Car logos with wings: how to tell them apart

Wings are one of the most popular themes in car logos. They suggest speed and freedom, which is exactly what car makers want you to think of. The catch is that several brands use them, so winged badges are among the easiest logos to mix up. Here's how to tell them apart, and where each one came from.

The quick way to tell them apart

Nearly every winged badge has something different in the middle, so look there first:

• The name ASTON MARTIN across the wings: Aston Martin.
• A large letter B in a circle: Bentley.
• The word MINI in a circle: Mini.
• A shield in the middle: Genesis.
• The word CHRYSLER across the middle: Chrysler.
• The word MORGAN, usually on a traditional-looking sports car: Morgan.

Aston Martin

Aston Martin has used wings since 1927. They've been redrawn several times since, most recently in 2022, when the British designer Peter Saville helped refine them with simpler, sharper lines. The wings appear on every Aston, from the DB5 made famous by James Bond to the Valkyrie hypercar. Astons also share a grille shape that has been a family trait since the 1950s, so you can often recognise one before you can read the badge.

Bentley

Bentley's "winged B" puts a letter B in a circle between two wings, and some models also have a Flying B mascot on the bonnet. In July 2025, Bentley introduced new wings, only the fifth version of the badge in its history, with a cleaner, more modern design. You'll still see the older badges for years to come, on cars like the third-generation Continental GT and the Bentayga. A large mesh grille is another Bentley give-away.

Mini

The modern Mini badge is a circle with the word MINI and a wing on each side, harking back to winged badges on classic Minis. Since 2018 it has been flat and simple, in black and white, rather than chrome with shading. It's a good example of how a logo can keep the same shape but look very different from one generation to the next. Look for it on cars like the Mini Cooper.

Genesis

Genesis is Hyundai's luxury brand. It became a separate make in 2015 and has been sold in the UK since 2021. Its badge is a pair of wings around a shield, and at a distance it's easy to mistake for a Bentley. The rest of the car gives it away: Genesis models such as the GV70 have a large shield-shaped grille and pairs of thin lines for headlights and tail-lights.

Chrysler

Chrysler has used winged badges on and off since the 1930s, with different designs in the middle over the years, from a seal to the Chrysler name. Chryslers are uncommon in the UK, so you're most likely to see the wings on a 300C, a PT Cruiser or a Crossfire. In the early 2010s, Lancias such as the Ypsilon and Delta were also sold in the UK with Chrysler badges, so the wings can turn up on a small hatchback too.

Morgan

Morgan has been building cars in Malvern, Worcestershire, since 1910, and a winged badge sits on the front of its cars. Morgans still look like classic sports cars, with long bonnets and flowing front wings, so the shape of the car usually gives it away before you can read the badge, even on modern models like the Plus Four.

Mazda: wings in disguise

Mazda's badge doesn't look like a typical winged logo, but Mazda describes the V shape inside its oval as wings in flight, which also form a stylised M. You'll find it on everything from the MX-5 to Mazda's SUVs.

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