We can all get along with FSH (full service history) and ABS (anti-lock brakes), but do you know your SUV from your FWD, your CVT from your CMBS? Translated, they come out as: SUV - a sports utility vehicle, FWD - Front-Wheel Drive, CVT - Continuously Variable Transmission, and CMBS - Collision Mitigation Braking System.
Chances are the average used-car buyer has little, or no, idea what they all mean, according to research carried out by online car buyers' guide New Car Net.
With the latest advances in new motoring technology comes this dizzying array of acronyms for the newest gadgets and gizmos.
NCN, found online at newcarnet.co.uk, says thousands of users were largely baffled by a quiz on its web pages, and only a third of motorists canvassed knew that PCS stands for Pre-Collision System, with half believing it refers to a completely fictional Proactive Cornering Stability. Most people knew one of the easier answers, with 97 per cent guessing correctly that PAS means Power Assisted Steering.
But on another seemingly easy poser, opinion was split right down the middle as to whether FWD stands for Front or Four Wheel Drive, the former being the right answer.
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