Date:    Mon, 27 Dec 1999 13:40:00 -0600
From:    Brian Asbury <brian@NAVO.HPC.MIL>
Subject: Was Eurovan, now VW names

I believe "Golf" came from VW's trend to use names of winds. Golf= Gulf
(stream?), Quantum and Scirocco were also from the wind era.

> However, I will never understand some of the Japanese names:  Camry,
> Corolla, Tercel, Solara, Gallant, Maxima?  What's with those?
>  And what
> is the rational behind "Golf?"  Sounds like a golf cart.
>
>
The most stupid name of all IMHO was the Renault Le Car.
The Toyota names originally all began with 'C' - Corona, Corolla,
Carina, Crown, Cressida, Camry. I think the Starlet was the first
non-'C' Toyota name.