Following the naming of Porsche's first electric car, the "Taikan," we looked into the origins of the names of Porsche cars.
Published on June 28, 2018
It's now called "Taycan!"
In the news a little while ago.Porsche's first electric vehicle, the Mission E, has been officially named "Taycan".It was reported that the name "Taikan" was decided. For a while, some people wondered whether to read it as "Teikan" or "Taikan," but it seems that "Taikan" was decided.
Porsche's first EV is the Taikan! Mission E Officially Named
Production is said to start next year. The maximum output is said to exceed 600ps, and acceleration from 0 to 100km/h takes less than 3.5 seconds. The cruising range is said to reach 500 km.(But I guess I'll have to do some work to recharge the battery at home.)
Meaning, "a young horse full of life."
What is "Taycan"?It is based on the image of the prancing horse in the center of the Porsche emblem, "a young horse full of life."It means "the best of the best". It took two years for Porsche's marketing team to research the compatibility with the existing lineup, check the linguistic semantics in each country, and confirm the trademark.
Wow... 2 years to decide on the naming of one car ( p.s.)
I just remembered that in the linguistic semantic checks in different countries.The word "Kinki" in "Kinki region" is pronounced almost exactly like the English word "Kinky," and Kinky means "(sexually) perverted.It seems to mean...
In other words, Kinki University translates to "University of Abnormal Sexuality" in English, so I have seen news that Kinki University is considering changing its English name.
It would be a disaster if the name of Porsche's car came up that way later... I'm sure the marketing team went all out this time and researched every nook and cranny.
I've sorted out the Porsche car names.
But I feel that Porsche car names are not very consistent - so I made a table of Porsche car names.(I like to show my work on the front page, don't I?)
[Car racing system].
Carrera.Carrera Panamericana Mexico, an automobile race held on public roads in the United Mexican States from 1950 to 1954.
PanameraAlso, Carrera Panamericana Mexico.
[Animal type]
Cayman.Cayman (alligator), a reptile of the genus Alligator
Macan→.Tiger" in Indonesian
Taycan →.A young horse full of life
The origins of the car
Boxster.Roadster with boxer engine
Others
Cayenne.Stimulus derived from red pepper (cayenne pepper)
Overall, I think I kind of get it, but I wonder why the cayenne is the only pepper...(?)
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