You might be surprised to learn that this nickname for the Volkswagen Type 1 is not the car’s official real name.

According to one story, the VW was given the Beetle nickname by the son of the first person to import them into the UK due its buglike appearance. The name stuck and soon got switched to “Bug” when they crossed the pond and landed in the USA.

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