CAR NAME THEMES
Theme Animals
The quintessential name mustang
One of the most popular car name themes, Animals convey everything from speed and strength (e.g., Mercury Bobcat, Dodge Ram) to grace and innovative design (e.g. Nissan Gazelle, Volkswagen Beetle). Sure, everyone knows what a Mustang is, what a Cougar is, what a Pinto is. But did you know that Corcel is Spanish for "steed", that a Thunderbird is actually a mythical bird, that an Impala is a type of antelope, or that a Tamaraw is a small water-buffalo found only in the Phillipines?
PREDICTION: with the ever-growing awareness and development of "greener" cars, expect to see fewer fast, strong, predatory animal names, and more intelligent, wise, innovative animal names. The Toyota Dolphin anyone?
| Volkswagen | Beetle | Car looks like a little bug |
| Chevy | Bison | A humpbacked, shaggy-haired wild ox |
| Nissan | Bluebird | A songbird |
| Mercury | Bobcat | A small, North American wild cat |
| Chevy | Bruin | A bear, especially in children's fables |
| Ford | Corcel | Means "steed" in Spanish |
| Mercury | Cougar | A large wild cat |
| Ford | Falcon | A bird of prey |
| Pontiac | Firefly | A luminescent beetle |
| Volkswagen | Fox | Proverbially cunning animal |
| Nissan | Gazelle | A small, slender, horned antelope |
| Chevy | Impala | A type of antelope |
| Chevy | Kodiak | A bear found on the islands south of Alaska |
| Nissan | Leopard | A large wild cat also known as a panther |
| Mercury | Lynx | A wild cat; also a northern constellation |
