Know Your Car Acronyms When Purchasing Your Latest Vehicle
By Motor Match • 07/03/2024
It can be confusing when you don't understand the terms being thrown around when buying a new car. Well in this blog we've Given you some common acronyms so that on your next purchase you don't feel too out of your comfort zone.
Buying a new car can be a confusing process. Made all the more mind-boggling by abbreviations like PHEV, ABS, or PSI.
It helps to know what everything means when your on the lookout for a new car, so we’ve helped cut through the confusion with a glossary of car jargon.
Let’s start with the basics that you may already know:
EV — Electric Vehicle; a vehicle that strictly uses electric power without any gasoline
LED — Light Emitting Diodes; a type of lighting system that uses electric currents
MPH — Miles Per Hour; a measurement for your speed
FWD — Front-Wheel Drive; a vehicle that sends power to its front wheels
RWD — Rear-Wheel Drive; a vehicle that sends its power to its back wheels
MPG — Miles Per Gallon; how far you can travel in a vehicle on one gallon of gasoline
SUV — Sport Utility Vehicle; a larger vehicle seating between five and eight passengers
Now here are some tricky ones that may have flown over you head:
LEV — Low-Emission Vehicle; a vehicle that produces low levels of exhaust
ABS — Anti-lock Braking System; this helps prevent your brakes from locking up when you slam on them
AWD — All-Wheel Drive; a vehicle that sends power to all of its wheels
DRL — Daytime Running Lamps; a set of headlights that are meant for daytime driving
PAS — Power Assisted Steering; a feature that makes turning the wheel easier
PHEV — Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle; a vehicle that gets its energy from both gasoline and electric power
PSI — Pounds per Square Inch; a measurement for your tire pressure
If you have got this far you should be an expert on the various terms used for cars, or at the very least have something to test your friends on.
If you’d like to put your new-found wisdom into practice, why not check out our used car stock here and test which terms you’ve learned.
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