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Nestor Salgado/Shutterstock Like many OEMs, Toyota builds performance-oriented versions of some of its most popular models, which can be identified by special badging. Toyota models that have been built with enhanced off-road performance come with TRD badges. TRD stands for “Toyota Racing Development,” and it has made some pretty exciting cars for …

Subaru first launched the WRX in 1992, in its domestic market of Japan, as a performance-focused variant of the Subaru Impreza. Those three little letters on the back — WRX — clearly weren’t just for show: they designated real performance. And they weren’t just a random assortment of letters. Rather, WRX stands for World Rally …