All this yapping about trim packages and ranchers and no mention of the King Ranch?

 

bill,

If you have a current year lightning it should have signal mirrors. The signal is not in the mirror though it is on the outside.

 

XLT- Xtra Large Truck.

Lariat- Got me there.

 

I'll take a guess. The 4.6, 5.4 and the V10 are 'Triton' motors.
Perhaps Ford is referring to the Greek meaning 'Tri' for three.

Manufacturers have to think these things through when coming up with a name. Toyota named their extended cab Tundra the 'Access Cab'. They also call their top Trim line truck the 'Limited'.

So, when you buy the very best they have to offer you end up with:
The 'Limited Access Cab'.

 

You ever think about writing a book?

 

Didn't Travolta drive a lariet in Urban Cowboy. Of course the Bud and Sissy tags were not an option. I guy I went to high school with had one just like it. I think it was a 1978.

 

Triton was the greek God of the Sea, dunno why they named their engine that guess Zues sounds retarded. Triton is also a moon of Neptune I think or some such garbage.

 

names, names, names.

Manufacturers go through many focus groups to come up with names that convey a desired image, while ideally can be translated into many languages.

Triton is just a mean sounding name for a V-8 or V-10 engine. Look at Vortec, Magnum and whatever Toyota calls theirs.


As far as XLT, GT, RT, RS, SS and the rest... these no longer have the meaning they did 30 years ago. They are nothing more than sub-names indicating a trim or option package.

Of course, Chrysler is the worst... remember the mid 80's Shelby Turismo?

 

X-tra L-ong T-ruck

R

 

XL = EXTRA LUXURY XLT= EXTRA LUXURY TRIM

WORK SERIES= SELF EXPLAINATORY

BED TIME!!;-p

 

i dont know what lariat means but i would like to know because im getting a 1992 f150 from my mom its a xlt 4x4 5 speed with a 300l6 extanded cab and my uncle looked up the vin number to look for a part for it and he said from the vin number it was a lariat but none of the badges on it any where say lariat so i dont get it

 

Did you happen to realize that this thread hasnt been posted in 11 years....until you came along...

 

 

Holy thread from the dead....

First off, use periods in your posting to not sound like you are 12.

Secondly, the VIN does not contain trim level.

Thirdly, for '92 your choices of trim from bottom to top were Custom, XLT, NITE, or Eddie Bauer.

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