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This is a list of vehicles that have been considered to be the result of badge engineering (), cloning, platform sharing, joint ventures between different car manufacturing companies, captive imports, or simply the practice of selling the same or similar cars in different markets (or even side-by-side in the same market) under different marques or model nameplates.
This is because manufacturer badges are notorious for trapping wax, which is difficult to remove from small crevices. Also, sleepers are sometimes debadged to disguise any subtle evidence of a high performance vehicle. Another common reason for debadging is to rid the car of its commercial advertising.
In the automotive industry, rebadging is a form of market segmentation used by automobile manufacturers around the world. To allow for product differentiation without designing or engineering a new model or brand (at high cost or risk), a manufacturer creates a distinct automobile by applying a new "badge" or trademark (brand, logo, or manufacturer's name/make/marque) to an existing product line.
The Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100) is a line of ultra-luxury cars produced by Daimler-Benz from 1963 to 1981. The forerunner of the modern Maybach marque, the Grosser Mercedes ("Grand Mercedes") succeeded the Type 300d "Adenauer" (W189) as the company's flagship model.
The Cadillac Gage LAV-600, also known as the V-600, [2] is an American light armored 6×6 wheeled vehicle, derived from the LAV-300. Developed by Cadillac Gage as a private venture project, [ 1 ] the LAV-600 offers superior firepower and mobility to the LAV-300, normally being equipped with a 105mm main gun.
The car later set a time of 1:17.7 on the Top Gear test track, being driven by the show's racing driver the Stig, beating the Pagani Zonda F Roadster and the Bugatti Veyron. It appeared for a second time in Series 18, Episode 1 co-host Richard Hammond drove a left-hand drive version of the car through Italy and the clutch failed, causing clutch ...
The van is available in two models, the larger BrightDrop 600 (formerly Zevo 600, with 600+ cu ft cargo volume) and the smaller BrightDrop 400 (formerly Zevo 400). In August 2024, GM announced that the BrightDrop Zevo 600 and BrightDrop Zevo 400 would be renamed to Chevrolet BrightDrop 600 and Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 respectively and will be ...
The Mercedes-Benz M120 engine is a naturally aspirated high-performance automobile piston V12 engine family used in the 1990s and 2000s in Mercedes' flagship models. The engine was a response to BMW's M70 V12 engine, introduced in 1987.