Take a look at the picture above.

Can you tell what cars they are?

Obviously, if you are reading this article, it means you have some interest and/or knowledge in cars, and you would most certainly know what they are.

The question here being, why?

Understandably, Volkswagen and Audi are under the same parent group, but even still, does that mean they should make all their cars look the same?

And it's not just them too. The trend with German carmakers lately is to make the same design in various sizes. Witness BMW. You could hardly tell the new 5 and 7-Series sedans apart if they were debadged, other than in terms of size.

I just wish that carmakers would put more imagination into their styling, instead of merely copying one another. It's really boring.

P.S. By the way, if you didn't know what cars they are, this is the wrong website for you. They are the new Volkswagen Jetta (top), and the Audi A4 (bottom).