Branding in the automotive industry has always been of great importance. Companies create their own models best descriptive name They like to take advantage of different cultures and different resources to find In addition, they can be more easily accepted by some target markets.

If we look not only at our country, but at all Turkish countries and communities, there are hundreds of millions of people on our planet. Turkish speaking there are people. Naturally, Turkish and Turkish culture have also been used to give names to different cars. Let’s look at these models together.

Sleek and electric: Porsche Taycan

There is a horse on the Porsche logo. electric car The company, wanting to enter the market, combined the words foal, which is a horse, and life, since the first model it developed in this field can be considered a baby. It has been emphasized that since the launch of the vehicle, the name is Turkish.

offered for sale in our country. ThaiAlthough it is an electric model, it is not a vehicle that lags behind its combustion engine brothers in terms of speed. The vehicle, which can go from 0 to 100 in just 3.2 seconds, has a maximum speed of 260 kilometers. The range of the vehicle is over 380 kilometers.

Let’s also mention this: Porsche is one of the brands that takes its name from the founder’s surname. The name Porsche would come from Boris. Like Boris in Kipchak Turkish It comes from the word “börü”, meaning wolf.

Hyundai Aslan, which appears in South Korea, also has a Turkish name.

Ours greatness This model, which we know by name, four-door and its name caught the eye when it hit the road as a midsize saloon. Aslan is a model named after Turkey and this name was chosen by Hyundai to honor Turkey.

Apart from the fact that Hyundai has been active in the Turkish market for many years, It has a factory in Turkey. among manufacturers. Given the long-standing friendship between the two countries, Hyundai’s gesture becomes more understandable.

The Nissan Qashqai, named after a Turkish community, is also on the list.

A native of southeastern Iran, mainly in Shiraz and its environs. Turkish people consists. The name of this tribe is also known as Kaşkay. If we translate Kaşka from Persian into Latin letters, we come across Qashqai. The fact that they are an immigrant community seems to have inspired Nissan.

Kaskaylar every year 1000 kilometers they travel a long distance between upland settlements and winter quarters. From the plain to the mountains, from the plain to the craggy land, it is not surprising that Nissan, relying on its model, chose this name from this perspective.

Bonus: Volkswagen Bora, whose name has not changed in Turkish.

Bora, your name It is not from Turkish, but the name is Turkish. How do you say; Volkswagen makes minor changes to the names of the winds to find the names of models such as Golf, Polo, Bora.

fleece, polo shirt; While Golf is Golf Borea became Bora. We call the same wind Bora. However, there is an urban legend that the name was given by a Turkish person, and there is no evidence for this.

“Bora” means “short rain or blizzard” in Turkish “boragan” It is believed to come from the word