Chassis and generation codes
Dealer listings lean on shorthand like 992.2, Mezger, SVJ or LP 610-4. Know which car a code points to before you compare asks: each entry says what it means and links to that model's ask-vs-sold numbers.
0–9
What most owners call the MP4-12C, McLaren's first modern road car.
Reads as 2.9 litres and 6 cylinders. A plug-in hybrid V6, not a V8.
The first half of the 991 911. Its GT3 is PDK-only with the 3.8-litre engine.
The updated 991. The GT3 moved to a 4.0-litre engine and brought the manual gearbox back.
The first 992 GT3 run, 2022 to 2024 model years. Look for the swan-neck rear wing on the wing cars.
The refreshed 992 GT3 from the 2025 model year. Newest GT3 generation we track.
The earlier 997 GT3 and GT3 RS (2007 to 2009), with the 3.6-litre engine.
The later 997 GT3 and GT3 RS (2010 to 2011), with the 3.8-litre engine.
Third-generation Cayenne before the 2024 update.
The updated third-generation Cayenne, 2024 on.
B
The smaller, cheaper V10 Lamborghini: the Gallardo, then the Huracán.
C
The mid-engine Corvette, from 2020. The first Corvette with the engine behind the driver.
The California T, the turbocharged California that replaced the naturally aspirated one.
The Ferrari California, the first front-engine V8 convertible-hardtop Ferrari of the modern era.
Short for Continental GT, Bentley's two-door grand tourer.
The convertible Continental GT.
D
Short for 12Cilindri (Dodici Cilindri, Italian for twelve cylinders), the front-engine V12 that follows the 812.
E
The 2019 Huracán update with a faster-thinking chassis computer. Comes rear-drive (RWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD).
G
Short for Geländewagen, the original name of the Mercedes G-Class. Also spelled G-Wagon.
BMW's internal code for the current M3 sedan, sold since 2021.
The Nissan GT-R, so called because it keeps beating cars that cost far more.
The rear-drive, twin-turbo end of the 911 range. Fastest road 911 of its generation and the priciest to buy.
Open-top version of a Ferrari grand tourer or supercar (the S stands for spider). On a Porsche Cayenne it means the sportier trim, not a convertible.
The SLS AMG, called this for its upward-opening doors.
H
Owner shorthand for the Huracán.
I
The plain coupe 458, as opposed to the Spider (convertible) and the Speciale (track special).
L
LP is the mid-rear engine layout, 580 is the metric horsepower, and the 2 means rear-wheel drive.
Same code as above with 610 metric horsepower and 4-wheel drive. This is the original Huracán.
The first Aventador: 700 metric horsepower, 4-wheel drive.
Longtail. McLaren's badge for the lighter, more aerodynamic and more powerful version of a model (600LT, 675LT, 765LT).
Italian for luxury. The GTC4Lusso is the four-seat, shooting-brake Ferrari that replaced the FF.
M
Maserati Corse 2020: the mid-engine supercar that marked Maserati's return to racing. Cielo (sky) is the open-top version.
The race-derived flat-six used in the 996 and 997 era GT cars, named after its designer Hans Mezger. On this site it means the 997 GT3 and GT3 RS.
P
Italian for track. The 488 Pista is the lighter, more powerful 488 for drivers who use circuits.
R
The GT-R generation sold from 2007 on. Every GT-R we track is an R35.
Lamborghini's plug-in hybrid V12 flagship and the successor to the Aventador.
Short for Rennsport (German for racing sport). On a 911 it marks the lighter, stiffer, more track-focused version of the GT3.
S
The 911 S/T, a light, manual-only road car built in a limited run of 1,963 to mark the 911's 60th year.
Named for 90 years of Scuderia Ferrari. Plug-in hybrid with three electric motors; Stradale is the coupe and Spider the convertible.
Ferrari's word for the lighter, sharper version of a model. The 458 Speciale is the last naturally aspirated mid-engine V8 Ferrari.
Open-top version. Lamborghini spells it Spyder, and Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche-adjacent brands use Spider.
McLaren's entry line: the 570S, 570GT and 600LT.
Short for Flying Spur, the four-door Continental.
Italian for dirt road. A raised, wider-track Huracán meant for gravel.
Super Trofeo Omologata: a road-legal Huracán built from the one-make race car.
McLaren's top regular line: 650S, 720S, 750S and the LT cars built on them.
The 812 Superfast is Ferrari's front-engine V12 coupe that followed the F12.
Italian for super light, a coachbuilding term Aston Martin uses for its most powerful V12 grand tourer, the DBS Superleggera.
Superveloce. The lighter, more powerful Aventador, built in a limited run.
Superveloce Jota, the most extreme Aventador. Active aerodynamics and a production run capped at 900 coupes.
T
Rear-drive Huracán that sits between the EVO RWD and the STO.
The GT3 without the big fixed wing. Same engine and chassis, quieter looks, and the sleeper pick for people who want the manual.
F8 Tributo, the coupe that replaced the 488 GTB. The name nods to Ferrari's V8 engine.
U
McLaren's limited halo cars: P1, Senna and Elva.
The plug-in hybrid Urus, from 2025. Earlier Urus trims are petrol-only.
W
The G-Class generation that started in 2019. We split it into pre-facelift and the 2024 update.
Z
The track-focused Corvette. In the C8 it has a flat-plane-crank V8 that revs to 8,600 rpm.
Missing one? Tell us and we will add it. These are plain-language notes, not factory documents; check the build sheet for the exact car.