• Localhorst86@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Mine is a Mercedes, but I have observed this on most cars around here that are younger than ~5 years. Just today when biking to work, almost any newer Mercedes, BMW, VW or Skoda didn’t have a model badge on the back. KIA and Hyundai were like 50/50.
      The exception for BMW seems to be their electric vehicles, which were all badged with their model.

      Also something I have noticed is that “performance badges” (AMG, STI, M, GTI etc.) don’t seem to be affected by this - they often remain on the car.

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        2 months ago

        The model badges have been opt-out on the Germans for ages. My W211 didn’t have them and I’m pretty sure you could opt out of it on older models too.

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      i have a bmw that came without any, it’s an “extra” you can order for most cars