CAR LOGOS, BADGES, NAMES AND NUMBERS

Cars like some humans, have courtesy, they introduce themselves to us.  They do so via "the writing on the wall" (car body in this aspect).

When we see a particular car  we haven't seen before, especially one that doesn't bear much or any resemblance to previous or other models from its maker,  the first way the car introduces itself is by showing you the "logo" of its maker. Which is  easily spotted on the middle of the car (front and rear).

It's this logo that we use to recognize cars by their "surname" (calling car names is the way your name would be called from your driver's license, the surname comes before the first name)

The location of the logos aren't limited to the middle of the front and rear. Various auto makers place more logos at other various parts such as

-wheels

-steering

-gear stick 

-headrests and/or seats

-head lamps

-foot mats and a host of other places.

Logos help you recognize car brands.

Some makers have more than one means of identification e.g

Jaguar's pouncing jaguar

 Rolls Royce's Ecstasy.

Another way the car introduces itself is by showing you its "badges and numbers"

These badges tell you it's first name, and what it's "packing"

By First name, I mean what it's actually called which could be 

Corolla

CX-7

4008

 Evoque 

etc" And what it's packing simply means what it's got under its hood (the way tight fitting attires give onlookers an idea of the "merchandise") such as  its displacement (1.8 or 2.5, simply tells you that it's cylinders would inhale 1.8 or 2.5 liters of "air" for it to rotate the crankshaft twice). I'm sure you are wondering; "air", isn't it meant to be petrol? (stick around for that)

You are also informed about what "trim" (option, specs,package) level they belong to. The SE and LE on Toyota Camry's just tell you the SE is the "sport" option 

and the CE cries out to you that its the "base"(lowest) option therefore the cheapest of the pack. Luckily the CE isn't restricted from getting some of the optional packages available as standard on the XLE trim Camry. (would go deeper into that as well)

*They tell you their "valve timing": You see "vvt-i", "i-vtec" and "cvvt" on and not limited to Toyota, Honda and Hyundai vehicles respectively. Different car makers have their own valve timing technology names and want us to appreciate them as well. 

Therefore, the numbers and letters you see on the car bodies actually have uses being there.

Would interpret further as time goes by

Images: google, bing.