Badge-engineering: 5 cars that are twins and triplets with other models
Peugeot 108 (top left), Citroen C1 (bottom left) and Toyota Aygo. Pictures: PA
Designing, developing and producing cars is an expensive business – particularly now, with models increasingly featuring expensive electrified powertrains and having to be equipped with the latest technology.
Such barriers are seeing a resurgence of what’s known as ‘badge-engineering’, which is essentially when different manufacturers ‘share’ a car but it’s sold as two different models, with both getting a different badge, as well as light design and interior changes.
