|
2WD |
2-wheel drive |
|
|
4DSC |
4-Door Sports Car |
|
|
4WAS |
Four wheel anti skid |
|
|
4wd |
Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle |
|
|
4WS |
Four-wheel steering |
|
|
4x4 |
four-by-four |
|
|
4X4 |
4-wheel drive |
|
|
A/C |
Air Conditioning |
|
|
AAA |
American Automobile Association |
|
|
AAAM |
Assocation for Advancement of Automotive Medicine |
|
|
AAIA |
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association |
|
|
aam |
American Axle & Manufacturing's |
|
|
AAMVA |
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
|
|
AAR |
All American Racers |
|
|
AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
|
|
ABAA |
Auto Body Association of America |
|
|
ABC |
Active Body Control |
|
|
ABIL |
Auto Body Insurance Liaison Committee |
|
|
ABR |
Andy Belmont Racing |
|
|
ABS |
Anti-Lock Brake System |
|
|
ABSBSC |
Air Bag and Seat Belt Safety Campaign |
|
|
ABTPA |
Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority |
|
|
AC |
annual closing |
|
|
AC |
Auto Carriers |
|
|
AC |
Alternating Current |
|
|
acc |
Adaptive Chassis Control |
|
|
ACC |
Adaptive Cruise Control |
|
|
acds |
Automotive Cylinder Deactivator System |
|
|
ACF |
American Car & Foundry Co. |
|
|
ACFO |
Association of Car Fleet Operators |
|
|
ACI |
Automobile Club d'Italia |
|
|
ACIS |
Acoustic Control Induction System |
|
|
Acura |
All Customers Undergo Repair Anxiety |
|
|
ADOT |
Arizona Department Of Transportation |
|
|
ADT |
Average Daily Traffic (vpd in both directions) |
|
|
aeb |
Autonomous Emergency Braking |
|
|
AERA |
Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association |
|
|
AFS |
Advanced Front-Lighting System |
|
|
AGP |
Australian Grand Prix |
|
|
AHTD |
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department |
|
|
AIR |
American International Racers |
|
|
AIR CON |
Air Conditioning |
|
|
AIS |
Abbreviated Injury Scale |
|
|
AJAC |
Automobile Journalists Association of Canada |
|
|
ALDOT |
Alabama Department Of Transportation |
|
|
Alfa Romeo |
All Loosely Fitted Accessories Remain On Motorway Enraging Others |
|
|
ALR |
Automatic Locking Retractor |
|
|
ALS |
Active lighting system |
|
|
ALS |
automatic lighting system |
|
|
AMC |
American Motors Corporation |
|
|
AMG |
Aufrecht, Melcher, Grossaspach (see www.mbusa.com) |
|
|
AMŠ |
Auto-moto savez Srbije |
|
|
AMŠ |
Automobile Club of Serbia |
|
|
ANBM |
American NTN Bearing Manufacturing |
|
|
AOPS |
Advanced Occupant Protection System |
|
|
API |
American Petroleum Institute (oil) |
|
|
APRA |
Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association |
|
|
ARA |
Automotive Recyclers Association |
|
|
ARCA |
Automobile Racing Club of America |
|
|
ARS |
ARCA RE/MAX Series |
|
|
ASC |
Automatic/Active stability control |
|
|
ASC T |
Automatic/active stability control with traction |
|
|
ASD |
Automatic limited-slip differential |
|
|
ASR |
Audi Traction Control |
|
|
ASR |
Anti Slip Regulation |
|
|
Aston Martin |
Anglophiles Seek To Own, Now Many Are Really Trashy, I Notice |
|
|
ASV |
Advanced Safety Vehicle |
|
|
AT |
Automatic Transmission |
|
|
AT PZEV |
Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle |
|
|
ATCC |
Australian Touring Car Championship |
|
|
ATPA |
Auto Theft Prevention Authority |
|
|
atssa |
American Traffic Safety Services Association's |
|
|
ATV |
All-terrain vehicle |
|
|
AUDI |
Accelerates Under Demonic Influence |
|
|
Audi |
Aging, Unfulfilled Dentists' Investment |
|
|
AUT |
Automatic Transmission |
|
|
AUTO |
Automobile |
|
|
auto |
Automotive Undercar Trade Organization |
|
|
AUTO |
Automatic |
|
|
AUTOSAR |
Automotive Open System Architecture |
|
|
AVCS |
Active Valve Control System |
|
|
AvD |
Automobilclub von Deutschland |
|
|
AVEC |
Axial Vector Energy Corporation |
|
|
AVLS |
Active Valve Lift System |
|
|
AVTA |
Antelope Valley Transit Authority |
|
|
AWD |
All Wheel Drive |
|
|
AYC |
Active Yaw Control |
|
|
BAC |
Blood Alcohol Content |
|
|
BCAA |
British Columbia Automobile Associatin |
|
|
BDC |
Bottom Dead Centre |
|
|
Bentley |
British Excess Needs To Leave Everywhere, Yesterday |
|
|
BEST |
Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport |
|
|
BHA |
Bryan Herta Autosport |
|
|
BHM |
Brett Hudson Motorsports |
|
|
BHP |
Brake Horse Power |
|
|
BLIS |
Blind Spot Information System |
|
|
BMW |
Bring Money With |
|
|
BMW |
Big Money Waster |
|
|
BMW |
Bought My Wife |
|
|
BMW |
Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) |
|
|
BOMG |
Bandido Outlaw Motorcycle Gang |
|
|
BOS |
Brake Override System |
|
|
BRM |
British Racing Motorsport |
|
|
BSD |
Blind Spot Detection |
|
|
BTCC |
British Touring Car Championship |
|
|
Bugatti |
Bangin Underground Gangsta Attitude |
|
|
BUICK |
Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer |
|
|
BWC |
Best Workplaces for Commuters |
|
|
C&D |
Car and Driver |
|
|
C/CON |
Cruise control |
|
|
C/L |
Central Locking |
|
|
CAA |
Canadian Auto Association |
|
|
Cab |
Cabriolet |
|
|
CABRIO |
Cabriolet |
|
|
Cadillac |
Can American Designers Invent Lovely Lines? Apparently, Can't. |
|
|
CAFE |
Corporationrate Average Fuel Economy |
|
|
CAL |
Crittenden Automotive Library |
|
|
CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
|
|
CARS |
Custom, Antique, Racing, Stock |
|
|
CARS |
CarsAndRacingStuff.com |
|
|
CARS |
Car Allowance Rebate System |
|
|
CART |
Championship Auto Racing Teams (now Defunct) |
|
|
CAT |
Catalytic Converter |
|
|
CATA |
Chicagoland Automobile Trade Association |
|
|
CAW |
Canadian Auto Workers Trade Union |
|
|
CC |
Cruise Control |
|
|
CCM |
cubic centimetres |
|
|
CCNE |
Classic Cars of New England |
|
|
CD |
Car and Driver |
|
|
CDOT |
Colorado Department Of Transportation |
|
|
CDS |
Crashworthiness Data System |
|
|
CFI |
Continuous Flow Intersection |
|
|
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
|
|
CGP |
Cincinnati Grand Prix |
|
|
Chevrolet |
Cheap Heaps: Expect Very Routine Owner Letdowns, Excessive Trouble |
|
|
Chevrolet |
Cheap Hardly Effective Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time |
|
|
CHMSL |
Center High-Mounted Stop Light |
|
|
Chrysler |
Can Hear Revs, Yet Sense Little Engine Reaction |
|
|
CIREN |
Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network |
|
|
CIS |
Continuous Injection System |
|
|
CL |
Closed Loop |
|
|
CM |
Car Madness |
|
|
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program |
|
|
CMV |
Commercial Motor Vehicle |
|
|
CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
|
|
CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
|
|
CONV |
Convertible |
|
|
COT |
Car of Tomorrow |
|
|
CoT |
Chassis Obliterates Tires |
|
|
CPE |
Coupe Progressive d'Ensemencement |
|
|
CPS |
Cam Profile Shifting |
|
|
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
|
|
CRS |
child restraint system |
|
|
CTS |
Craftsman Truck Series (racing) |
|
|
CUCV |
Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle |
|
|
CUTR |
Center for Urban Transportation Research |
|
|
CVT |
Continuously Variable Transmission |
|
|
CVTC |
Continuously Variable valve Timing Control |
|
|
CVVT |
Continuous variable valve timing |
|
|
cw |
Cycle World |
|
|
CWTS |
Camping World Truck Series |
|
|
CY |
Calendar Year |
|
|
DAC |
Driver Alert Control |
|
|
dBA |
decibels, A-weighted scale |
|
|
DDACTS |
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety |
|
|
DDI |
Direct diesel injection |
|
|
DDOT |
D.C. Department of Transportation |
|
|
DEI |
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
|
|
DELDOT |
Delaware Department of Transportation |
|
|
DHC |
Drop Head Coupe |
|
|
DIS |
Daytona International Speedway |
|
|
DJT |
David J. Tremayne |
|
|
DMC |
Delorean Motor Company |
|
|
Dodge |
Doddering Old Dudes Get Excited |
|
|
DODGE |
Drips Oil, Drips Grease Everywhere |
|
|
DOHC |
Dual Overhead Cam |
|
|
DOHC |
Double Overhead Camshaft (engine valve train architecture) |
|
|
DOT |
Department of Transport |
|
|
DP |
Defect Petitions |
|
|
DPF |
Diesel Particulate Filter |
|
|
dRP |
Dynamic Rear Proportioning |
|
|
DSC |
Dynamic Stability Control |
|
|
DSG |
Direct Shift Gearbox |
|
|
DSP |
Dynamic Shift Programme |
|
|
DSTC |
Dynamic stability with traction control |
|
|
DTC |
Diagnostic Trouble Codes |
|
|
DTI |
Diesel direct-injection |
|
|
DTM |
Deutche Tourenwagen Masters |
|
|
DTM |
Deutche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft |
|
|
DTOP |
Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas |
|
|
DTS |
Dulles Taxi Systems |
|
|
DTS |
Diamond Transportation Services |
|
|
DVIR |
Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report |
|
|
E/M |
Electric mirrors |
|
|
E/S/R |
Electric sunroof |
|
|
E/W |
Electric Windows |
|
|
EA |
Engineering Analysis |
|
|
ears |
Enhanced Accident Response System |
|
|
EBA |
Electronic brake assist, helps maximize braking in an emergency |
|
|
EBC |
Electronic brake force control |
|
|
EBD |
Electronic Brake force Distribution |
|
|
EBD |
Electronic braking differential |
|
|
EBM |
Electronic brake management system |
|
|
EBS |
Electronic Braking System |
|
|
EBV |
Electronic brake force distribution |
|
|
ECC |
Electronic Climate Control |
|
|
ECM |
Engine Control Module |
|
|
ECM |
Electronic Control Module |
|
|
ECU |
Electronic Control Unit |
|
|
edc |
Every Day Counts |
|
|
EDL |
Electronic Differential Lock |
|
|
EDR |
Event Data Recorder |
|
|
EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
|
|
EFI |
Electronic Fuel Injection Systems |
|
|
egr |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
|
|
EGR |
Exhaust Gas Recirculation Systems |
|
|
EI |
Electronic Ignition |
|
|
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement (US) |
|
|
EMC |
Electromagnetic Compatibility |
|
|
EMS |
Electronic Management System |
|
|
EMW |
Eisenacher Motoren Werke |
|
|
ENCAP |
European New Car Assessment Programme |
|
|
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
|
|
EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
|
|
ESC |
Electronic Stability Control |
|
|
esp |
Electro Sensor Panel |
|
|
ESP |
Electronic Stability Program |
|
|
ESR |
Electronic slip reduction |
|
|
EST |
ESTATE |
|
|
ETC |
Electronic Throttle Control |
|
|
ETCS-i |
Electronic Throttle Control System, intelligent |
|
|
ETEA |
Ethiopian Traffic Enforcement Agency |
|
|
F1 |
Formula 1 |
|
|
FACES |
Families Against Chronic Excessive Speeding |
|
|
FADA |
Florida Automobile Dealers Association |
|
|
FARS |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System |
|
|
FD |
Fire Department |
|
|
FDOT |
Florida Department Of Transportation |
|
|
fdsh |
Full dealer service history |
|
|
Ferrari |
Fragile, Expensive Rides Repel All Reasonable Individuals |
|
|
FF |
front-engine, front drive |
|
|
FFS/R |
Factory fitted sunroof |
|
|
FHC |
Fixed Head Coupe |
|
|
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
|
|
FIA |
Federation Internationale de l'Automobile Fireworks |
|
|
FIAT |
Fix It Again Tony |
|
|
FIAT |
Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation |
|
|
FIAT |
Failed Italian Automotive Technology |
|
|
FIAT |
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Italian Car Factory Of Turin) |
|
|
FISTV |
Fire Support Team Vehicle (US) |
|
|
FKNSS |
Frank Kimmel National Street Stock Series |
|
|
FLI |
Frontier Leasing Incorporated |
|
|
FMA |
Ford Motorsports Association |
|
|
FMCSA |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
|
|
FMTV |
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles |
|
|
FMVSS |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
|
|
FORD |
Fix or Repair Daily |
|
|
Ford |
Fuckin' Old Rebuilt DeSoto |
|
|
FORD |
Found On Road Dead |
|
|
FORD |
First On Race Day |
|
|
FORD |
Fucker Only Runs Downhill |
|
|
Ford |
Fuckin' Old Rebuilt Dodge |
|
|
FORD |
Flip Over, Read Directions |
|
|
FOTA |
Formula One Teams Association |
|
|
FPS |
Feet Per Second |
|
|
FR |
Federal Register |
|
|
FR |
front-engine, rear drive |
|
|
FSH |
Full Service History |
|
|
FT/LB |
Foot Pounds |
|
|
FWD |
Front Wheel Drive |
|
|
FWH |
Free wheeling hubs |
|
|
GC600 |
Gold Coast 600 |
|
|
GCWR |
Gross Combined Weight Rating |
|
|
GDOT |
Georgia Department of Transportation |
|
|
GEO |
Good Engineering Overlooked |
|
|
gm |
Garbage Motors |
|
|
gm |
Generally Miserable |
|
|
GM |
Great Mistake |
|
|
GM |
General Motors Corporation |
|
|
gm |
Government Motors |
|
|
GMC |
Garage Mechanic's Curse |
|
|
GMC |
General Motors Corporation |
|
|
GMC |
Got More Crap |
|
|
GMP |
Georgia Marketing & Promotions |
|
|
GMP |
Gateway Motorsports Park |
|
|
GP |
Grand Prix |
|
|
GPS |
Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR) |
|
|
GS |
Grand Sport |
|
|
GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
|
|
GT |
Gran Turismo |
|
|
GT |
Grand Touring |
|
|
GT2 |
Gran Turismo 2 |
|
|
GT3 |
Gran Turismo 3 |
|
|
GT4 |
Gran Turismo 4 |
|
|
GTO |
Grand Tourism Over |
|
|
GTO |
Gran Turismo Omologato |
|
|
GTR |
Grand Touring/Racing |
|
|
GTU |
Grand Tourism Under |
|
|
GVWR |
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating |
|
|
H-D |
Harley-Davidson |
|
|
H/L/W/W |
Headlamp Wash Wipe |
|
|
H/SEATS |
Heated Seats |
|
|
HBA |
Hydraulic Brake Assist |
|
|
HC |
High Compression |
|
|
HCCI |
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition |
|
|
HCFI |
Horseless Carriage Foundation, Inc. |
|
|
HD |
Harley-Davisdon |
|
|
HDi |
High-Pressure Direct Injection Diesel |
|
|
HEAT |
Help Eliminate Auto Thefts |
|
|
HEI |
High performance ignition system |
|
|
HEMI |
Hemispherical Combustion Chamber |
|
|
HEMTT |
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US) |
|
|
HET |
Heavy Equipment Transporter |
|
|
HID |
high intensity discharge (electricity) |
|
|
HIDOT |
Hawaii Department of Transportation |
|
|
HLDI |
Highway Loss Data Institute |
|
|
HMMWV |
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
|
|
HMS |
Hickory Motor Speedway |
|
|
HMS |
Hendrick Motorsports |
|
|
Holden |
Has Oil Leaks, Dents, Engine Noise |
|
|
Honda |
Has Only Normal, Dull Attributes |
|
|
HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
|
|
HP |
Hire Purchase |
|
|
HPD |
Honda Performance Development |
|
|
HPI |
Hire Purchase Information |
|
|
HSM |
High Side Media |
|
|
Hyundai |
Hope You Understand No Dependable Autos Included |
|
|
HYUNDAI |
Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive |
|
|
i-VTEC |
intelligent Variable valve Timing with Electronic lift Control |
|
|
I4 |
Inline 4-Cylinder Engine |
|
|
I5 |
inline 5-cylinder |
|
|
I6 |
inline 6-cylinder |
|
|
IC |
Insulated Ceiling |
|
|
IC |
Integrated Circuit |
|
|
ICAM |
International Center for Automotive Medicine |
|
|
ICC |
Intelligent Cruise Control |
|
|
ICE |
In Car Entertainment |
|
|
IDI |
Indirect Diesel Injection |
|
|
IDIS |
Integrated Driver Information System |
|
|
IDOT |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
|
|
IE |
Initial Evaluation |
|
|
IFS |
Independent Front Suspension |
|
|
IHI |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries (turbo manufacturers) |
|
|
IIHS |
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety |
|
|
IMMOB |
Engine Immobilizer |
|
|
INDOT |
Indiana Department of Transportation |
|
|
IPMS |
International Plastic Modelers Society |
|
|
IPS |
Intelligent Protection System |
|
|
IRL |
Indy Racing League |
|
|
IROC |
International Race Of Champions |
|
|
IRS |
Independent Rear Suspension |
|
|
ISCARS |
International Sports Compact Auto Racing Series |
|
|
ITD |
Idaho Transportation Department |
|
|
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
|
|
IVD |
Interactive Vehicle Dynamics |
|
|
IVHS |
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems |
|
|
Jaguar |
Jerks Are Giving Unasked Advice Regularly |
|
|
JAGUAR |
Just Another Gearbox Under Annual Repair |
|
|
JCW |
John Cooper Works |
|
|
JDM |
Japan Domestic Market |
|
|
JDM |
Joe Dennette Motorsports |
|
|
JEEP |
Jumps Excitedly in Every Pothole |
|
|
Jeep |
Just Expect Excessive Problems |
|
|
Jeep |
just eats every penny |
|
|
JEEP |
Just Eats Every Part |
|
|
K-JETRONIC |
Continuous injection system |
|
|
KDOT |
Kansas Department of Transportation |
|
|
KHI |
Kevin Harvick Inc |
|
|
Kia |
Korean Idiot's Attempt |
|
|
KIA |
Killed in Action |
|
|
KKK |
Kuhnle, Kopp & Kausch (turbo manufacturers) |
|
|
km |
Kilometers to Miles |
|
|
KOEO |
Key On Engine Off |
|
|
KOER |
Key On Engine Running |
|
|
KOTSA |
Korea Transportation Safety Authority |
|
|
KPH |
Kilomters Per Hour |
|
|
KYTC |
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
|
|
L-JETRONIC |
Electronically controlled injection system |
|
|
L4 |
inline 4-cylinder |
|
|
L5 |
inline 5-cylinder |
|
|
L6 |
inline 6-cylinder |
|
|
Lamborghini |
Less Able Men Buy Only Really Gaudy High-priced Italian Narcissism Implements |
|
|
Land Rover |
Lame Americans Need Dumb, Really Oversized Vehicles, England Realized |
|
|
LATCH |
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children |
|
|
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
|
|
LDOTD |
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
|
|
LDW |
Lane Departure Warning (Advanced driver assistance systems|ADAS) |
|
|
LED |
Light-Emitting Diode |
|
|
LEV |
Low Emission Vehicle |
|
|
Lexus |
Luxury Equipment Xeroxed, Used Seldom |
|
|
LHD |
Left-hand drive |
|
|
Lincoln |
Luxury Is Now Cheesy On Latest Navigators |
|
|
LM |
Le Mans |
|
|
LMS |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
|
|
LMTV |
Light Medium Tactical Vehicle |
|
|
Lotus |
Lightness Out |
|
|
LPG |
Liquid Petroleum Gas |
|
|
LSD |
Limited-slip differential |
|
|
LSSV |
Light Service Support Vehicle |
|
|
LTD |
Limited |
|
|
LTHR |
Leather |
|
|
LUV |
Light Utility Vehicle |
|
|
LVMS |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
|
|
LWB |
Long wheel base |
|
|
M-B |
Mercedes-Benz |
|
|
MADA |
Miami Automobile Dealers' Association |
|
|
madd |
Mothers Against Drunk Driving's |
|
|
MAF |
Mass Air Flow |
|
|
MaineDOT |
Maine Department of Transportation |
|
|
MAIT |
Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team |
|
|
MAN |
Manual |
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MAP |
Manifold Air Pressure |
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MAP |
Manifold Absolute Pressure |
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MARC |
Midwest Association for Race Cars |
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MASCS |
Mid-American Stock Car Series |
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Maserati |
Mechanically Adept Souls Expect Repairs All Times, Indefinitely |
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MassDOT |
Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
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Maybach |
Mercedes, And Yet Buyers Almost Completely Hypothetical |
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Mazda |
Mainstream Ads, "Zoom-Zoom" Denote Apathy |
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MB |
Mercedes-Benz |
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MCACN |
Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals |
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MCS |
MINI Cooper S |
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MCSAC |
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee |
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MCSAP |
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program |
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MDOT |
Maryland Department of Transportation |
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MDOT |
Michigan Department of Transportation |
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MDOT |
Mississippi Department of Transportation |
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MDT |
Montana Department of Transportation |
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Mercedes-Benz |
Mechanical Engineers Regret Choices, Especially Designing Expensive Stuff, But Executives Need Zillions |
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MFI |
Multipoint Fuel Injection |
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MFI-C |
Continuous multi-point fuel injection |
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MFI-I |
Intermittent multi-point fuel injection |
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MFI-S |
Sequential multi-point fuel injection |
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MFTA |
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc |
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MG |
Morris Garages |
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MIAS |
Montreal International Auto Show |
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MIL |
Malfunction Indicator Lamp/Light |
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Mini |
Metrosexual Idiots Need Instructions |
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MIS |
Michigan International Speedway |
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Mitsubishi |
Mechanics Investigate Trouble, Some Understand, But It's Sure Had It |
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MIVEC |
Mitsubishi Innovative Valve timing Electronic Control |
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MMdM |
Mazda Motor de Mexico |
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MMNA |
Magneti Marelli North America |
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MMUCC |
Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria guideline |
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MNAO |
Mazda North American Operations |
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MNDOT |
Minnesota Department of Transportation |
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MOD |
Manual Over-Drive |
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MODOT |
Missouri Department of Transportation |
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Mopar |
Move Over Parts Are Rusting |
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MOPAR |
Move Over People Are Racing |
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MOPAR |
My Only Problems Are Repairs |
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MOPAR |
Many Odd Parts Arranged Randomly |
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Morgan |
Merkin-Owning Rich Geezers Are Norm |
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MOT |
Ministry of Transport |
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MPFI |
Multi-Point Fuel Injection |
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MPG |
Motor Press Guild |
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MPG |
Miles Per Gallon |
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MPGE |
Miles Per Gallon Equivalent |
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MPH |
Miles Per Hour |
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MPI |
Multi-point injection |
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MPV |
Multi-purpose vehicles |
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MR |
mid-engine, rear drive |
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MR2 |
Mid-engine Runabout two-seater |
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MRAP |
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle) |
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MSAC |
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee |
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MSRP |
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price |
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MT |
Motor Trend |
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MTV |
Medium Tactical Vehicle |
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MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
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MWR |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
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MY |
Model Year |
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NADA |
National Automobile Dealers Association |
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NAIAS |
North American International Auto Show |
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NASCAR |
Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks |
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NASCAR |
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing |
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NASS |
National Automotive Sampling System |
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NASS |
National Accident Sampling System |
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NAV |
Navigator |
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NBS |
NASCAR Busch Series |
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NCAP |
New Car Assessment Program (NHTSA) |
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NCDOT |
North Carolina Department of Transportation |
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NCSA |
National Center for Statistics and Analysis |
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NCVECS |
National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety |
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NDDOT |
North Dakota Department of Transportation |
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NDOR |
Nebraska Department of Roads |
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NDOT |
Nevada Department of Transportation |
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NHTSA |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
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NIMH |
Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni Is The Chemical Symbol For Nickel) |
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NIS |
Northern Illinois Streeters |
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Nissan |
Nasty Import Styles Seem All Normal |
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NiTS |
Not-in-Traffic Surveillance |
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NJMP |
New Jersey Motorsports Park |
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NJTA |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
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NLEV |
National Low-Emission Vehicle Program |
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NM |
Newton-meter |
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NMAC |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation |
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NMDOT |
New Mexico Department of Transportation |
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NMSL |
National Maximum Speed Limit |
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NMVTIS |
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System |
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NNS |
NASCAR Nationwide Series |
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NOPUS |
National Occupant Protection Use Survey |
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NOS |
Nitrous Oxide System |
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NSAPIS |
National Stolen Auto Part Information System |
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NSTC |
National Short Track Championship |
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NTL |
National Transportation Library |
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NVH |
Noise Vibration Harshness |
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NYCDOT |
New York City Department of Transportation |
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NYSDOT |
New York State Department of Transportation |
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O/D |
Overdrive |
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O2 |
Oxygen |
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OAS |
Ola's Auto Services |
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OATRA |
Ohio Auto and Truck Recyclers Association |
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OBC |
Onboard Computer |
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OBD |
On-board diagnostics |
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OBD-II |
On-Board Diagnostics II |
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OCC |
Orange County Choppers |
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OCD |
Occupant Detection System |
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OCS |
Occupant Classification System |
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ODI |
Office of Defects Investigations |
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ODOT |
Oregon Department of Transportation |
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ODOT |
Ohio Department Of Transportation |
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ODOT |
Oklahoma Department of Transportation |
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OE |
Original Equipment |
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OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts) |
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OHC |
Overhead Camshaft |
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OHV |
Overhead Valve |
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OL |
Open Loop |
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OMG |
Outlaw Motorcycle Gang |
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ONO |
Or Near Offer |
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ORV |
Off Road Vehicle |
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ORVR |
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery |
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OVNO |
Or Very Near Offer |
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PAB |
Power Assisted Braking |
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Pagani |
Prissy Aristocrats Gather Accumulated Net Income |
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PAR |
Police Accident Report |
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PAS |
Power Assisted Steering |
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PASE |
Passive Start and Entry |
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PASS |
Pro All Star Series |
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PATS |
Passive Anti-Theft System |
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PB |
Power Brakes |
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PBIR |
Palm Beach International Raceway |
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PCD |
Pitch Circle Diameter |
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PCH |
Personal Contract Hire/Lease |
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PCP |
Personal Contract Purchase |
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PCSA |
Pacific Street Car Association |
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PDC |
Park Distance Control |
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PE |
Preliminary Evaluation |
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PENNDOT |
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
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PJD |
Paul Jr Designs |
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PLS |
Palletized Load System |
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Pontiac |
Ponderous, Old, Noisy— These Indicate Attributes, Clearly |
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Pontiac |
Pontiac Owners Never Think It's A Cadillac |
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Porsche |
Pricks Or Rich Shitheads Can Have Em |
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PRNDL |
Park-Reverse-Neutral-Drive-Low |
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PSA |
Peugeot-Citroлn SA |
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PSCA |
Pacific Street Car Association |
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PZEV |
Partial Zero Emission Vehicle |
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QR |
Queensland Raceway |
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R&T |
Road and Track |
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R/C/L |
Remote Central Locking |
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R/H/R |
Rear Head Restraints |
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R/S/B |
Rear Seat Belts |
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R/T |
Road & Track |
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R/W/W |
Rear Wash Wipe |
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RABSS |
Redesigned Air Bag Special Study |
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RCCA |
Racing Collectibles Club of America |
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RCR |
Richard Childress Racing |
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RDS |
Radio Data System |
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REO |
Ransom Eli Olds |
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RFT |
Run-flat tire |
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RHD |
Right-hand Drive |
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RIDOT |
Rhode Island Department of Transportation |
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RIR |
Richmond International Raceway |
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RMV |
Registry of Motor Vehicles |
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ROC |
Race of Champions |
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Rolls-Royce |
Rich Old Lame Louts Still Run Over Your Childhood Expectations |
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ROM |
Read-Only Memory |
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ROPS |
Rollover Protection System |
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RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute) |
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RPM |
Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know |
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RPSTL |
Repair Parts and Special Tools Listing |
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RQ |
Recall Query |
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RR |
rear engine, rear drive |
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RS |
Rally Sport |
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RS |
Restraint System |
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RS |
Rotational Speed Sensor |
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RSC |
Runflat System Component |
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RSC |
Roll Stability Control |
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RTR |
Robert Tighe Racing |
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RV |
Recreational Vehicle |
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RVIA |
Recreational Vehicle Industry Association |
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RWD |
Rear-Wheel Drive |
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RYR |
Robert Yates Racing |
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RZM |
RaceZing Mania |
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S-VT |
Sequential Valve Timing |
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S/R |
Sunroof |
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Saab |
Stupid Assholes And Bitches |
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Saab |
Sadly Absent, Always Broken |
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SAAB |
Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget |
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SAAB |
Shape Appears Ass-Backwards |
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Saab |
Snobs And Arrogant Bastards |
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SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
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SAH |
Society of Automotive Historians |
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SAS |
Side-Impact Protection |
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SATNAV |
Satellite Navigation |
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Saturn |
Slow And Tasteless: Upgrade Right Now! |
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Saturn |
Simpletons Attracted To Unconventional Retail Network |
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SBE |
Seat-Occupied Detection |
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SBR |
Stone Brothers Racing |
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SC |
Supercharger |
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SCADA |
State of California Automotive Dismantlers Association |
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SCCA |
Sports Car Club of American |
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SCDOT |
South Carolina Department of Transportation |
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SCI |
Special Crash Investigation |
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SCR |
Selective Catalytic Reduction |
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SCS |
Stability Control System |
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SCSN |
Street Car SuperNationals |
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SD |
Super Duty |
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SDDOT |
South Dakota Department of Transportation |
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SEAMO |
South East Automotive Media Organization |
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SEFI |
Sequential Electronic Fuel Injection |
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SFI |
Sequential Fuel Injection |
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SH-AWD |
Super Handling - All Wheel Drive |
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SIPS |
Side Impact Protection System |
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Smart |
Smug Men Are Really Tiny |
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smart |
Swift Market Analysis Response Team |
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SMPFI |
Sequential Multi-Port Fuel Injection |
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sohc |
Single Overhead Cam |
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SPFI |
Sequential Port Fuel Injection System |
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src |
Synchro Rev Control |
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SRI |
Short-Ram Intake |
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SRS |
Safety Restraint System |
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SS |
Super Sport |
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STC |
Stability and traction control |
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Subaru |
Shift Up, Because Always Revs Unnecessarily |
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SULEV |
SUPER ULTRA LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE |
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SUV |
Sport Utility Vehicle |
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Suzuki |
Sadly Uninspired Zip Ultimately Kills It |
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svg |
Shane van Gisbergen |
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SWB |
Short Wheel Base |
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t&t |
Tax and tested |
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T/A |
Trans America |
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T/GLASS |
Tinted Glass |
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T/WIN |
Tinted windows |
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TBPS |
Tanker Ballistic Protection System |
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TC |
Traction Control |
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TCS |
Traction Control System |
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TDC |
Top Dead Centre |
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TDI |
Turbo Diesel Injection |
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tdot |
Tennessee Department of Transportation's |
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Tesla |
Technology Excesses Seem Lame, Actually |
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TIMTC |
Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition |
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TLE |
Tire & Lube Express |
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TLEV |
Transitional Low-Emission Vehicle |
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TMC |
Toyota Motor Corporation |
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TMS |
Today's Motor Sports |
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TNT |
Taxed and Tested |
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TNTSS |
TNT Super Series |
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Toyota |
Totally Ordinary Yawn-Optimizing Tedious Autos |
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TPMS |
Tire-pressure monitoring system |
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TRACS |
Traction Control System |
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TRD |
Toyota Racing Development |
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TSB |
Technical Service Bulletin |
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TSCC |
Twin Swirl Combustion Chamber |
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TT |
Touring Turismo |
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TVR |
TreVor (Wilkinson) Racing |
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TxDOT |
Texas Department of Transportation |
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UA |
Unintended Acceleration |
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UAW |
United Auto Workers |
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UDOT |
Utah Department Of Transportation |
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ULEV |
Ultra Low Emission Vehicles |
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usaa |
United Services Automobile Association's |
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USDOT |
United State Department of Transportation |
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USGP |
United States Grand Prix |
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UTI |
Universal Technical Institute |
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V10 |
v-block, 10 cylinders |
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V12 |
v-block, 12 cylinders |
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V16 |
v-block, 16 cylinders |
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V2V |
Vehicle-To-Vehicle |
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V4 |
v-block, 4-cylinder |
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V6 |
v-block, 6-cylinder |
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V8 |
v-block, 8-cylinder |
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V8SA |
V8 Supercars Australia |
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VANOS |
Variable camshaft timing |
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vcar |
Vehicle Condition Alert Register |
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VCT |
Variable Cam Timing |
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VDC |
Vehicle Dynamics Controller |
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VDMERS |
Vehicular Digital Multimedia Evidence Recording System |
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VDOT |
Virginia Department of Transportation |
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VEL |
Variable valve Event and Lift |
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VIIC |
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium |
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VIN |
vehicle identification number (US) (transportation) |
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Volkswagen |
Very Ordinary Looking Krautwagons Saddled With Apathetic German Engineering Now |
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Volvo |
Violation Of Law: Vehicular Obesity |
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VOLVO |
Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object |
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VOQ |
Vehicle Owners Questionnaire |
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vrtc |
Vehicle Research and Test Center |
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VSA |
Vehicle Stability Assist |
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VSC |
Vehicle Stability Control |
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VTEC |
Valve Timing Electronic Control |
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VTEC-E |
Variable valve Timing with Electronic lift Control and Efficiency |
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VTrans |
Vermont Agency of Transportation |
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VVEL |
Variable Valve Event and Lift |
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VVT |
Variable Valve Timing |
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VVT-i |
Variable Valve Timing w/intelligence |
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VVTI |
Variable Valve Timing - Intelligent |
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VVTL-i |
Variable Valve Timing and Lift w/intelligence |
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VW |
Volkswagen |
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W12 |
w-block, 12 cylinders |
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W16 |
w-block, 16 cylinders |
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WCOPMA |
West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association |
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WEC |
World Endurance Championship |
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WHIPS |
Whiplash Protection System |
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WisDOT |
Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
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WOT |
Wide Open Throttle |
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wrr |
White Roof Radio |
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WSDOT |
Washington Department of Transportation |
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WTY |
Warranty |
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WV-DOT |
West Virginia Department of Transportation |
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WYDOT |
Wyoming Department of Transportation |
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XDS |
Electronic cross-axle traction control system |
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YCC-I |
Yamaha Chip Controlled Intake |
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YCC-T |
Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle |
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YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
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ZEV |
Zero Emission Vehicle |
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