what do the special vehicle abbreviations mean?

[major]

I was thinking today and what do all the special car codes mean. the ones im talking about are SVO, SHO, SVT. i thought the SVT was for special vehicle team is thais right. oh well its not real important i was just curious. Major

 

[jimbo74]

svo - not sure i think it is special vehcile operations
svt-special vehicle team
sho-super high output

 

[aldive]

Jim is correct about SVO. Here is a little more about it...

In the fall of 1980, Ford created Special Vehicle Operations to develop and oversee Ford's Motorsport program, representing a significant change in product philosophy at Ford Motor Company. SVO was established to enhance the image of Ford products through motorsports, and to apply race-derived technology and knowledge to exciting new production vehicles. SVO demonstrates clearly what then Ford president Donald E. Peterson meant when he said that Ford wants to be known for building "driver's cars,'' and that Ford will be known as the company moving the American automobile industry in a new direction.

 

[jimbo74]

Originally posted by aldive
that Ford will be known as the company moving the American automobile industry in a new direction.

heh, too bad that direction is now all downhill

 

[tbomb]

i think svo is special vehicles option, jim got the other 2 right.

 

[aldive]

Originally posted by tbomb
i think svo is special vehicles option, jim got the other 2 right.

Take a look at http://www.svoca.com/mainframe.html

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by aldive


Take a look at http://www.svoca.com/mainframe.html

yeah, i had this window open for a lil while before i replied, and you beat me to it. oh well, i was wrong anyway.

 

[major]

thanks for all the fast responses

 

[X24]

anything special about XLT, GT, LX or GL? Probably just some letters that sound good together, right?

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by 98FordX24
anything special about XLT, GT, LX or GL? Probably just some letters that sound good together, right?

gt = gran touring

lx = short for 'luxury'

i dont know the others.

 

[93Ranger]

XLT, and XL dont mean anything, they are just their to distinguish between different styling packages.

GL is also a package, i believe its the low end, much like the EX (i think that stands for Economy)

S.H.O, thats where its all at.

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by 93Ranger
XLT, and XL dont mean anything, they are just their to distinguish between different styling packages.

GL is also a package, i believe its the low end, much like the EX (i think that stands for Economy)

yeah, EX is a lower end model, but i dont know what it stands for.

Originally posted by 93Ranger
S.H.O, thats where its all at.

heh, thats funny

 

[X24]

Thats funny. I used to have a probe LX. it wasnt very luxurious. since it had a V6 it was more of a rice eater than anything else. my friend used to have a probe GL and that was just sad.

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by 98FordX24
Thats funny. I used to have a probe LX. it wasnt very luxurious. since it had a V6 it was more of a rice eater than anything else. my friend used to have a probe GL and that was just sad.

you got that right! i have a couple friends that are hardcore into the probe scene (its the equivalent of our explorer scene, but its more dominant than our scene), and, no offense to any probe owners, but the 1st gen pgl's are pretty pathetic.

hows this for a cool probe with a custom turbo setup (not to mention a decent shot of some blonde girl's cleavage )...

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(i got lots more pics of awesome probes, if youre interested )

 

[rustytr]

Originally posted by jimabena74


heh, too bad that direction is now all downhill

Aint that the truth.

 

[diablo5969]

Originally posted by tbomb
hows this for a cool probe with a custom turbo setup (not to mention a decent shot of some blonde girl's cleavage )...

Not at all a bad ride. Oh, wait a sec. I forgot to look at the car

Originally posted by 93Ranger
XLT, and XL dont mean anything

Are you sure? I don't know about Ford, but with Chevy the Tahoe XL is the extra long Tahoe. So there might be a meaning. I'm actually kind of interested in knowing what exactly the letters consist of in my Explorer XLT

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by diablo5969


Not at all a bad ride. Oh, wait a sec. I forgot to look at the car

nice

 

[leenjen]

i think SS means super sport.
does SE mean sport edition? i had a grand am SE and a fiero SE and i never knew what the initials meant. i remeber when my grand am was dirty and my friend wrote an X in the dirt on the door with his finger right after the SE. i took me a week to notice it.

 

[Bill Kemp]

Probe ? Isnt that the car of choice for most proctologists?

I think X=extra L=long T=turning radius and be careful you dont flip it over.

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by Bill Kemp
Probe ? Isnt that the car of choice for most proctologists?

i really wouldnt know heh.