Originally Posted by
StephenH
For example, in Volkswagon, the V has an F sound and the W has a V sound, but that's not the normal American way to say it. I don't know, but have heard, that Toyota is pronounced To-Yo-Ta, not Toi-oda, in Japan.
VW is even weirder if you just say the initials in German. Then is is pronounced Fow Vay (Fow = wow with an F and vay like hay with a V).
