"the same" and "that particular one"

If you were to say, in casual conversation,

Tom and I drive the same car.

most Americans would assume you meant the same make and model. You wouldn't have to specify that you did not mean a single shared vehicle. In fact, if you did mean a single vehicle you would probably have to add information to the above example, or phrase the sentence differently, as in

Tom and I share a car.


"I'm driving a car just like his!"


You could reduce ambiguity by saying

I'm driving the same model of car.

or

I drive the same model.