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So my Citroen C3 is a luxury car. Good to know.

hawski 10y ago
I think that it is (a surprise) an American point of view. For example the most popular car in communist Poland was Fiat 126p [0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_126 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_126
- saiya-jin 10y ago
  ah the famous coffin on wheels. have seen significantly tall persons fit in somehow behind the wheel though
tyingq 10y ago
Other alphanumerics that aren't luxury cars: Ford F150, Chevy C1500, Mazda CX3 There's also monikers in the performance category that aren't models, but are alphanumeric, like Z28, GT500 And older cars, like Datsun B210, Datsun F10, Subaru XT6
- amyjess 10y ago
  Mazda's a weird one. The alphanumeric names they use in the US aren't used in Japan. In the US, they used to use three-digit numbers for their family sedans: 323, 626, and 929. Well, they never did that in Japan: they were called Familia, Capella, and Luce/Sentia (Luce was used before 1991, Sentia after), respectively. There was also the Mazda 121 in Europe, which depending on the generation was either a rebadged Ford or came from Mazda's Japan-only Autozam marque (the Autozam Revue, specifically). But then they rebranded in the '00s. The three-number names were replaced by single-number names joined to Mazda's own name. We now have the Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda5, and Mazda6. Well, they also rebranded their cars in Japan at the same time... but they just rebranded them to other names: they're known as the Mazda Demio, Mazda Axela, Mazda Premacy, and Mazda Atenza, respectively.
  - glandium 10y ago
    For what it's worth, the Mazda name quoted in the post you reply to does exist in Japan. http://www.mazda.co.jp/cars/cx-3/ http://www.mazda.co.jp/cars/cx-3/
laurent123456 10y ago
The Renault R5 and Peugeot 206 are also all luxury cars according to this article.
- coredog64 10y ago
  They are compared to a Twingo.
seszett 10y ago
What the article says might hold in places where brands only cater to specific market classes, I guess. French brands on the other hand usually go all the way from small, cheap cars to expensive executive cars, using the same naming scheme for the whole range (like from 108 to 508, C0 to C6, or Twingo to Talisman).

I think that it is (a surprise) an American point of view. For example the most popular car in communist Poland was Fiat 126p [0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_126 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_126

saiya-jin 10y ago
ah the famous coffin on wheels. have seen significantly tall persons fit in somehow behind the wheel though

tyingq 10y ago

Other alphanumerics that aren't luxury cars: Ford F150, Chevy C1500, Mazda CX3 There's also monikers in the performance category that aren't models, but are alphanumeric, like Z28, GT500 And older cars, like Datsun B210, Datsun F10, Subaru XT6

amyjess 10y ago
Mazda's a weird one. The alphanumeric names they use in the US aren't used in Japan. In the US, they used to use three-digit numbers for their family sedans: 323, 626, and 929. Well, they never did that in Japan: they were called Familia, Capella, and Luce/Sentia (Luce was used before 1991, Sentia after), respectively. There was also the Mazda 121 in Europe, which depending on the generation was either a rebadged Ford or came from Mazda's Japan-only Autozam marque (the Autozam Revue, specifically). But then they rebranded in the '00s. The three-number names were replaced by single-number names joined to Mazda's own name. We now have the Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda5, and Mazda6. Well, they also rebranded their cars in Japan at the same time... but they just rebranded them to other names: they're known as the Mazda Demio, Mazda Axela, Mazda Premacy, and Mazda Atenza, respectively.
- glandium 10y ago
  For what it's worth, the Mazda name quoted in the post you reply to does exist in Japan. http://www.mazda.co.jp/cars/cx-3/ http://www.mazda.co.jp/cars/cx-3/

laurent123456 10y ago

The Renault R5 and Peugeot 206 are also all luxury cars according to this article.

coredog64 10y ago
They are compared to a Twingo.

seszett 10y ago

What the article says might hold in places where brands only cater to specific market classes, I guess. French brands on the other hand usually go all the way from small, cheap cars to expensive executive cars, using the same naming scheme for the whole range (like from 108 to 508, C0 to C6, or Twingo to Talisman).