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Does anyone know?
What does WRX stand for?
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Well, the WRX is supposed to be a road-going version of Sabaru's WRC car. WRC = World Rally Championship, so I assume that WRX means World Rally Xperimental, or Xtreme, or Xciting....yeah.
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Maybe it's an X-rating. Perhaps the WRX is approved for adult activities.
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Is there much room in the back?
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It's adequate. You have to use your imagination. Yoga classes are also helpful.
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Is it possible that the x doesn't stand for anything. They wanted a copy of the WRC so they just changed the c to an x ???
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Now you're just being silly. Of course it stands for something.
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Or it could just be the option code. Its definitely not a model number.
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It originally was standing for World Rally eXperimental, at a time when Rally specials were dime a dozen (Delta Integrale, Escort Cosworth, Lancer EVO, etc etc etc...) Whether it still means the same thing today, i don't know. Even Subaru doesn't say where it originated.
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Actually, it's effectively a "trim" level.
In the UK we originally got:
Subaru Impreza (1.6 litre)
Subaru Impreza Sport (2.0 litre, 150hp)
Subaru Impreza Turbo (2.0 litre, 200hp)
Then they started putting more esoteric tags on the turbo:
Subaru Impreza Turbo Catalunya
Subaru Impreza Turbo Colin McRae Edition
Then they dropped the "Turbo", but added yet more ridiculous names:
Subaru Impreza RB5
Subaru Impreza 22B Type UK
Subaru Impreza Prodrive P1
And recently, with the dawn of the Impreza III, they've added the WRX tag - so now we have:
Subaru Impreza Sport (2.0, 150hp)
Subaru Impreza WRX (2.0, 220hp)
However, I believe in Japan, the Impreza Turbo was rebadged as just "WRX", so anyone you see driving the mean streets of the UK in a Subaru WRX is too cheap to buy a real one...
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Yeah, I know...we still don't have the same number of Impreza models in the US as overseas.
Originally posted by Famine
Actually, it's effectively a "trim" level.
In the UK we originally got:
Subaru Impreza (1.6 litre)
Subaru Impreza Sport (2.0 litre, 150hp)
Subaru Impreza Turbo (2.0 litre, 200hp)
Then they started putting more esoteric tags on the turbo:
Subaru Impreza Turbo Catalunya
Subaru Impreza Turbo Colin McRae Edition
Then they dropped the "Turbo", but added yet more ridiculous names:
Subaru Impreza RB5
Subaru Impreza 22B Type UK
Subaru Impreza Prodrive P1
And recently, with the dawn of the Impreza III, they've added the WRX tag - so now we have:
Subaru Impreza Sport (2.0, 150hp)
Subaru Impreza WRX (2.0, 220hp)
However, I believe in Japan, the Impreza Turbo was rebadged as just "WRX", so anyone you see driving the mean streets of the UK in a Subaru WRX is too cheap to buy a real one...
You're missing UK300.
You know nothing.
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this is kinda of a good question
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Yes. Just kinda good.
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Urban myth there mate. Snopes article
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crx stands for Civic Renaissance model X and camry, when the letters are switched around, stands for my car... i remember knowing what nsx stood for but its been so long since i've come across this question that i forgot... i'll find it out and post it some time soon
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Hmm. That just confirms what I said.
The letters "Nova", in that order (albeit with a space), mean "doesn't go" in Spanish - the KEY reason Vauxhall/Opel sold the Nova in the UK and the Corsa in Europe, until the Nova name was done away with totally in 1993/4.
An "English" speaker would say a car "doesn't run" rather than "doesn't go"? An American English speaker maybe. But I remind you of the wooden car joke - the punchline being "it wooden go".
Since the article focuses on the Chevy Nova, fair do's. But the Vauxhall/Opel Nova was never sold in Spain - it was the Opel Corsa - and so the translation couldn't be a factor in poor sales. Indeed the Corsa is one of the top 3 selling cars across Europe.
Interestingly, I'm told "Sega", or more literally "Se ga", is a Spanish reflexive verb meaning "To wank (oneself)".
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Oops! Really must stop posting when I'm sleepy. I thought it translated as "no go".
Continuing the masturbation theme, the Mitsubishi Pajero is called the Montero in Spanish speaking countries, because Pajero means wanker.
CRV stands for Comfortable Runabout Vehicle, and Rav-4 is Recreational Active Vehicle with 4WD. (Guess who drives a 4x4!)
Continuing the masturbation theme, the Mitsubishi Pajero is called the Montero in Spanish speaking countries, because Pajero means wanker.
CRV stands for Comfortable Runabout Vehicle, and Rav-4 is Recreational Active Vehicle with 4WD. (Guess who drives a 4x4!)
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