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Is there some pejorative name for a street car that has been tuned, in most cases, for drift.
The main features - the engine swap and increased power, and at the same time a complete disregard for the body, which is mostly shabby and rusty.
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Is there some pejorative name for a street car that has been tuned, in most cases, for drift.
The main features - the engine swap and increased power, and at the same time a complete disregard for the body, which is mostly shabby and rusty.
Example image from customculture.ru:
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Maybe you should ask at Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
– Hot Licks
Sep 9 at 12:49
A souped-up clunker.
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Sep 9 at 14:21
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Is there some pejorative name for a street car that has been tuned, in most cases, for drift.
The main features - the engine swap and increased power, and at the same time a complete disregard for the body, which is mostly shabby and rusty.
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Is there some pejorative name for a street car that has been tuned, in most cases, for drift.
The main features - the engine swap and increased power, and at the same time a complete disregard for the body, which is mostly shabby and rusty.
Example image from customculture.ru:
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Maybe you should ask at Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
– Hot Licks
Sep 9 at 12:49
A souped-up clunker.
– Lambie
Sep 9 at 14:21
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Maybe you should ask at Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
– Hot Licks
Sep 9 at 12:49
A souped-up clunker.
– Lambie
Sep 9 at 14:21
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Maybe you should ask at Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
– Hot Licks
Sep 9 at 12:49
Maybe you should ask at Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
– Hot Licks
Sep 9 at 12:49
A souped-up clunker.
– Lambie
Sep 9 at 14:21
A souped-up clunker.
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Sep 9 at 14:21
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Although some controversy exists over the term's racist origins, "ricer" (or "rice rocket," as The Photon mentioned in the comments) refers to a poorly- or over-tuned car. "Tuner" generically describes a modified car:
The essence of modification of a tuner car is an attempt to extract the greatest possible performance—or the appearance of high performance—from the base motor vehicle through the addition, alteration or outright replacement of parts.
Along these same lines, a well-tuned car with an unassuming exterior can be called a "sleeper."
This online forum (their expertise has no authority, but resources on this subject are limited) offers more specific definitions for "tuner" and "ricer" (edited by me for grammar/syntax):
A tuner is purposely built from the factory to be performance oriented. Note, FACTORY. Not your parking space, not your garage, not your dreams.
Ricers are generally the exact opposite. Body kits, spoilers, wheels, sound systems, JDM parts (on some applications), and a bunch of other parts that make these cars obnoxious. A ricer's favorite mod is stickers. Typically defined as Hondas, but expanded to all sports cars that have zero performance value, imported or domestic.
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
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It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
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1 Answer
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Although some controversy exists over the term's racist origins, "ricer" (or "rice rocket," as The Photon mentioned in the comments) refers to a poorly- or over-tuned car. "Tuner" generically describes a modified car:
The essence of modification of a tuner car is an attempt to extract the greatest possible performance—or the appearance of high performance—from the base motor vehicle through the addition, alteration or outright replacement of parts.
Along these same lines, a well-tuned car with an unassuming exterior can be called a "sleeper."
This online forum (their expertise has no authority, but resources on this subject are limited) offers more specific definitions for "tuner" and "ricer" (edited by me for grammar/syntax):
A tuner is purposely built from the factory to be performance oriented. Note, FACTORY. Not your parking space, not your garage, not your dreams.
Ricers are generally the exact opposite. Body kits, spoilers, wheels, sound systems, JDM parts (on some applications), and a bunch of other parts that make these cars obnoxious. A ricer's favorite mod is stickers. Typically defined as Hondas, but expanded to all sports cars that have zero performance value, imported or domestic.
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
564
It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
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up vote
3
down vote
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Although some controversy exists over the term's racist origins, "ricer" (or "rice rocket," as The Photon mentioned in the comments) refers to a poorly- or over-tuned car. "Tuner" generically describes a modified car:
The essence of modification of a tuner car is an attempt to extract the greatest possible performance—or the appearance of high performance—from the base motor vehicle through the addition, alteration or outright replacement of parts.
Along these same lines, a well-tuned car with an unassuming exterior can be called a "sleeper."
This online forum (their expertise has no authority, but resources on this subject are limited) offers more specific definitions for "tuner" and "ricer" (edited by me for grammar/syntax):
A tuner is purposely built from the factory to be performance oriented. Note, FACTORY. Not your parking space, not your garage, not your dreams.
Ricers are generally the exact opposite. Body kits, spoilers, wheels, sound systems, JDM parts (on some applications), and a bunch of other parts that make these cars obnoxious. A ricer's favorite mod is stickers. Typically defined as Hondas, but expanded to all sports cars that have zero performance value, imported or domestic.
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
564
It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
 |Â
show 4 more comments
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Although some controversy exists over the term's racist origins, "ricer" (or "rice rocket," as The Photon mentioned in the comments) refers to a poorly- or over-tuned car. "Tuner" generically describes a modified car:
The essence of modification of a tuner car is an attempt to extract the greatest possible performance—or the appearance of high performance—from the base motor vehicle through the addition, alteration or outright replacement of parts.
Along these same lines, a well-tuned car with an unassuming exterior can be called a "sleeper."
This online forum (their expertise has no authority, but resources on this subject are limited) offers more specific definitions for "tuner" and "ricer" (edited by me for grammar/syntax):
A tuner is purposely built from the factory to be performance oriented. Note, FACTORY. Not your parking space, not your garage, not your dreams.
Ricers are generally the exact opposite. Body kits, spoilers, wheels, sound systems, JDM parts (on some applications), and a bunch of other parts that make these cars obnoxious. A ricer's favorite mod is stickers. Typically defined as Hondas, but expanded to all sports cars that have zero performance value, imported or domestic.
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
564
Although some controversy exists over the term's racist origins, "ricer" (or "rice rocket," as The Photon mentioned in the comments) refers to a poorly- or over-tuned car. "Tuner" generically describes a modified car:
The essence of modification of a tuner car is an attempt to extract the greatest possible performance—or the appearance of high performance—from the base motor vehicle through the addition, alteration or outright replacement of parts.
Along these same lines, a well-tuned car with an unassuming exterior can be called a "sleeper."
This online forum (their expertise has no authority, but resources on this subject are limited) offers more specific definitions for "tuner" and "ricer" (edited by me for grammar/syntax):
A tuner is purposely built from the factory to be performance oriented. Note, FACTORY. Not your parking space, not your garage, not your dreams.
Ricers are generally the exact opposite. Body kits, spoilers, wheels, sound systems, JDM parts (on some applications), and a bunch of other parts that make these cars obnoxious. A ricer's favorite mod is stickers. Typically defined as Hondas, but expanded to all sports cars that have zero performance value, imported or domestic.
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
564
edited Sep 9 at 15:29
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
564
answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
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answered Sep 9 at 13:34
Bruce Kirkpatrick
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It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
 |Â
show 4 more comments
It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
It's probably worth including the alternative term, "rice rocket".
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:27
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Although ricer / rice rocket doesn't really fit OP's request since they're typically very flashy rather than shabby or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
Answer updated to include your suggestion! More synonyms are listed on the linked Wikipedia page, but I agree that your term is worth including since it might be more frequently used than "ricer" itself.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:30
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
I'd disagree. Where I grew up, "ricer" matched the definition on the Wiki page (which is corroborated by a cursory Google Images search): "overmodifying a sports compact, usually with oversized or ill-matched exterior appointments." I wouldn't use 'ill-matched' as a flashy term. Cars that look flashy but have garbage components might also be considered ricers, but flashy cars that are legitimately nice fall under "tuners" or "sleepers" by my definitions.
– Bruce Kirkpatrick
Sep 9 at 15:36
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
But OP specifically mentions that the body should be "shabby and rusty". A ricer typically uses a cheap base model car, but they don't let it get shabby or rusty. The term is pejorative because they're cheap and flashy, possibly with not-so-great performance; not because they're scruffy or rusty.
– The Photon
Sep 9 at 15:40
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Maybe you should ask at Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
– Hot Licks
Sep 9 at 12:49
A souped-up clunker.
– Lambie
Sep 9 at 14:21