What does RCZ stand for ?

[Anonymous]

Hi ARSSY-ZEDDERS

What do the abbreviations RCZ stand for..... does anybody out there know? Is it the initials of the designer of the 'double-bubble' roof (Zagato) I wonder? Or does it mean something really 'deep and spiritual' like.... 'the meaning of life' or maybe.... 'the special one' ?

The truth is out there .................. I seek your guidance. :auto-car:

Maybe some of you 'ARSSY-ZEDDERS' have your own interpretations of what 'RCZ' stands for. I'd love to hear them.
Does anyone own an RCZ with the same initials as their name..now that would be kooooooooooooool !

I've met many a car driver over the years who have had their car named after them................. usually by the name of GIT re-arranged of course to read G.T.I :lol:

Your thoughts please.

 

[Anonymous]

The answer to this is that the RC stands for Racing Concepts and the Z is for Zagato.

Great call about the GTI!!

 

[frankvdb]

Peugeot already used RC for sporty models.
I saw a RCZ review on Auto Motor Sport TV (no.1 German auto magazine) that claims the Z is for zero, because it's the first Peugeot road car with no number but they still want the zero in it just as all the numbers have a zero.
I like that explanation.

 

[Anonymous]

I've not heard of any other models using RC before. What were they?

 

[Tomas_90]

206 RC which was the 178 bhp model and 207 RC which is the THP 175.

I think they were only referred to as GTi in the UK.

 

[Anonymous]

I believe that in much of Europe (but particularly France) RC is used instead of GTi as Tomas says. :thumbup:

 

[Anonymous]

I read some where that the letters, RZC have something to do with the head designers son. His initials or something :eusa-think:

 

[Anonymous]

Hello -

I read this and thought it was a really interesting question and I certainly didn't know the answer - so I asked Kevin, from the PR department at Pinley House if he knew the answer and he sent me this:

"...On RC – we certainly believe that from decades ago it was simply inspired by the ‘Racing Cup’ abbreviation (we think a one-make 205 series held this title originally), but crucially doesn’t stand for that. When brought to these shores, pronouncing ‘RC’ didn't sound right, so GT/GTi was preferred as the evolving performance generic identity.

For RCZ – while it was certainly initiated by RC thinking, the Z was ‘simply’ a letter to specifically identify it – nothing any more sophisticated than that – but it works so well and following the 308 RCZ concept it was recognised for its appeal and simplicity, and crucially tied to its positioning of being a ‘Haute Series’ (‘special one’ of a platform (RCZ is built on platform 2), as the 508 RXH is to platform 3) vehicle, giving it special reference with letters rather than the convention of numbers with a central zero...."

Hope that helped answer the original question....
Liz ;-)

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for that reply Liz. :thumbup: That clarifies things. It appears that a few of us were right enough in our thinking/reading as to what the designation 'RC' stands for. So my RCZ GT could have been an RCZ RC... :eusa-think: I prefer GT...though I don't know exactly why given that this is commonly recognised as meaning Gran Turismo/Touring and 'Racing Cup' sounds cooler than that.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for that reply Liz. :thumbup: That clarifies things. It appears that a few of us were right enough in our thinking/reading as to what the designation 'RC' stands for. So my RCZ GT could have been an RCZ RC... :eusa-think: I prefer GT...though I don't know exactly why given that this is commonly recognised as meaning Gran Turismo/Touring and 'Racing Cup' sounds cooler than that.

Okay sir. You say that Liz has clarified things. Would you please then translate the reply into a language that I too can understand? As I haven't got the foggiest idea as to what the reply is saying :crazy:

 

[Anonymous]

Basically RON the 'RC' part of the designation refers to previous Peugeot models that were developed and were termed "Racing Cup" editions. The 'Z' actually doesn't specifically refer to anything. When the RCZ was initially released as a concept it was called the 308RCZ. The 'Z' really is just to distinguish it from other vehicles that share the basic platform (such as the 308) and to mark it as "special". Does that help?

 

[Anonymous]

Hello -

I read this and thought it was a really interesting question and I certainly didn't know the answer - so I asked Kevin, from the PR department at Pinley House if he knew the answer and he sent me this:

"...On RC – we certainly believe that from decades ago it was simply inspired by the ‘Racing Cup’ abbreviation (we think a one-make 205 series held this title originally), but crucially doesn’t stand for that. When brought to these shores, pronouncing ‘RC’ didn't sound right, so GT/GTi was preferred as the evolving performance generic identity.

For RCZ – while it was certainly initiated by RC thinking, the Z was ‘simply’ a letter to specifically identify it – nothing any more sophisticated than that – but it works so well and following the 308 RCZ concept it was recognised for its appeal and simplicity, and crucially tied to its positioning of being a ‘Haute Series’ (‘special one’ of a platform (RCZ is built on platform 2), as the 508 RXH is to platform 3) vehicle, giving it special reference with letters rather than the convention of numbers with a central zero...."

Hope that helped answer the original question....
Liz ;-)

Thanks for that Liz, I can now rest easy knowing what those letters on the back actually mean.
I've only had mine for a couple of weeks now and is beginning to attract a mixture of comments from some of my work colleagues. Some of them think it's a 'hairdressers' car whatever that might mean ? Sadly for those of my colleagues who've still got some hair left they really need to get a 'make-over' and get some excitement into their lives ! I caught one of them staring at the RCZ today so I txt him saying "Thou shalt not covet" :lol:

Now where did I put those clippers? :happy-wavemulticolor:

 

[Anonymous]

Love your text response!! :thumbup: :lol: A touch of genius!!

 

[Anonymous]

Just done a google search and came up with this :

RC means Racing Concepts by Peugeot
Z means design by ZAGATO (bubble roof designer)

Its all still a mystery. :eusa-think:

 

[Anonymous]

Hmmm my nephew, who works for me....at the moment...

Once commented that the Ci in my BMW 645Ci badge stood for.....C%#^ Inside.

Well.

Its amazing he still has a job.....

D

 

[Anonymous]

Hmmm my nephew, who works for me....at the moment...

Once commented that the Ci in my BMW 645Ci badge stood for.....C%#^ Inside.

Well.

Its amazing he still has a job.....

D

:lol: :lol: :lol: You were the exception the rule...obviously but evidently he's an astute young man. I can see why you employed him!

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry Guys and Gals - your all wrong. :thumbdown: :wtf: :eusa-think:

Me and my 8yr old son went to look round a RCZ the other day... while sitting in the sales office he said to me - 'dad, what was the letters on the car again' :greetings-wavingblue: ... so I said 'go out and look at the back of the car son' ... :wave:
He came back in again and proudly said ' I was right' :thumbup: .... I said 'well, what were they' ... :eusa-think:

He said 'they stand for "Racing Car Zoom", well that's what I'm calling it anyway!'
So there you have it - true story!! :dance: :clap:

:happy-wavemulticolor:

 

[RCZ-R]

In polish the RCZ can be lengthen to "RyCZy" (you spell it similar to "rich" but more like "richy") which means "it screams". Fits nicely to the RCZ.