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In cars, what does the acronym GL, GLX or SLE after the model name stand for?
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#47196. Asked by ishoade. (May 06 04 5:51 AM)
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Baloo55th
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The abbreviation GL stands for Grande Luxe (that is, more added bits than a 'de luxe' has.) Presumably GLX is fancier or faster. SLE sounds like a Mercedes Benz thing. They have their own system. I think that one is a sports car. I think the one I used to drive a chap in (to meet his girlfriend - she drove the rest of the way) was a 300SLE.
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satguru
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SL is super luxe, and SLE is probably super luxe extra. Mercedes also have various initials that are in German, like SLK, where the K stands for 'kompakt'.
Only CL there has foxed me, but I know most of the other obscure ones as well, especially those used by Honda if needed.
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McGruff
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These are trim levels. Here are some examples I googled up and took out of context:
trim selections: GL, GLS, and GLX.
three trim levels -- SE, SE Sport and SLE
available in 5 trims, ranging from the SE to the SLE Convertible.
Their origins go back to the once universal terms Grand Touring, Deluxe, Grande Luxe and Sports/Special, since abbreviated to GT, DL, GL, GLX, GLS, SS and so on. They will vary from one manufacturer to another.
 http://members.aol.com/KWZ26/models.html
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