"Brendan Nugent [went] on to allegedly drive a Toyota LandCruiser into the independent MP Helen Haines in a targeted attack"
(The Guardian)

I don't care about the car's model name or brand so why is it always specified in news stories or podcasts?

Also, why don't we do that with everything else?
"The robber took her Longchamp bag before fleeing on his Minimotors Dualtron Mini. A witness saw the scene an called the police with their iPhone 18 Pro."
Sounds fun, right?

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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

And?

You still provide the necessary information. Someone that doesn't know can find out. Easily, even before the internet.

Besides they don't have to know to form a picture of the events, they just need the scaffolding to build it on, and details provide that

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