the (X) in nissan alphanumeric codes

[KwKouki]

im trying to explain to someone exactly what the alphanumerics are and it hit me that I do not know what the meaning of X is.

Im assumin S and Z are related to the chassis but what does that X stand for

*scratches head*

[EDacIouSX]

it marks the spot

ie 240 Silvia and X here it is. hence 240sx.

300Z and X here it is.

[KwKouki]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: it just might be that simple

[Gnnr]

I thought it was Sport Cross (or xross) for the 240. I'm probably wrong though...

[Phlip]

I could be wrong on this, but I thought it began with the changeover from the 280Z to the 280ZX, with the "X" to mean Luxury.

[ZX88]

240 sooo xtreme

[burnsauto]

wait...when the hell was my car luxury?! :keke:

[Phlip]

wait...when the hell was my car luxury?! :keke:
The appointments, compared to what came before them, were... This, of course, is speaking clearly in 1978 terms, not 2008.
Also, this was adopted when Nissan started to add "By Nissan" to the Datsun logo/name, so I am more than willing to bet that this had quite a bit to do with it too.

[ESmorz]

I love how on a site devoted to chassis with X in the name...

No one knows definitively what it means.

Boggles my miiiiind.

[Phlip]

I love how on a site devoted to chassis with X in the name...

No one knows definitively what it means.

Boggles my miiiiind.
See, the strange thing is that Nissan didn't exactly make ANY of this common knowledge, kinda like nailing down for 100% which options were ALWAYS available with one another, lol

[joshchewuhh]

i ask this qustion all the time

[ESmorz]

I think it stands for "Cars that will breakdown to the eXtreme in 15 years"

[trsilvias13]

x it means we are have the bastard child version of all the nissan.
hence 240sx instead of the silvia, 300zx instead of the fairlady,

might not apply to the 180sx though. hahah

[s13dan]

Maybe cuz 240S sound kinda stupid.... And i think it has something to go with the fact Nissan started making ZX's after Datsun. ZX's had more options im pretty sure. Sinc the 240 has a lot of options compared to the older Z, maybe thats why its an SX.

[spoolandslide]

240SX
2.4 liters of S(e)X

[SidewayZ-s14]

240SX
2.4 liters of S(e)X

Haha, thats a good one.

[Phlip]

240SX
2.4 liters of S(e)X
Bullshit.
I drive my mom's Kia when I plan to make sex, not my 240

[SexPanda]

I think it just sounds good.

240SX.

S for sport
and X because X is a kick ass letter.

[slider2828]

Maybe it was about the hicas system.... Doesn't the 300zx also have a hicas system?

[bejota180sx]

Bullshit.
I drive my mom's Kia when I plan to make sex, not my 240

a 2006 kia sportage in fact LOL just kidding JAJAJAJA :ddog:

[98s14inaz]

I always thought the "x" meant "export". So the 300Z became the 300ZX when it came here. The Silvia became the 240SX which to me meant 2.4l Silvia export. I'm most likely wrong but it makes sense to me, and because there is no rep anymore I'll type whatever the fuck I want to.

[KwKouki]

lol I do believe I may have just stumped zilvia

[tanks13]

do we really need to know what it stands for i think it just makes it sound cool plain and simple

[derek_s13]

in CRX it's "civic racing eXperimental"

in GNX it's "grand national eXperimental"

maybe it's experimental? much like WD-40 is still just called WD-40

[trsilvias13]

I always thought the "x" meant "export". So the 300Z became the 300ZX when it came here. The Silvia became the 240SX which to me meant 2.4l Silvia export. I'm most likely wrong but it makes sense to me, and because there is no rep anymore I'll type whatever the fuck I want to.


cant be export because ... 180sx

[ryguy]

I remember hearing that it meant "Luxury" too back when I had a 300ZX. Shit, leather seats and a sweet ass knight rider digital dashboard, that shit had luxury to the GILLS.

Wikipedia confirms X means Luxury, but it's Wikipedia so take what you will from that.

[blasting_speed]

I always thought the "x" meant "export". So the 300Z became the 300ZX when it came here. The Silvia became the 240SX which to me meant 2.4l Silvia export. I'm most likely wrong but it makes sense to me, and because there is no rep anymore I'll type whatever the fuck I want to.

This is the best explanation i've heard. This is what i'm going to roll with. Thanx.

[emayearecee]

in CRX it's "civic racing eXperimental"

in GNX it's "grand national eXperimental"

maybe it's experimental? much like WD-40 is still just called WD-40
:werd:rx7 = rotary experiment 7

.... wait i was going somewhere with that... now idk where... oh well

[wmdavis007]

I could be wrong on this, but I thought it began with the changeover from the 280Z to the 280ZX, with the "X" to mean Luxury.

I do know that with the early "Z" cars, the "X" was the luxury models :l101:. I would guess since they started calling all "Z" cars "ZX" it was just a selling point to a cheaper sports car...to seem you were getting a luxury model car. My 2 cents :2c:.

[derek_s13]

This is the best explanation i've heard. This is what i'm going to roll with. Thanx.

you're obviously rolling like an idiot because IN JAPAN IT'S A 180SX
also, "300Z became 300ZX"?? the japanese model name was fairlady, so that explanation's out, too.
then "2.4l silvia export"?? how do you explain the 180sx chassis?


that explanation is some of the most bullshit uneducated guesswork i've seen concerning s-chassis EVER

[SimpleS14]

in CRX it's "civic racing eXperimental"

in GNX it's "grand national eXperimental"

maybe it's experimental? much like WD-40 is still just called WD-40


why is it called WD-40???

[MegasquirtCA]

why is it called WD-40???


In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry, in a small lab in San Diego, California.

http://www.wd40.com/images/wd40company/history-50s.jpgIt took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out. But they must have been really good, because the original secret formula for WD-40®—which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try—is still in use today.

[clark]

In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry, in a small lab in San Diego, California.

http://www.wd40.com/images/wd40company/history-50s.jpgIt took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out. But they must have been really good, because the original secret formula for WD-40®—which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try—is still in use today.

this is the most interesting thing i've heard in over a year.

[nismo tuned s14]

I was told in a marketing class that manufacturers put letters like that in the names of their vehicles to make them sound more appealing.

240AB just isn't appealing to me.

[Future240]

Duh its x because everything with x sounds better. X-play, the X-games,.....other things that began with x.... yea i lost that one..

[Fonix36]

im trying to explain to someone exactly what the alphanumerics are and it hit me that I do not know what the meaning of X is.

Im assumin S and Z are related to the chassis but what does that X stand for

*scratches head*


you really fucked zilvia with this one good shit
someone call japan and ask fuck it
while your calling ask how much for some kouki tail light lol

:tardrim:

[swayray]

in CRX it's "civic racing eXperimental"

in GNX it's "grand national eXperimental"

maybe it's experimental? much like WD-40 is still just called WD-40

:werd:rx7 = rotary experiment 7

.... wait i was going somewhere with that... now idk where... oh well



That sounds right to me...

240sx = 2.4 Sports eXperimental

[sidewayzsx]

X stand for sport crossover....

[Oo_Skyline_oO]

Duh its x because everything with x sounds better. X-play, the X-games,.....other things that began with x.... yea i lost that one..

actually this sounds like the most reasonable explanation, if it was called 240ass i wouldnt be driving arround with one, 240sx sounds like nissan.................I love Nissan

[driven_]

because my last name starts with X.

yes, i'm just another asian bastard.

240 Son (of) X (insert rest of my last name letters here)

[idahotuner]

i think thye just use X because it sounds extreme and more sporty

[tOms13]

I was told in a marketing class that manufacturers put letters like that in the names of their vehicles to make them sound more appealing.

240AB just isn't appealing to me.

I think it was because of that. Nissan wanted to sell the Fairlady in the US but they knew that Fairlady wouldnt sound appealing to Amerians (Cobras, Mustangs, Corvettes, n GTOs), so they change it to 300zx. They figure that 300ZX sounds better than FAIRLADY.

[allntrlundrgrnd]

zilvias head is about to explode

[cserrano86]

Duh its x because everything with x sounds better. X-play, the X-games,.....other things that began with x.... yea i lost that one..

Don't forget the XBOX...

X stand for sport crossover....

I like the sound of that one...but how would you explain the Z?

[drift freaq]

I think it was because of that. Nissan wanted to sell the Fairlady in the US but they knew that Fairlady wouldnt sound appealing to Amerians (Cobras, Mustangs, Corvettes, n GTOs), so they change it to 300zx. They figure that 300ZX sounds better than FAIRLADY.

Ah proof that your are probably 18 years old lol. J/k . You do realize that the 240Z was a Fairlady Z in Japan? You do realize that both the 1600 roadster and 2000 roadsters were Fairlady's in Japan? Oh you probably forgot about that. Neither of which had X in their names. Oh and while we are at this least anyone forgot the Pulsar NX! LOL hahhahahhhahhahaha.

Oh and the B210 and 1200 had a performance option called GX in fact Datsun Comp sold special heads for racing for them. X at Nissan has always been one of their performance designation in my opinion. Most all the cars they have sold with the x designation have been sporty car. The 77 200sx was a sx and it was a Silvia in Japan. Yet the 200sx in the 80's was a Silvia in coupe version and a Gazelle in hatchback. The 180sx replaced the Gazelle. The 280zx replaced the 280Z.
So the X was some kind of performance upgrade designation in Nissans eyes most likely.
More interesting is the fact that they took the 350 back to the straight Z designation and eliminated the X which to me signals it being a straight ahead sports cars and nothing more. Most all X designation cars have had back seats.

So there you have examples for the discussion to go either way, luxury or Sports?
I think Nissan just likes the X designation because guess what? People don't forget it and we are all discussing it. HMMMMM sounds like they hit on a good idea. LOL

[Andrew Bohan]

everyone knows throwing random Z's, X's, and R's after numbers makes them sound fast

if you need proof just look at sportbike names

1000RR
GSX-R
ZX10
R1

and other shit
type R
type X

R pretty much means racing, so anything with R in it makes you think of racing

Z's and X's just sound fast.

how stupid would it look to have a 240SW or 240SF?

boooo

[drift freaq]

everyone knows throwing random Z's, X's, and R's after numbers makes them sound fast

if you need proof just look at sportbike names

1000RR
GSX-R
ZX10
R1

and other shit
type R
type X

R pretty much means racing, so anything with R in it makes you think of racing

Z's and X's just sound fast.

how stupid would it look to have a 240SW or 240SF?

boooo
Lets not forgot Type S or GT or GTO or in Honda's case RRR or F2 basically numbers and letters designate speed and sport i.e. Performance oriented

[thefro526]

I think it's just because X is and easy letter to say and complements any other letter pretty well when said. Think about it. You could have AX,BX,CX.....and they all sound good.

[QuickSpoolSR]

it cant be luxury, my back is killing me after driving ten miles in my 240 haha

[kuppler8]

I think it was because of that. Nissan wanted to sell the Fairlady in the US but they knew that Fairlady wouldnt sound appealing to Amerians (Cobras, Mustangs, Corvettes, n GTOs), so they change it to 300zx. They figure that 300ZX sound s better than FAIRLADY.


like it or not zilvia thats an exellent idea and im just about 100% sure that y the names were changed, because most americans woulndt buy sports cars called silvia, and fairlady.

and as far as the x i think it just something that the marketing people in nissan said would help sell more cars, cause when it comes down to it thats usually what its all about.

[K_style]

240 sooo xtreme


++++ 1


nice...

[98s14inaz]

cant be export because ... 180sx

True. I fail lol

[skylindrftr]

I heard somewhere it meant turbocharged, but that wouldn't make sense for the 240sx, just the 300 and 180... so that's probably not right

[silviaguy240]

because all 280zx and 300zx are turbo?

[Yggdrasil09]

you know in japan they do everyting backwards, the SX means Special Xtra, or Xtra Special! o_0 no not really, but its made of win.

oh yah, and the Z was just theyre way of being wierd, Zpecial Xtra!

[Kn1ves]

Most all X designation cars have had back seats.


I always thought that was the reason

[silviaguy240]

again...300zx and 280zx were originally coupes with a 2+2 option.

[s13dan]

:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:
NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW

[KwKouki]

:rofl: Im kind of proud of myself for posting this. This is entertaining to hear peoples opinions on this

[Ben G]

i just think its a random letter just like every other car maker like fucking bmw you can get a 7msu3783mca series who the hell knows what the shit means

[KwKouki]

ehh, BMW are a bit complicated, but they are explainable

on e30s the "c" used to stand for convertible...now it's coupe. I never looked up what the "i" officially is... but it seems to follow gas/fuel injection. The only cars that don't have them are diesels

[tOms13]

Ah proof that your are probably 18 years old lol. J/k . You do realize that the 240Z was a Fairlady Z in Japan? You do realize that both the 1600 roadster and 2000 roadsters were Fairlady's in Japan? Oh you probably forgot about that. Neither of which had X in their names. Oh and while we are at this least anyone forgot the Pulsar NX! LOL hahhahahhhahhahaha.

Oh and the B210 and 1200 had a performance option called GX in fact Datsun Comp sold special heads for racing for them. X at Nissan has always been one of their performance designation in my opinion. Most all the cars they have sold with the x designation have been sporty car. The 77 200sx was a sx and it was a Silvia in Japan. Yet the 200sx in the 80's was a Silvia in coupe version and a Gazelle in hatchback. The 180sx replaced the Gazelle. The 280zx replaced the 280Z.
So the X was some kind of performance upgrade designation in Nissans eyes most likely.
More interesting is the fact that they took the 350 back to the straight Z designation and eliminated the X which to me signals it being a straight ahead sports cars and nothing more. Most all X designation cars have had back seats.

So there you have examples for the discussion to go either way, luxury or Sports?
I think Nissan just likes the X designation because guess what? People don't forget it and we are all discussing it. HMMMMM sounds like they hit on a good idea. LOL

Lol Yeah i did realize but i didnt want to write a full essay on explaining it. U knew what I was talking about or ment so thats what i wanted to proof. Bmws r confusing when it comes down to the meanings.