Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new survey of 2,000 Americans found one in three has a nickname for their car, with Buttercup's Folly, The Slug and Old Flame ...

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 ...

Car manufacturers often strive to give their models unique names so that they can stand out in a crowded market. These could be as simple as a string of letters and numbers to indicate a model's ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

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 ...

Not every car name has to have a deep layer of meaning. Sometimes carmakers choose names simply because they sound good and fit the overall vibe of the car. Many are completely made up or loosely ...

If you're an automaker with some serious prestige behind your name, such as Mercedes-Benz, it makes sense to give your cars alphanumeric names. Whether or not a name like "GLS580" makes any sense or ...

We all love car names, but they're not always honest. Sometimes a car is given a name that the machine does not accurately reflect. Or sometimes cars are given a name that's completely opposed to the ...

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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 ...