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kitoro · 08-09-2001, 09:29 AM

I've been wondering for sum time now and i have 2 questions relating to car names:

1) what does the "SX" behind 180SX and 240SX stand for? whatabout the "ZX" behind 300ZX?

2) What's DSM stand for/mean? i know it pertains to the mistu eclipse, talons and all dat.. but what does it mean??

J300z28 · 08-11-2001, 02:20 PM

I'm a fairly big nissan guy but I've never heard an explaination of the SX and ZX titles.   As for DSM, it stand for Diamond Star Motor Company. Not sure if they are the parent company of Mistu or what Mistu used to be called.

HaloZ · 08-11-2001, 02:38 PM

sx?? sivila extras?
sx se sports edition is my guess
zx.  i mean X is extra, or lux.

Z is the name of the car or what's left of the origal name after the "fairlady" part was dropped fron it when in the 2nd year of production it was thought to not sit well with the average US car buyer. and thus replaced with the liter size of the motor.

96SEChick · 08-11-2001, 02:58 PM

I think SE stand for Special Editionand  LE is Limited Edition.  As for the SX or XE, I'm clueless:o

08-11-2001, 04:15 PM

sx = sexy lol and se is sports edition im pretty sure
i think the s in sx is just a way for the company to make the 240 Sx a little brother to the 300Zx thats why they used the s and z but im probably wrong ...... lol

whateverjames · 08-12-2001, 11:51 PM

i've heard SX stands for silvia type x. i'm not really sure about this, nor do i care <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> but it's what i've heard.

Fuzzy Ewok · 08-13-2001, 11:06 AM

I poked around on the net for a couple hours one night just out of curiousity and never found anything explaining the letter designations of the 300zx and 240sx... However, seeing as how the 300zx is the Fairlady "Z" and the 240sx is the "S"ilvia (well, based on it, that is), I would say it's a reasonable guess that the "Z" and "S" are holdovers from Fairlady Z and Silvia names. As to what the "X" stands for, I have no clue. But you see it on a fair number of cars, so I wonder if it's just a designation they add to make sound a bit sportier or something.

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08-09-2001, 09:29 AM	#1
kitoro Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 275 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've been wondering for sum time now and i have 2 questions relating to car names: 1) what does the "SX" behind 180SX and 240SX stand for? whatabout the "ZX" behind 300ZX? 2) What's DSM stand for/mean? i know it pertains to the mistu eclipse, talons and all dat.. but what does it mean??

08-11-2001, 02:20 PM	#2
J300z28 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 79 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm a fairly big nissan guy but I've never heard an explaination of the SX and ZX titles.   As for DSM, it stand for Diamond Star Motor Company. Not sure if they are the parent company of Mistu or what Mistu used to be called.

08-11-2001, 02:38 PM	#3
HaloZ Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Corpus Christi & San Antonio Tx Age: 45 Posts: 231 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	sx?? sivila extras? sx se sports edition is my guess zx.  i mean X is extra, or lux. Z is the name of the car or what's left of the origal name after the "fairlady" part was dropped fron it when in the 2nd year of production it was thought to not sit well with the average US car buyer. and thus replaced with the liter size of the motor.

08-11-2001, 02:58 PM	#4
96SEChick Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 44 Posts: 1,814 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think SE stand for Special Editionand  LE is Limited Edition.  As for the SX or XE, I'm clueless:o

08-11-2001, 04:15 PM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	sx = sexy lol and se is sports edition im pretty sure i think the s in sx is just a way for the company to make the 240 Sx a little brother to the 300Zx thats why they used the s and z but im probably wrong ...... lol

08-12-2001, 11:51 PM	#6
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 41 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i've heard SX stands for silvia type x. i'm not really sure about this, nor do i care <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> but it's what i've heard.

08-13-2001, 11:06 AM	#7
Fuzzy Ewok Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 90 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I poked around on the net for a couple hours one night just out of curiousity and never found anything explaining the letter designations of the 300zx and 240sx... However, seeing as how the 300zx is the Fairlady "Z" and the 240sx is the "S"ilvia (well, based on it, that is), I would say it's a reasonable guess that the "Z" and "S" are holdovers from Fairlady Z and Silvia names. As to what the "X" stands for, I have no clue. But you see it on a fair number of cars, so I wonder if it's just a designation they add to make sound a bit sportier or something.