does anyone know what the ZX stands for in 300 (zx) ?

 

 

 

jim.:)

Z apperently in the Japanes lanuage means, ultimate/Infinate/Nothing better. There is no real translation stright into English.

 

The X stands for Luxurary.

cheers mate for that always did wonder, but kept forgetting to ask.

 

 

jim.;)

Originally posted by ttop

does anyone know what the ZX stands for in 300 (zx) ?

 

 

 

jim.:)

 

sexy awesome power.

 

steve

h'parently the were some designs being put forth when the new 300z was being scheduled and the head honcho at Neesarn looked at one and put a cross X next to it to say no.

 

Some other bloke saw it and it said 300z X and liked the name.

 

Personally sounds like a load of crap to me, but what the hell do I know, I drive a Mondeo.

Originally posted by stevo

sexy awesome power.

 

steve

 

That stands for SAP LMAO:rofl:

cant you sleep

Originally posted by stevo

cant you sleep

 

 

Who MAC?

 

No he is a doorman and probably only just got back in from work

Originally posted by KeyserSoze

h'parently the were some designs being put forth when the new 300z was being scheduled and the head honcho at Neesarn looked at one and put a cross X next to it to say no.

 

Some other bloke saw it and it said 300z X and liked the name.

 

Personally sounds like a load of crap to me, but what the hell do I know, I drive a Mondeo.

 

Presumably the same thing had occurred with the 280zx also, then? Good story, but sounds highly improbable, methinks.

 

I'll go with the luxury theory, seeing as the 280zx was a more luxurious, if less sporty evolution of the 260/280z. :)

 

Driving a mondeo does not necessarily preclude one from providing useful input does it? After all, most of the time I drive a Jeep Cherokee, and I don't even do the school run! ;)

 

CheerZ,

JB.

what about

 

 

200 sx

100 nx

 

steve

200 Simple luXury

100 No luXury

I heard that the 'x' was to signify sports coupe or something along those lines.

 

The first letter can be derived by the chassis code/platform that the car is built on.

 

Hence a 200sx (silvia) would become SX.

 

300zx (Fairlady Z) would be abbreviated to ZX.

 

Of course that could be completely wrong, but made some sort of sense to me :D

Originally posted by KeyserSoze

h'parently the were some designs being put forth when the new 300z was being scheduled and the head honcho at Neesarn looked at one and put a cross X next to it to say no.

 

Some other bloke saw it and it said 300z X and liked the name.

 

Personally sounds like a load of crap to me, but what the hell do I know, I drive a Mondeo.

 

Sounds like a UL to me, because the Japs don't use ticks and crosses, they use circles and squares, AFAIK! Any of the natives care to comment? Spose a management type might because he talks to gaijin regularly...