Toyota logo

[new surf]

Any of you night owls out there ????
If the 3 Star mercedes badge represent's Air,Land, Sea,which they made engines for.
What then does the Toyota badge represent ????????????????:

[MattF]

Toyota, perchance?

[new surf]

Granted, but was it just a badge or a significant design ???

[MattF]

It's just a fancy T, nothing more.

[mikovitch]

It's just a fancy T, nothing more.

Kinda like Lapsang Souchong? That would be a fancy tea as well?!

[Bibbs]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3060720AAoKLH2

similarily, a search of "logo" on the Toyota USA FAQ site:
http://custhelp.toyota.com/ has this entry:
<quote>
Origin of Current Toyota Logo
Question: What does the Toyota logo represent?
Answer: [graphic of Toyota logo]
In 1990, Toyota debuted the three overlapping Ellipses logo on American vehicles. The Toyota Ellipses symbolize the unification of the hearts of our customers and the heart of Toyota products. The background space represents Toyota’s technological advancement and the boundless opportunities ahead.
</quote>

and for the name

If you search for "name" in the USA's Toyota FAQ site, http://toyota.custhelp.com/ , there is this entry:
<quote>
Origin Of Toyota Name
Question: What is the origin of the Toyota name?
Answer: Toyota Motor Corporation was founded by the Toyoda family. The word “Toyoda” uses ten Japanese strokes to write while “Toyota” uses only eight. Eight is considered a lucky number in Japanese culture. For these reasons "Toyota" was chosen as the company's name.
[graphics of toyoda and toyota in Japanese]
</quote>

So it's all made up cack then

I remember when the Supra was a dragon, the MR2 was a hawk, the Soarer was a griffin. Different logo for each car I think ..

[new surf]

That clear's that up then.

[MattF]

In 1990, Toyota debuted the three overlapping Ellipses logo on American vehicles. The Toyota Ellipses symbolize the unification of the hearts of our customers and the heart of Toyota products. The background space represents Toyota’s technological advancement and the boundless opportunities ahead.

Yup, that's cack. C'mon. Anybody who believes that will stand the egg under the cap. It's probably a polite way of saying that the word Toyota itself was a bit too hard for the Americans to understand, hence the easily memorable logo.

Name wise, far eastern companies do frequently change their names due to various reasons for the western markets. Goldstar is one prime example.

[yoshie]

Could be worse {green oval}

[Diezel Weazel]

Could be worse {green oval}

So that's why they west then ....to go east !!!!

There's always a Payback .... Ya just never ever see it Comin !!!!

[soramad]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3060720AAoKLH2



and for the name



So it's all made up cack then

I remember when the Supra was a dragon, the MR2 was a hawk, the Soarer was a griffin. Different logo for each car I think ..

just to set the record straight re the soarer ,the soarer emblem is not and never has been a griffin, the toyota badge for the soarer is a winged lion , the wings represent speed and the lion represents strength/power mine however is badged as a lexus as sold in the states .could be classed as snobby but frankly my dears i don't give a damn!!