halo car
n.— «We introduced the Reatta as a “halo” car to attract customers who may not have considered Buick before.» —“Can ‘Image’ Cars Help Detroit?” by Paul C. Judge New York Times Mar. 30, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
halo car
n.— «Camaro is an “image or halo car for us,” and a Beretta offshoot might tarnish the image.» —“Car Sales In Illinois? Never On Sunday” by Jim Mateja Chicago Tribune Apr. 12, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
halo car n.— «“Halo cars,” stylish vehicles built to attract customers to showrooms, work well for some dealers. They are not meant to bring in lots of money in sales but to spark conversation so that the brand stands out among competitors...
fairy ring n.— «The rosy horizon beyond which youth cannot see—the gay rainbow that overarches fancy’s landscape—the halo that genius spreads around the barren pathway of existence—the green and fairy ring encircling over the beloved!» —“The...