an observation about european cars vs the rest of the

[jim rose]

THATS the one i couldnt think of - sharan. i think scirocco is africa, or 
india. jetta for sure was a wind somewhere (it was an article i read 
somewhere)  and i think bora was on the list. apparently it was their 
marketing/naming schema, which is very little known among vdub fans.

i had always wondered where the names came from. back when i was a BIG vw 
nut. i just found this on some dude's website.....

"Most of the European names given to VWs came from wind names. Passat means 
Trade winds, Golf for Gulf stream, Jetta for Jet stream, etcetera. Scirocco 
- Hot North African desert wind that blows into Italy Original name was 
rumored to be Blizzard. Golf - Gulf stream winds (a high altitude 
North-south 100 mmph wind) Jetta - Jet stream (East/West wind, affecting 
Pacific air travel)"




>     You know it seems to me that Sharan is a Desert wind, Corrado is 
>either
>in Spain or Mexico, and Scircco could be Italian.  Correct me if I'm wrong,
>but I thought I might have seen that somewhere.  Vento sounds breezey but
>Bora, and Jetta I know nothing about.
>
>     > > i recall reading that all the veedub model names were after 
>prevailing
>winds
> > throuought the world - corrado, jetta, scirocco, and i think vento, 
>bora,
> > etc.. are all names of or types of winds. like golf (gulf)
> >
> > tho i'm not sure where the "eurovan" blows....
> >
> > jim
> >
> > >Golf is named after the German spelling of Gulf, the A1, A2, A3 and A4
> > >series of hatchbacks were named after the Gulf Stream that blows along
> > >the US East Coast.
> >

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