Si

[zipadeedodah]

Hiya

Just brought a car which is a 1.4 Si...what does Si stand for?

Thanks!

[KebabMeister]

It doesn't really stand for anything these days.  Once upon a time 'S' stood for 'Sport' but now the 'S' badge helps sell a car because it sounds, er, sportier!  Other car manufacturers may use it to stand for 'Special'.

i stands for injection (fuel)

L used to stand for Luxury

SE stands for Sports Executive or Special Edition and on the Austin Metro from the late 70s/early 80s it formed part of HSE - High Sports Economy

TD usually stands for Turbo Diesel

HL used to stand for High Luxury

GT stands for Grand Tourer

GS... not sure?  Grand Saloon/Sport?

I can't think of many more, as I've already mentioned, it depends on the manufacturer.

[kempie]

Echoing KebabMeister the letters generally stand for the level of trim and/or engine type.

[zipadeedodah]

Thanks guys! =)

[lethologica]

SE is also used by Audi to mean "Special Equipment"

And Chrysler (this one really is laughable) use RT to mean "Rapid Transport"...

I've got a Polo 1.4L, L being the spec rather than standing for litres.  The L means I have one airbag, heated/electric mirrors and that's about it, CL would entail PS, height adjustable drivers seat, etc...

It depends who manufactures the car - is it a ford by any chance!?

[Cockney_si]

All depends on what car you have.

Some nissans used to use the model DX but they were not diesels it just meant they were the 4 gear model.

I know that the diference between the old Nissan Almera GX and Si is that the Si has around 10bhp more and 'sports' interior.

[zipadeedodah]

Hi..yeah it is a Ford! A 1997 Fiesta to be more precise!

[Cockney_si]

next time you are in a newsagents, glance through a small book called the 'parkers guide' it's got car prices and trim levels for most models and specifies whether they've got rear wash wip/fog lights etc too.