Car related question

[xviciousx]

I'd post this is an actual car forum if it was only related to one car, but it isn't. Anyways I was curious if every main car manufactuer had a performance company that designs parts exclusively for their cars (ie. Nissan has Nismo, Dodge and Mopar). I know some of the bigger companies like Nismo... but what about Subaru? Pontiac? Ford? All of the European companies?

[L-Spec]

Originally Posted by xviciousx

I'd post this is an actual car forum if it was only related to one car, but it isn't. Anyways I was curious if every main car manufactuer had a performance company that designs parts exclusively for their cars (ie. Nissan has Nismo, Dodge and Mopar). I know some of the bigger companies like Nismo... but what about Subaru? Pontiac? Ford? All of the European companies?

STI (Subaru Technica International or something) and Ford Racing. Don't know if Pontiac has one though.

[FlippiN.af]

Mitsubishi has Ralliart.......I think.
Mercedes-Benz has AMG........again, I think.
Toyota has Toyota Racing Development or TRD.
Those are the only three I know.

[Jimster]

Honda has Mugen and Spoon

Daimler-Chrysler has BRABUS

BMW has Aplina

Alfa Romeo has Autodelta

Audi has MTM

The VAG has Oetenigertryilfdgjfd (However you spell it)

Porsche has RUF


Holden has HSV and CSV

All of these companies are independent of the makers, but they make parts exclusively for the manufacturers cars


Then there's Ralliart, Mazdaspeed, TRD, STI etc.

[freakray]

Subaru also has SPT

Ford has their SVT division

[FlippiN.af]

Originally Posted by freakray

Ford has their SVT division

^If thats true;
Then Chrysler has the SRT division, right?

[zx2guy]

Originally Posted by FlippiN.af

^If thats true;
Then Chrysler has the SRT division, right?

... i always thought srt was more of a package like the chevy z 28, z26, and
z 24.

[BleedDodge]

With Chrysler it used to be Direct Connection, then Mopar Performance. Now I don't know what it is but I bet it's in Germany.

I've seen a few different people say that "SRT" means "Street & Racing Technology", as well as "Street Race Technology". I don't know which is correct, but the idea is there.

Just like how "R/T" stood for "Road & Track"...

[sv650s]

i think mercedes benz has a lot of performance divisions like kleeman and brabus
and i think pontiac uses GM racing
pretty sure SRT means something like road/track
mazda has mazdaspeed
porsche's also got rinspeed

[BleedDodge]

Ford is Motorcraft I think?

[FlippiN.af]

SRT=Street and Racing Technology

[sv650s]

damn!

[xviciousx]

alot of these company names are ringing a bell and a lightbulb has turned on a couple times where I've been like... I fuckin knew that... man I'm dumb.


I blame alcohol.

[L-Spec]

Are we talking about official performance divisions, or companies that tune specifically to one manufacturer? I've always thought Spoon was a company that specifically tuned Honda's because they wanted to, but Mugen was officially Honda's performance division. Kinda like Mazda Speed and RE Amemiya?

[xviciousx]

I guess the "official" ones if there are any.