# Best Possible Car Names? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041 "2019-06-25T16:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/1 "2019-06-25T16:15:04Z")
Over on [Jalopnik,](https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-ten-best-car-names-nobody-is-using-yet-1835785704) a writer has made a list of the ten best car names not heretofore used. I like **Raven.** Surely we can do better; **Seneca,** **Lincoln Presidential,** or maybe the **Toyota Consensus.** Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/2 "2019-06-25T16:29:55Z")
Ford Executioner. Buick Sofa. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/3 "2019-06-25T17:50:00Z")
Cadillac Nimitz Nissan Fart Dodge Aardvark ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/4 "2019-06-25T18:22:45Z")
Lamborghini Douchebag ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/5 "2019-06-25T18:27:50Z")
Jeep Rattle-Shake Infinity Jest ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/6 "2019-06-25T18:30:37Z")
Pontiac Doortrim ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/7 "2019-06-25T18:37:24Z")
Infinity Möbius Ford Javelina Chevrolet [Arrhenius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svante_Arrhenius) ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/8 "2019-06-25T19:16:40Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Over on [Jalopnik,](https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-ten-best-car-names-nobody-is-using-yet-1835785704) a writer has made a list of the ten best car names not heretofore used. > > I like **Raven.** > > Surely we can do better; **Seneca,** **Lincoln Presidential,** or maybe the **Toyota Consensus.** > > Any ideas? one of those has been done, in China Lincoln offers a “Presidential” trim level on most of their models. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/9 "2019-06-25T19:54:40Z")
The Nissan Paradox ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/10 "2019-06-25T20:39:35Z")
The Tesla Coil. Or in honor of the [Honda That’s](https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_That%27s), how about the Ford The, the Nissan What, or the Chevy And. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/11 "2019-06-25T20:52:11Z")
“Yugo” has a nice ring to it – it’s reminiscent of “You go, girl!”. Better check that it hasn’t already been used, though! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/12 "2019-06-25T21:01:17Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Surely we can do better; **Seneca,** **Lincoln Presidential,** or maybe the **Toyota Consensus.** My grandfather had a 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca, so that name’s already been taken. Considering AMC rolled out a Pacer less than twenty years after Edsel did, however, it seems Seneca could be revived, whether by Fiat Chrysler or another manufacturer. That picture at your link of a Rambler Cross Country rebadged “Firechimp” reminds me that although many cars have been named after animals, the non-human primates have been neglected. How about a Gorilla, Orangutan, Gibbon, or Lemur? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/13 "2019-06-25T21:02:20Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > “Yugo” has a nice ring to it – it’s reminiscent of “You go, girl!”. [You’re not the first person to think of that](http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-capsule/curbside-capsule-1990-91-yugo-cabriolet-western-frivolity-eastern-bloc-style/) (note the personalized plates). ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/14 "2019-06-25T21:14:35Z")
Toyota Scampi - A compact, no-nonsense 4x4 SUV, sort of like a mini-Wrangler. The kind of car a 20-something would drive to the beach in, with a surfboard sticking out the back. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/15 "2019-06-25T21:49:02Z")
Volkswagen Thing ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/16 "2019-06-25T22:25:30Z")
Nissan Uber- That’ll make things fun. Ferrari Bonito- Fast as a Tuna! Vauxhall Flake ---
**Author:** ![Didactylos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Didactylos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didactylos)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/17 "2019-06-25T22:32:20Z")
Vauxhall Ophame ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/18 "2019-06-25T23:02:05Z")
GMC Baculum: A 4wd four-door long bed ton-and-a-half pickup truck with factory equipped coal rolling capability, for those who need a little reassurance and compensation. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/19 "2019-06-26T00:24:20Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Ford Executioner. Hell, that would make even _me_ consider buying a new one! Black Metallic with Red ghost. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-possible-car-names/836041/20 "2019-06-26T00:45:53Z")
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