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Jun 26, 2008 | 12:49 AM

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xknowonex

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It means Super Car

Jun 26, 2008 | 01:06 AM

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TecnoSmurf

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It means Super Car

I'm down with that

Jun 26, 2008 | 01:10 AM

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One_jZ_SC3

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It means Super Car

lol me too

Jun 26, 2008 | 02:55 AM

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GS - Grand sport
IS - It's Small lol
LS - luxury sedan
SC - sport coupe but i'm down with all the other SC suggestions lol..

Jun 26, 2008 | 04:00 AM

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JesLet

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Street Champ.

Yes, I'm that cheesy.

Jun 26, 2008 | 06:11 AM

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Im always heard ES was Executive Sedan

Jun 26, 2008 | 07:15 AM

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Supra Coupe

Jun 26, 2008 | 07:43 AM

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SC400Dude

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Actually,

There really is no definitive meaning...it just represents that certain model. No literal translation.

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Jun 26, 2008 | 08:37 AM

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Jay-Spec

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Supra Coupe

Its funny you say that, but i' am not going to get into that.

Jun 26, 2008 | 08:48 AM

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DryBlaze

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Sam's Car.

Jun 26, 2008 | 09:07 AM

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Lex-Fiend

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To all of the SC's that were posted with 24's and HORRIBLE paint jobs it could mean

Stupid Color

Jun 26, 2008 | 09:29 AM

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SC-Supra Coupe
IS-Intelligent Sedan
GS-Grand Sedan
LS-Luxury Sedan
ES-Entry Sedan
RX-Road 4x4
LX-Land 4x4
GX-Grand 4x4

Jun 26, 2008 | 09:57 AM

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It means nothing. When they started up the Lexus line, Toyota chose to follow the "Letter-Letter-Displacement code" nomenclature started by Acura's alphanumeric names (hated by many at the time it started up).

Interesting article about this phenomenon. I love the line "Remember when cars had names?"

The only thing worth knowing (until someone can quote/reference a Toyota executive explaining otherwise) is:
Altezza = IS
Windom = ES
Aristo = GS
Celsior = LS
Soarer = SC
Harrier = RX
Land Cruiser Prado = GX
Land Cruiser Cygnus = LX

Last edited by Slooooooow; Jun 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM.