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Volkswagen Taigun concept confuses the São Paulo Motor Show

Volkswagen's penchant for odd SUV and minivan names knows few bounds. The VW Toureg takes its name from a nomadic North African tribe that once helped VW's chairman on safari; the Tiguan is a portmanteau of the German words for tiger and iguana. This week, VW kept the beat going with the Taigun, a concept car unveiled in Brazil that slots below the Tiguan. Paradoxically, taigun is the Japanese word for a large horde or army. Word?