Usually, the car is divided into various camps because of different structures and different sizes, and now, the competition in the segment market is gradually fierce, the same brand in the same segment of the market to invest in a number of models of the number of examples are not many, the so-called more children are good to fight, then, how to emphasize its pedigree identity or strengthen product strength in the case of unchanged car name? The answer is to add suffixes to the car name, common such as S, GT, Max, PLUS, Pro, etc., so what do these suffix names represent? What product power do manufacturers want these suffixes to convey?
S
"S", usually the abbreviation of "Sport", in addition to the name of the car with the S word, Audi is the S series of models defined as high-performance models, such as S3, S4, etc., are well-known at home and abroad of the spirit of small steel cannons, of course, more, is on the basis of ordinary cars, by strengthening the power, strengthen the control, to achieve better sports performance. Therefore, it is easy to understand from the alphabetic meaning, xxx S model, that is, the sport version or performance enhanced version, of course, some models only add the appearance of the sports kit to enhance the visual impact, but there is no significant improvement in performance, such models suffix S, somewhat far-fetched.
GT
GT, Latin Gran Turismo, English translation as Grand Tourer, literal translation as Grand Luxury, Tourer Traveler, combined together, that is, a luxury station wagon, more common in some wagons with a crock pot body or models with sneaky characteristics, so as to distinguish them from ordinary versions, such as BMW 3 Series and 3 Series GT, it is easy to find the design characteristics of GT models through comparison, however, GT models in addition to specifically refer to the body structure, It is also necessary to pay attention to Grand luxury, so some models from non-luxury brands, imposing GT is somewhat unusual.
Max
As far as the car market is concerned, from a simple A to D classification ten years ago, evolved into today's so-called A+, B-level, the market is more and more segmented, for manufacturers, in order to enhance competitiveness, it is necessary to invest more models, but in order to each segment of the market to invest in new models, obviously not realistic, then, by strengthening product strength and increasing size, standing in new areas has become the first choice, therefore, more and more models with Max suffix. Of course, there are exceptions, such as BYD Song and Song MAX, which are completely in different fields, but most of them mean larger size models, which is also a low-cost approach for manufacturers to fill the gap in the market.
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Relative to Max, the PLUS version of the model sense covers more, not only refers to the increase in widening, but also refers to the original version of the basis of the quality and product force level of improvement, compared to Max, the point is more extensive, the coverage is wider, and even with the ordinary version of the model has been completely evolved, and joint operations to form a large and small combat force, jointly consolidate the same market segment or form a high and low grade to fight in different market segments, but the PLUS version basically will not be different from the ordinary version of the composition level, It's just that the manufacturer's investment and changes in the PLUS version are more obvious.
For
Pro from the English professional, for its abbreviation, simple translation over that is, professional, at present, the domestic market using Pro suffix name model is particularly many, such as BYD Song Pro, Boyue Pro, Haval H4 Pro, Pentium T77 Pro, etc., from the literal meaning, Pro version of the model at least in a certain aspect has a more significant change, or in a certain product point has been targeted evolution, so the suffix Pro to distinguish the ordinary version.
In addition to the above 5 categories, there are also other special suffixes, such as "X" "RS", etc., such as the ordinary version and the slipback version, some manufacturers will suffix "X" to emphasize the difference in model design, but also limited to the practice of some manufacturers, and there is no rule, therefore, this article does not summarize.
With these suffixes, consumers are more likely to understand the basic characteristics of a model through the way of naming + suffix, so as to choose the right model in combination with their actual car needs, however, there are also some models that abuse suffixes, or suffixes do not match product highlights, how many do you know?