The best, worst and weirdest car names

MNdudeswitz · 01-05-2007, 02:08 PM

The best, worst and weirdest car names

Explorer, Ram certainly make sense, but how’d they come up with Alero?

Go to a McDonald's in Paris and you will notice several cheeseburgers in the "Royal" line: the Royal Deluxe, Royal Cheese and Royal Bacon ("royal" means the same thing in French and English).
McDonald's France says on its Web site that the Royal Cheese wears a sesame-seed bun for a crown. "It looks, in fact, like a king," the site states.
Folks, it's just a cheeseburger.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16440606/

cfch3399 · 01-05-2007, 02:25 PM

Why is Vue and Fiero under "Fake names"? "Vue" is "view" in French. "Fiero" is one of the words for "ugly" in Spanish- bet GM didn't research that.
Of the current ones in use, I hate the name Malibu. It sounds dumb and what's that supposed to evoke? Images of millionaire liberal Hollywood types trying to steal the beach and the ocean for themselves. LaCrosse also has to go and be replaced by Regal. Acadia is also terrible. And any alphanumeric that uses X, which by now is almost every car manufacturer.

GM-10 · 01-05-2007, 02:26 PM

What is a Camry?

I'd say that's as much a non-word as Lumina.

NfamousZ24 · 01-05-2007, 02:35 PM

Lumina = Aluminum haha well that is what my dad told me lol

**Ming** · 01-05-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GM-10

What is a Camry?

I'd say that's as much a non-word as Lumina.

Kanmuri = Crown in Japanese

Toyota Crown and Toyota Corona also share this.

And Camry is an anagram for "My Car".

ByTheLake · 01-05-2007, 03:35 PM

I was just reading this on MSNBC.com ... kinda funny.

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Alphanumeric names are not particularly memorable, meaning that with a piece of this nature, you can skip over everything in the current rosters of Acura, BMW, Jaguar, Volvo, Saleen, Hummer, Infiniti, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz.

Apparently so 'not memorable' that they forgot to mention Cadillac in this list. I wish the car companies agreed with this. I like my SRX, but I hate its name. Would prefer a name on my car.

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Then there are just inexplicable misspellings, such as the Chevrolet Luv truck. Ditto for the Pontiac Aztek.

This is the result of marketing MBAs believing that they are lending magic to the product development process.

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Those car names that just don't make any sense to us include, among others, the Buick Reatta; Oldsmobile Achieva, Bravada, Firenza and Futuramic; Pontiac Astre and Fiero; and the Saturn Vue.

Wow, picking on GM in that sentence. I agree, though ... some silly names in that list.

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We doubt any celebrities ever owned Chevrolet Celebrity station wagons

Too funny.

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Among the ones that made us smile are the Daihatsu Motor Naked; Honda Life Dunk and That's; Isuzu GIGA 20 Light Dump and Mysterious Utility; Mazda Motor Bongo; Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear and Pistachio; Nissan Fairlady Z and Prairie Joy; Rickman Space Ranger; Rinspeed X-Dream; Suzuki Cappucino; Toyota Motor Deliboy and Toyopet; Volkswagen Thing and Volugrafo Bimbo. We think it's a shame that the Honda Life Dunk doesn't sell over here. Its goofy yet inspiring name would probably attract a fair number of buyers.

Yes! Definitely lost in translation. Absolutely hilarious. Honda Life Dunk?

Greg Burr · 01-05-2007, 03:40 PM

What about the Mazda Chrysanthemum? Nissan Sunny? Nissan California? Toyota Chaser?

CBECK · 01-05-2007, 03:44 PM

remember the "thing".

**Ming** · 01-05-2007, 03:46 PM

Daihatsu Feroza
Daihatsu Rocky

Suzuki Wagon R RR (3 R's!)

gl1104 · 01-05-2007, 03:54 PM

One of the worst names for a car was the Chevy Citation. Just a horrible name for a car.

Hunter · 01-05-2007, 03:57 PM

i remember when my dad had an '88 Grand Am, we thought it was called the "grand damn" (I was four at the time)

GotAWD · 01-05-2007, 04:00 PM

kinda sad how the majority of the Domestics come from GM. i dont see how the celebrity is a wierd name, as much as it should have been on a nicer vehicle than what it was used for.

ByTheLake · 01-05-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gl1104

One of the worst names for a car was the Chevy Citation. Just a horrible name for a car.

Exactly. Let's name a car after a traffic ticket.

puma12 · 01-05-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ming

Suzuki Wagon R RR (3 R's!)

If I owned the car and was explaining it to somebody, they would think I'm a pirate with a stuttering problem.

tgagneguam · 01-05-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gl1104

One of the worst names for a car was the Chevy Citation. Just a horrible name for a car.

Beat me to it...

01-05-2007, 02:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
MNdudeswitz 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Drives: 2002 Honda Accord EX-V6 Posts: 1,194	The best, worst and weirdest car names The best, worst and weirdest car names Explorer, Ram certainly make sense, but how’d they come up with Alero? Go to a McDonald's in Paris and you will notice several cheeseburgers in the "Royal" line: the Royal Deluxe, Royal Cheese and Royal Bacon ("royal" means the same thing in French and English). McDonald's France says on its Web site that the Royal Cheese wears a sesame-seed bun for a crown. "It looks, in fact, like a king," the site states. Folks, it's just a cheeseburger. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16440606/ __________________ My Rides: Me: 2002 Honda Accord V6 2007 Chevy HHR 2LT Future: 2008 Cadillac CTS Wife: Mazda CX-7

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cfch3399 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,619	Re: The best, worst and weirdest car names Why is Vue and Fiero under "Fake names"? "Vue" is "view" in French. "Fiero" is one of the words for "ugly" in Spanish- bet GM didn't research that. Of the current ones in use, I hate the name Malibu. It sounds dumb and what's that supposed to evoke? Images of millionaire liberal Hollywood types trying to steal the beach and the ocean for themselves. LaCrosse also has to go and be replaced by Regal. Acadia is also terrible. And any alphanumeric that uses X, which by now is almost every car manufacturer. Last edited by ChevroletRevived : 01-05-2007 at 04:23 PM.

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GM-10 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between many roads named Peachtree. Drives: 2003 Bonneville Posts: 2,068	Re: The best, worst and weirdest car names What is a Camry? I'd say that's as much a non-word as Lumina.

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NfamousZ24 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio Drives: '05 GMC Envoy & '06 TB Posts: 560	Re: The best, worst and weirdest car names Lumina = Aluminum haha well that is what my dad told me lol

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