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Originally Posted by Number 3
And I still struggle with the name. Unless they change the CTS to CT4 at launch I can just hear the conversation.
Hi I'd like to test drive the new CTS
Oh I have one of those over here
That isn't the car from the auto show
Oh you mean the CT6
Yes, I thought that was the S. Isn't 6 spelled with an S?
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Its been nearly a year since you made this post ... but I think this is part of why I don't like this naming scheme.
The most memorable alpha-numeric naming schemes have the differentiator as the first part of the name. <number> series (BMW). <letter> class (Mercedes). <letter>TS (Cadillac). <letter> type (Jaguar). It stands out more that way, in my mind. Having the start of the name be the unique part gives it a lot more 'punch', as opposed to starting them all the same way & finishing with something different.
Think of our everyday experience dealing with names. We tell each other apart by first name, primarily. When two people share a last name (either family or they happen to have common names like Smith or Jackson) its never really a problem. Because we know one as Mike, the other as David. For the most part, their last name becomes irrelevant. Essentially, their first name becomes their
only name.
On the other hand, if two people share a first name (like John) we have to take extra effort to tell them apart. One is John, the other Johnny. Or John S & John W. Or Big John/Little John. Or John from accounting & John from HR. Or whatever. Point is, its not as quick or easy to deal with same first names as it is to deal with same last names.
In the case of cars, CT# is akin to having everything in the lineup share a first name. John B. John C. John D. John E. It gets very confusing to try and sort all of them out because in our minds, they all have the same name. On the other hand, its not very hard to distinguish between Aaron Smith, Brett Smith, Charlie Smith, David Smith, and Eric Smith. They are all very different in our mind.