Is this a bunch of Lotus, Loti, or Lotuses? Let’s just say there are a lot of Lotus cars pictured here. Image courtesy of Lotus. Lotus is one of those automotive names that makes for awkward pluraliz...
The world is a big place, and there are only so many names to go around. But what happens if two cars share a name? Even if they’re nothing alike? We put the shared-name vehicles in the squared circl...
Photo credit: FCA As mentioned previously, cars need names. In most cases, we prefer those names to be words (even made up words) and not some alphanumeric salad. After all it’s an automobile, not a ...
Photo by the author. As we recently discussed, it’s fairly easy for the general public and auto enthusiasts alike to get confused about automotive nomenclature. Matters are often made worse when mark...
Photos by author. A buddy and I cruised up Interstate 17 one evening recently, a comfortable distance north of the legal speed limit. He asked: “So, does it have a name yet?” He referred to the car w...
1996 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company, unless otherwise noted. News broke earlier this month that two Ford models no longer sold in North America will be returning in the c...
One has to wonder how so many carmakers get away with appropriating reusing existing names in the automotive pantheon. By dint of their size and access to lawyers, probably. As we ponder that, the Hi...