Navigating the automotive landscape and history books is often a test of memory, since there is such a wide array of brands, models, and variants of those same models. Then there are the abbreviations ...

Brands and model names are some of the most important decisions that an automaker makes. A good brand name or model name can make a car iconic - just think of the Mazda Miata, a name that rolls off ...

Happy Halloween, everyone! To celebrate the spooky season car-nerd style, we made a list of our favorite car model names with the most holiday spirit. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It’s ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, muscle cars were successful with the young car-buying demographic, not just with power and style, but also with cool model names. For the first few decades after cars ...

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 ...

If there's one car brand with a great track record of evocative names, it's Lamborghini. Barring the 350 GT and 400 GT, Lamborghini's offerings have drawn from various aspects of life, from ...

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 ...

Think about celebs with cool names, names completely in sync their personalities: Jay-Z, Kat Von D, Slash; they’re much more fitting than Shawn Corey Carter, Katherine Von Drachenberg and Saul ...

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 ...

Actively reporting, writing, and editing on automotive news and since 2021, Dave has brought his acerbic wit and love of European car culture to brands such as HotCars, CarBuzz,and TopSpeed.