# What car has an upside-down V badge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878 "2026-03-29T21:42:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/1 "2026-03-29T21:42:28Z")
My wife and I were in the car earlier today and we hit a stop light behind another car that caught our attention. It had an upside-down V for a badge and absolutely no other identification of any kind. I know Acura uses an upside-down V, but searching brought up no other models than the NSX sports car that had no lettering. This car, however, had an ordinary sedan-type rear that looks nothing like an NSX. And it was all white. Some TSX models in silver have silver lettering that might be missed but white rears show them off very visibly. We both agree on what we saw and we both were struck by the lack of letters or numbers on the plain rear. No other brands came up that were possibilities. It definitely wasn’t Infinity. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/2 "2026-03-29T21:48:08Z")
There’s [Citroën](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn), but it uses more than one caret in its logo. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/3 "2026-03-29T21:52:13Z")
Well, yeah, but they haven’t sold cars in the US since 1973. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/4 "2026-03-29T22:12:41Z")
Acura ILX? > **[Acura ILX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_ILX)** > > The Acura ILX is a compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Honda under the Acura brand for the 2013–2022 model years, based on the ninth-generation Civic sedan. The ILX replaced the Canadian market exclusive Acura CSX. The gasoline-electric hybrid version was Acura's first. > The concept version was unveiled at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, the production version was presented in the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The ILX introduces a new design that Acura calls "aero-fuse... Or an upside down V with a circle like Infiniti’s logo? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/5 "2026-03-29T22:14:33Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I know Acura uses an upside-down V, but searching brought up no other models than the NSX sports car that had no lettering. This could be a non-standard aftermarket job. Removing all but minimal badging is a popular cosmetic finish. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/6 "2026-03-29T23:07:01Z")
not knowing where you live … [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQk-LKDWHODYHkAupzGjcZGFYAy9rCvvyml2w&s) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQk-LKDWHODYHkAupzGjcZGFYAy9rCvvyml2w&s) (one of the largest car companies of this planet) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/7 "2026-03-29T23:16:06Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > This could be a non-standard aftermarket job. Removing all but minimal badging is a popular cosmetic finish. This would be my guess, too. > [@Al128](#): > > not knowing where you live … The OP’s profile (visible by clicking on his avatar) indicates that he’s in Rochester, New York. So, probably not a Chery. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/8 "2026-03-29T23:40:32Z")
The Acura badge is the letter A. Most likley you either saw an Infiniti which uses a style similar to an upside down V or a car with an aftermarket badge. I used to have the transformer logo on the back of my Altima Coupe years ago. Confused the hell out of people who had never seen a two door Altima. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/9 "2026-03-29T23:52:49Z")
Aftermarket badge is more likely. I drove an Infiniti G35 for a decade. Great car. I would recognize their logo and this looked nothing like it. While we’re on unanswered questions, who can tell me why Infiniti went from a great car to a boring alsoran? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/10 "2026-03-30T00:05:21Z")
Upside down Logos are a thing. Maybe it was a Volkswagen? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/11 "2026-03-30T00:15:54Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > While we’re on unanswered questions, who can tell me why Infiniti went from a great car to a boring alsoran? Possibly related to the overall struggles of the parent company, Nissan, in recent years. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/12 "2026-03-30T01:53:23Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > who can tell me why Infiniti went from a great car to a boring alsoran? Recently retired Nissan engineer here. The Infiniti brand took a big hit during Covid when the chip and parts crisis became critical. Infiniti being a top level brand was greatly impacted and there were long delays in getting orders fulfilled, longer than most other brands since they did not have any low end, base models to make up for demand. Also a lot of questionable product was delivered, hurting the brand reputation. That and just about all Infinities are produced in Japan (some in Mexico), so tariffs have now impacted them as well. The volume of Infiniti sales was always low in the US and now it is so low there is not much margin for profit. I don’t think it will survive much longer, but I could be wrong. Also, Nissan doesn’t build Infiniti for the Japan market, they have top end Nissan branded cars that make Infiniti look like a mid-tier brand. So they don’t benifit from a large volume of sales in other markets, its just a mainly US brand. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/13 "2026-03-30T11:38:55Z")
Thanks for the bad news. I figured some larger problems must have intervened. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/14 "2026-03-30T12:19:20Z")
A while back, when Elon Musk was making a big deal of his adoration of Mr. Trump, there was a flurry of vandalism toward Tesla cars. There was also a flurry of organized rebadging of Tesla cars, removing the “T” logo and replacing it with logos from other makes. Some of them were left badgeless, and perhaps some were given mystery badges. If you could choose a new logo for your ride, or make one up, what would you choose? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/15 "2026-03-30T16:45:19Z")
I’m surprised no thugs or idiots have used the swastika. I’d use a heart ♥ ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/16 "2026-03-30T16:56:08Z")
Also not made in many years but Pontiac had a deep, red V logo. Yes, debadging is a thing for some people. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/17 "2026-03-30T17:39:49Z")
One upside-down V makes it sound like the owner wants to keep the make of their car private. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/18 "2026-03-30T22:38:02Z")
I was told by a car dealer that debadging your car reduces it’s value. They claim that potential customers assume the car was in a rear end collision and that the shop saved money by not replacing the badges. Then they have to pay to put new badges on the car. Of course car dealers are full of it. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/19 "2026-03-30T22:41:32Z")
I got an old Mitsubishi (Dodge) with a BMW roundel on it to make it feel it at home. Its often mistaken for a Toyota. The license plate claims it something else altogether. Gotta keep em guessing! ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878/20 "2026-03-30T23:27:58Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Gotta keep em guessing! There was a comedian that used to drive around in an old Volkswagen Rabbit with a license plate that was “BOBS BMW”. When people would say “That’s not a BMW!” he would answer “I’m not Bob!”.