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      04-21-2021, 04:33 PM   #23
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I'm sure there is a backstory to the 'i' but surface perception is a ripoff of Apple nomenclature which is lame imo
...who ripped it off from 1980's Intel!
whoa no way!
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Way! I wondered how Intel let them get away with it at the time, because *everything* in the mid-late 1980's from Intel was "i" something-or-other.



They are still using it with the i3/i5/i7/i9 CPU chips.....
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also have to say Audi's use of e-Tron is much more badass for their electrics vs adding 'i' to the front like BMW has done

I'm sure there is a backstory to the 'i' but surface perception is a ripoff of Apple nomenclature which is lame imo
And Apple named their new chip the M1 in retaliation
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One of my favorites was also the VW Lupo.
Lupo obviously meaning Wolf, and then attaching that name to a tiny dorky car
And no, the 3L version doesnt have a 3 liter engine

I don't think this car ever made it to the US though.
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I had one of these as a company car many eons ago. It was a fantastic car with a tight body, great road manners and distinctive looks. If I remember correctly, it was my first company car.

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One of my favorites was also the VW Lupo.
Lupo obviously meaning Wolf, and then attaching that name to a tiny dorky car
And no, the 3L version doesnt have a 3 liter engine

I don't think this car ever made it to the US though.
In the UK it became the 'fox', and now the 'up'. I still refer to them as lupos, as do a number of folk I know.
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Ford Probe. Gives me a boner every time I hear that name.

But seriously, enjoy car names before they’re reduced to numbers and letters like some calculator.

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