Car Names

I haven’t really understood how Volkswagen names cars since the air-cooled era. It used to be easy: Types 1, 2, 3,…

Earlier today, I learned that Skoda will be making a version of the Volkswagen ID all-electric crossover called the…

Unlike most Americans, for obvious reasons I’ve been spending a bit more time on the website of the Chinese…

Lots of cars are named after animals. The Ford Mustang and Bronco, of course, but there are plenty more. There’s the…

Hey beautiful. Yeah you. Are you interested in some hot, steamy car talk? Yeah you are, you dirty wrencher. Ok, not…

Oh yeah, motherlovers, it’s that time again! You’re stuck indoors, you’re getting a little bored, a little randy, a…

Did you realize there are some cars that share their names with condoms? I bet most of you can come up with…

Of all the companies selling cars here in the United States, the one with the best grip on how actual car names sell…

During almost all of Cadillac’s early history it called its cars by numbers, before giving way to the 1950s and the…

How much do you think the Mustang brand identity is worth to Ford today? A hell of a lot, right? It’s a legit…

About a week ago, Porsche released a press release talking about all the new jobs that were being added to build the…

After a long lead time and controversial early reviews, the NSX is now accepted as a fast, capable and fun…

I’m not necessarily suggesting there’s any great theological meaning behind this, but I do feel that it’s worth…

We use words all the time—hell, I’m even using some right now, as I’m typing this! That’s why it’s sometimes…

Normally, when I come up with car names, my goal is to try and find the worst possible names, like the Mushler…

I always liked the Chevy LUV pickup truck. It was a re-badged Isuzu Faster, and, especially in its earlier…

Ever wonder why the Audi logo is four interconnected rings? Of course you have; you’re a human (or possibly a…

The internet doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record when it comes to naming vehicles, but that’s not stopping…

We’ve been calling it by its project name BP23. We’ve been thinking about it as the three-seat successor to the…

Names are one of the most important parts of cars. Names represent a car in the abstract, act as a stand-in for them…