Branding....a few examples.
Edsel
Mustang Mach-E (about as far from a Mustang as you can get)
Rabbit/Golf
Datsun/Nissan (going for corporate lunacy)
Brat
Bongo Friendee (Mazda)
Bongo III (such a good name that Kia did a sequel)
K9 (Kia again...woof...a dog in more ways than one)
Swinger (Dodge Dart)
Dictator (Studebaker)
Tarpan Honker (Polish military)
Triumph Mayflower (you'd think the Brits would want to forget)
Smart (clearly sarcasm)
That's (Honda. No, not That's Honda. A Honda That's)
Naked (Daihatsu - I know whatcher thinkin')
Mitsubishi Toppo BJ (stop...just stop...getcher mind outta the gutter)
Hummer (again...just stop)
Fuga (Nissan...a collaboration with Bach for a touch of culture)
Ram (don't get in front of one of these if you know what's good for you)
and since we're all into tow vehicles, Xcient (Hyundai's head-to-head competitor for Kenworth).
And you'd like RV manufacturers' model names to make sense?
Credit to Bikendan for his interpretation of the alphabet soup...pretty darned good.
But I'll go all Boston on you and say that WS stands for Wicked Suckuh.
PS, the first numerals rarely have any sensible correlation with length...except possibly in a relative way within a model lineup. Even that's sort of like a "Queen Bed" that's 74" long...a full 6" short of a real queen bed. Credit where credit's due, however, the Forest River lineup of Mini Lites have numeric names that kinda sorta make sense...if you don't look too closely.
