Vehicles In Germany

The cars here in Germany are pretty neat. Many are small & some are so small they almost look like toys. They also have several car brands here that are different than in America, though you'll still see a few common brands seen in America scattered here & there, too.

Here is the rental car that we've been using since we arrive here - a Chevrolet Spark:

Front view:

 

My favorite small car her is the cute little Smart Car manufactured by Daimler, AG, which is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. There are tons of these cars here:

You get to really see the size of the Smart when someone is standing next to it:

Sarah fell in love with this car that we saw in the parking lot - an old Fiat 500 in powder blue:

Such a cute car:

The Mini, made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC):

Another Mini...I wish I knew the style & year of all these cars:

Love the little British flag on the side of this Mini:

A Mercedes taxi...not too unusual to see, as Mercedes is a popular brand of car here:

A very sportliches Auto (sporty car) - Mercedes:

And another style in black:

 

Audi is another popular brand here. Here is an Audi TT:

 

You will also find many VW's around here. This German auto maker has its world headquarters located in Wolfsburg, Germany, where there is also a Volkswagen AutoMuseum (VW car museum). Volkswagen means "people's car" in German.

Here is a VW Fahrschule (driving school) car:

VW also owns Porsche. Porsche SE is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, Germany, which is part of Stuttgart. There is also a Porsche museum, too.

Here is a cool Porsche Panamera:

We occasionally see Peugots, which are a French brand of cars:

 

The Citroën is another French car which is very often seen here:

 

Here's another one used for advertising:

 

A Dacia Duster, developed by the Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia, now a subsidiary of the French car maker Renault:

 

 The Twingo is another car built by Renault:

We see lots of Opels, too. This is a German automobile company headquartered out of Rüsselsheim, Germany:

A Fiat Panda. Fiat is an Italian auto manufacturer:

Here's a neat looking old motorcycle. We think it may be called a Simpson:

 

And a groovy looking camper for sale. Hey, we could have fun touring Europe with this (smile):

 

But, we settled for a brand car that is very common around here and not too expensive - a 1999 BMW 323i:

BMW is a German manufacturing company. Bayerische Motoren Werke (in English: Bavarian Motor Works) is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Here is the back of the BMW that we purchased:

 

We are still waiting for the arrival of our Honda Odyssey that is being shipped over for us, which is supposed to arrive no later than August 18th. So, this car will come in handy while we wait. It will become Andrew's commuting car when the Honda arrives. 

Happy motoring.

~ Janet