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fantastic looking car ruined by name why do they persist in calling cars by numbers? four hundred and seven? oh please! give it a name peugeot.
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This could be a thread in its own right - why do some manufacturers (such as Peugeot, Mercedes, BMW, Alfa Romeo, Mazda)use numbers and letters when others give their products names?
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This could be a thread in its own right -
i agree, also as much as i dislike Renault at least they had the good sense to drop the numbers for names. A name gives a car personality. It's no surprise that them two German marques use numbers after all they are devoid of any personality (the cars? or the country?) My car is my baby and i wouldn't call my son four hundred and seven.
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"My car is my baby and I wouldn't call my son four hundred and seven."
No but would the 407 sound better for being called Norman or Sharon??
afraid there is no consistency here anyway. Some German cars do have names - Golf, Polo and Sharan to name but 3. And of course those very interesting Italians never use names do they - just numbers like 360 or 612,or 147 or 166. However sometimes they give them really interesting names like Quattroporte (4 doors!) or Panda.
Nevertheless, perhaps you are right, some names do conjure up wonderful images of a car with real character. Who could forget Allegro, Cherry, Sunny or Starion or best of the lot Carisma? Whereas who on earth would remember what a DB8, or XK150 was?
Your car is your baby? - hope you don't call your son Megane Scenic.
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>>>> afraid there is no consistency here anyway. Some German cars dohave names - Golf, Polo and Sharan to name but 3.
i was of course referring to BMW and Mercedes. but i suppose E class, S class etc are not numbers.
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>> This could be a thread in its own right - i agree, also as much as i dislike Renault at least they had the good sense to drop the numbers for names. A name gives a car personality. It's no surprise that them two German marques use numbers after all they are devoid of any personality (the cars? or the country?) My car is my baby and i wouldn't call my son four hundred and seven.
to moderators:
started another thread (names and numbers) on this so i think 3 posts belong there?
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fantastic looking car
Apart from the huge front overhang and the feeling that they simply took a Ford Cougar and stretched it a bit....
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I have now seen three of these, and it does not look any better. Dont like it. I may do later, but at the moment? NON.
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