Cars with the same name

[Johnny 89]

I've wondered why cars from different manufacturers can have the same names. Are there not copyright issues or do these circumstances avoid the copyright issues (age, domestic market etc.)?

I'm think of:

Mitsubishi/Pontiac GTO (Not the model name with Ferrari)
Maserati/VW Bora

There's certainly others that I can think of now. Can you add any?

[SirSquidalot]

There's been countless Roadsters.

[toasty]

Ford Kuga/Cougar

[Downward]

Ford galaxie
Ford Galaxy

[designforlife]

Mitsubishi Mirage/Mitsubishi Mirage.

One is a 90s coupe, the other is a 10s shopping hatchback.

[marshalla]

Spider/spyder
1100
1300
1800
2000
911
Excel

[Johnny 89]

Some good suggestions, however I can understand Roadster as it describes the vehicle, much like GTI.

The ones from the same manufacturer shouldn't create any issues :-)

[bigandclever]

Almost every "Look at my R32" thread in Readers Cars disappoints me

[dudleybloke]

RS200.


RS200

Edited by dudleybloke on Tuesday 19th January 14:37

[Johnny 89]

911 is interesting as weren't Porsche forced to change from the planned 901 due to copyright issues with Peugeot? Or perhaps that's nonsense

[Toltec]

Ford Fusion

UK and US are totally different cars

[crofty1984]

marshalla said:

Spider/spyder
1100
1300
1800
2000
911
Excel

What other car was called an Excel?

[Daston]

TVR Tuscan
Hyundai Tuscan

[CanAm]

Johnny 89 said:

911 is interesting as weren't Porsche forced to change from the planned 901 due to copyright issues with Peugeot? Or perhaps that's nonsense

No, that's true. Peugeot apparently registered every combination of 3 digit numbers with a 0 in the middle.

[CYMR0]

Triumph/SEAT Toledo.

Mazda/BMW 323.

Rover/BMW 420.

[toasty]

BMW/Ferrari 328/330

[IanCress]

Daston said:

TVR Tuscan
Hyundai Tuscan

Hyundai Tuscon

[marshalla]

crofty1984 said:

What other car was called an Excel?

Lotus and Hyundai

[R8VXF]

Chevy/Vauxhall Nova

[TooMany2cvs]

A trademark. No more, no less.

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/german-cars/audi-s...