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I learnt how to pronounce Porsche the same way as Jeremy Clarkson did in Top Gear but that made me an Alien among my friends (Don't act angmoh/act atas la). As Porsche originated from Germany, the Germans pronounce it as Por-sha, British and Americans mainly Porsche as it is and local (Singaporeans) say Por-Shayyy. And I just realized I've been pronouncing Volkswagen wrongly my whole life. "Volkswagen: We said earlier that Germans turn their 'w's into 'v's. Well, their 'v's also become 'f's. What the eff, right? So the biggest German carmaker is folks-va-gun, with that last syllable a clipped enunciation of "gun" (as in pistol). If you're keen to get a job with the new local distributor, get the name right: folks-va-gun." Pagani Huayra - Jeremy Clarkson & co has stumbled over the Huayra many times and hates it. According to Horatio Pagani himself, it's "why-air-ra". Latio - For me it's La-Sio instead of La-Tio Audi - It should be Ow-Dee, not Aw-Dee Other commonly mispronounced names: Peugeot Tuscani Hyundai Volkswagen Touareg Nissan Qashqai Renault Citroën Koenigsegg