From: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/vw/general-faq/
Q: Where did VW car names come from?
A: Most of the European names given to VWs came from wind names.
In other countries, the same models may bear different names, such as
the Golf I called the Rabbit in the US and Caribe (?) in Mexico.
More recently, VW started adopting other naming convetions (e.g.,
Corrado). (Enhanced with Dennis's notes).
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)
Passat - Trade winds
Vento - Blowing/windy (E/I)
Polo - ?
Santana - Hot desert blast accross the Sea of Cortez.
Corrado - Not a wind, it's derived from Spanish Correr which means to
run. The original name for the car was Taifun (Typhoon)
which means huricane except it was already a registered
trade mark for a GM truck.
-Larry
91 GTI 16V
At 09:01 AM 1/21/00 -0500, Mark Reda wrote:
Guys, I hate to bring this up again but what exactly do VW's car names
mean?
Jetta, Passat, Sirocco, Corrado, Golf, etc.
Thanks.
Mark Reda.
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