What does the badge really mean? Our guide to designations and definitions!

What does the badge really mean? Our guide to designations and definitions!

Badges are commonly used by all automobile manufacturers around the world, but what do they mean? They may look like a secret code but this combination of letters is designed to help you understand the standard of trim, finishings and extras. These are not standard across the industry and some have more than one meaning depending on the manufacturer but with our handy guide, you will have no problem deciphering the code! 

DX - Delux

CE - Classic Edition or Custom Edition

LE - Luxury Edition

DL - Deluxe

GL - Grand Level or Grand Luxe

GLE - Grade Level Extra

GT - Grand Tourer, A Grand Tourer or Gran Turismo is a performance or luxury vehicle capable of extremely high speed also known as GTO, GTS, GTR, GT-R, GTV, GTX and GTI

LS - Luxury Sport or Luxury Special, Luxury Standard, Luxury Saloon

LX - Luxury

LTD - Limited or Limited Edition 

LTZ / LTS - Luxury Touring Special 

EX- Extra 

RS - Rally Sport, or Racing Sport, Motorsport Edition

SE - Sport Edition

SL - Standard Level 

SLE - Standard Level Extra

SLT - Standard Level Touring 

SS - Super Sport 

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