A few well-known car names have been used by multiple automakers. The reasons range from inspiration to coincidence, and ...

Car naming has produced disasters across every category. From lazy non-names like Volkswagen Thing and Renault “The Car,” to ...

A new study found that while most car owners like their cars, four in 10 have gone so far as to declare love to their vehicle. In the survey of 2,000 U.S. car owners, 90% said they feel a fondness for ...

If you're an automaker with some serious prestige behind your name, such as Mercedes-Benz, it makes sense to give your cars alphanumeric names. Whether or not a name like "GLS580" makes any sense or ...

American carmakers were slow to catch on to the power of a great model name to market a car and create a legacy. The Ford Model T changed the world, but it got its name from the fact that Henry Ford ...

The last decade has seen the resurrection of many car model names. And as I’m sure you’ve noticed, the new vehicles often look nothing like their namesake predecessors. Some are more egregious than ...

It's no secret that Volkswagen has come up with some of the most awkward and absurd car names in automotive history, but few people know what this company bases their names on — and the answer is ...

It’s rare these days to stop and consider the meaning behind a car’s name. That wasn’t always the case. In Europe, the birthplace of the automobile, designers and marketers alike once took pride in ...

Volkswagen will reportedly soon drop the "ID" prefix from its EV models. The company joins Mercedes, Audi, and other automakers who have already decided to rebrand their EV models in a more normal way ...

You might be a keen driver who's out on the road for long drives whenever you have the opportunity. In which case, you're probably familiar with highway hypnosis and how to avoid it. On the other hand ...