I’ve been putting together a series of nomenclature articles over the last few months. I’ve kept the best for last (BMW and Mercedes-Benz).
While researching and writing the one about Mercedes-Benz, I came across a bit of an oddity. This was the 2014 ‘plan’ for the brand’s revised nomenclature:
Everything fits quite nicely. At the time, there was no AMG GT. And a few months after this was released, the AMG GT came about in its 2-door coupe form.
However, this year, we got a 4-door version of the GT. They’ve come to call it the ‘Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe’. Looking at the nomenclature guide though, perhaps its proper name should have been ‘Mercedes-AMG CLGT’?
Points for ‘CLGT’:
- it works perfectly with the nomenclature
- it’s easier to write down, taking less space on paper and sheet metal
- it’ll prevent the need to further revise the nomenclature in the coming years
Points against ‘CLGT’:
- it sounds and looks weird
- four letters in a model name is not something Mercedes do
- it may have conflicts with variants of the GT (the GT C, for example)
- the nomenclature doesn’t need to apply so strictly with Mercedes-AMG or Mercedes-Maybach subbrands
After considering these points, I suppose ‘GT 4-Door Coupe’ makes more sense. But what do you think?
