The A-Z of cars named after animals: Ant to Zebra via… Golf?

Naming cars isn’t easy – unless you’ve got a wildlife encyclopedia to hand

From the diminutive (Austin) Ant to the robust (Daihatsu) Zebra, the automotive world has long looked to the animal kingdom for inspiration.  
It is a logical leap, really: naming a machine after a beast infuses cold steel with breath, character and intent.
But for every thoroughbred stallion or venomous snake that has graced a bootlid, there is a creature that defies conventional marketing logic. For every Cobra, there is a Kitten. For every Ram, there is a… Bongo. 
In this zoological survey, we have scoured the archives to curate a complete A-Z menagerie of the motoring world. It is a collection that ranges from the legendary to the obscure, and the fierce to the frankly bizarre. Welcome to the Autocar ark.
A: Austin Ant

In the late 1960s, Mini creator Sir Alec Issigonis turned to developing a small 4×4 that was intended for military use but which would also spawn a civilian version. Small, tough and des