7 Iconic Car Logos With Hidden Meanings


The significance of a car logo is paramount, as it serves as a cornerstone of a manufacturer's identity

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Let's investigate how some iconic car logos came to be

The three-pointed star in Mercedes-Benz logo represents the brand's aim to one day dominate land, sea, and air transportation with its engines

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Audi's iconic rings symbolize the unity of four separate entities into one

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BMW's logo represents the origin of the company. The blue and white colours represent Bavaria state in Germany, the home of BMW

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Ferrari's iconic prancing black horse symbolises passion, courage and command

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The simple yet gratifying logo of Volkswagen consists of two letters- ā€œVā€ for Volks (people) and ā€œWā€ for Wagen (car). Volkswagen means "the people's car"

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Overlapping of two perpendicular ovals inside outer oval symbolises "T" for Toyota, as well as a steering wheel representing vehicle itself. Outer oval symbolises world that embraces Toyota

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"Mitsubishi" is a combination of words 'mitsu' and 'hishi. ' Mitsu means "three." Hishi means "water chestnut," and Japanese have used the word for a long time to denote a rhombus or diamond shape

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