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I kind of liked the simple naming system, I hope they will maintain some logic in the new one too.
Real names are actually less descriptive, with the ID numbers, higher was generally bigger.
A naming system like Passat Golf T-Roc doesn't have that logic, they are completely nonsensical labels.
The old Volvo naming standard from the 70's was cool.
And why change a system where VW is absolutely killing it in Europe?
If stupid names are required in USA, then give them the stupid names.
Already with just 2 models the Skoda Enyaq and Elroq can be a bit confusing.
They are very nice cars, but the names are moronic.
And for Cupra I simply have no clue what name is what model, although I actually like the cars, the names don't really register.
I'm ok with numbers that make sense, but the ID numbers were a bit of a mess. 3, 4, 6 make sense, but 5 is a 4 with less boot, 7 is a sedan, and Buzz is, notably, not a number. I guess that's not surprising from the company with Tiguan Tourag T-Roc Taos.
Buzz is a number divisible by 5 if you're a programmer in an interview :)
But I agree, the numbers have to make sense. The problem is that there is not just one dimension (size would be the obvious one, but there can be SUV big (boo) and minibus big)
The engineering solution would be to simply make the number multidimensional when needed:
Not as clean but better than VW Thingamajig Sport Edition. I don't know a lot about car classifications, I would hope those names are kind-of maybe standardized