTO: Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Accredited) (Grand Touring Option - trim level of Pontiacs)
GTA: Gran Turismo Americano (Grand Touring American)
GTS: Gran Turismo Sotto (Grand Touring Under 3.0 liters) Italian GTx naming
Keeping up with them is quite confusing, and trying to locate documentation on the definition of the GTx naming conventions to double check myself is rather difficult. I haven't found a good source of information about all of the different classes yet.
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exactly the GTU, and GTUs-both are suppose to designate mazda's racing history with the rx-7 gxl is luxry model, and turboII is selfexplanitory(sp?).
does that help? opps and se is sport edition
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does that help? opps and se is sport edition
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Re: Using my one stupid quesiton per week...
Originally posted by WonkoTheSane
okay, i have quick stupid question, but i can't seem to find the answer to it anywhere... maybe i'm not searching the right phrases..... What do the acronyms mean that get thrown around here (the ones to describe cars) i.e. fc3s... i've seen it used enough to know what people are talking about, but i can't figure out waht it is, and people talk about FDs, GTUs and such, what does it mean, stimpy!??
okay, i have quick stupid question, but i can't seem to find the answer to it anywhere... maybe i'm not searching the right phrases..... What do the acronyms mean that get thrown around here (the ones to describe cars) i.e. fc3s... i've seen it used enough to know what people are talking about, but i can't figure out waht it is, and people talk about FDs, GTUs and such, what does it mean, stimpy!??
I have a bunch here - http://fc3s-pro.com/abb.html
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Originally posted by Liquid Anarchy
The Vin #'s. The 2nd gens' begin with FC3. the 3rds begn with FD3. It SHOULD be FC3's not FC3S, seeing as my 2nd gen is a coupe, and has the FC33 Vin.. but oh well..
The Vin #'s. The 2nd gens' begin with FC3. the 3rds begn with FD3. It SHOULD be FC3's not FC3S, seeing as my 2nd gen is a coupe, and has the FC33 Vin.. but oh well..
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Originally posted by Liquid Anarchy
Care to tell my why my 2nd Gen GTU Coupe has the FC33 title?
Care to tell my why my 2nd Gen GTU Coupe has the FC33 title?
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Originally posted by turbosmoke
. TII is the best 2nd gen you can get.
. TII is the best 2nd gen you can get.
What about reliability VS a N/A?
What about a convertible for pleasure?
Best is pretty subjective!
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Since we are on this subject what does BPU mean? i heard someone saying that when they were talking about a Supra.......like BPU and BPU+. What the hell does that mean. Bolt on performance upgrade. Thats all I can think of.
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Originally posted by Sledgehammer
GTO: Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Accredited)GTA: Gran Turismo Americano (Grand Touring American)
GTO: Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Accredited)GTA: Gran Turismo Americano (Grand Touring American)
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
I think these are simply American-use versions. Omologato is Italian for homologation, and the Alleggerita tag was used a long time before Americano!
I think these are simply American-use versions. Omologato is Italian for homologation, and the Alleggerita tag was used a long time before Americano!
Maybe you're thinking of omologazione. That's Italian for homologation.
Either way, they both are along the same lines. Homologation is to approve something and Accredited is to authorize something.
Like I said earlier, I'm going off of stuff crammed in my head and I haven't found an official list of definitions for the GT terms.
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Originally posted by autocrash
ok, so we know what BPU means, now what about BPU+, APU, and APU+?
ok, so we know what BPU means, now what about BPU+, APU, and APU+?
BPU+ = ? Basic Perf. Upgrades and more
APU = Advanced Perf. Upgrades?
I've never heard of APU+ tho...