# Sickening car names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981 "2016-02-02T19:58:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/61 "2016-02-03T18:29:33Z")
The Toyota Tercel - what does that even mean? If they wanted to name it after the hawk, it should have been Tiercel. I propose renaming it the Toyota Turducken. There could be an entire food name trend. Buick Burrito, Chevy Chevre, Saab Sauerbraten, Ford Fennel, Volvo Vindaloo, Tesla Tilapia, and for the vegans the Subaru Soy or the Kia Kale. The outdoorsy types could drive the Jeep Jerky. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/62 "2016-02-03T18:48:50Z")
Ferrari FXXK No… really. > **[FXXK! It’s the 1036bhp track-only LaFerrari!](https://www.topgear.com/car-news/video/fxxk-it%E2%80%99s-1036bhp-track-only-laferrari)** ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/63 "2016-02-03T18:54:10Z")
Something about Jeep Jerky just sings. The rest are OK but that one’s gold. Thank you. The fact I had a Wrangler with a manual that was darn hard to clutch & throttle smoothly just makes it even better since it’s real-world appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/64 "2016-02-03T18:54:26Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > The Toyota Tercel - what does that even mean? If they wanted to name it after the hawk, it should have been Tiercel. The OED on-line lists both tercel and tiercel. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/65 "2016-02-03T19:05:42Z")
Nissan Hard Body. Good truck, but not very sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/66 "2016-02-03T19:39:51Z")
Chevy Subdivision (Suburban) ---
**Author:** ![funky\_little\_lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/67 "2016-02-03T20:30:08Z")
Nissan Rogue. What does it do, go crazy in traffic and start clobbering everyone in sight? Shouldn’t they name it the Christine in that case? Also the Mitsubishi Enclave. Do you have to live in a gated community to own one? ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_from\_CB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@Alex\_from\_CB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_from_CB)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/68 "2016-02-03T21:31:08Z")
The best…bad… car name was The Studebaker **Dictator**. “Hey Mavis, I’m going down to the dealership and getting that Dictator we test drove.” Studebaker also had one of my favorite names… **The Conestoga**. A station wagon, of course. There used to be a German car company named… NSU. NSU is also initials for… Non-specific Urethritis. A painful condition, I’m told. “Hey Maude, I’m going to go get that NSU.” Maude replies, " Your going to go get and inflamed dick or buy the car? Which?" My 2 favorite model names… **Roadmaster** Who doesn’t want to be… the Master of the road? Also, **The Flying Spur** , made by Bentley. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/69 "2016-02-03T21:47:10Z")
Back to the OP’s bio-related names … Ford Fecal Chevy Ooze Toyota Saliva Mercury Mecomium Hyundai Stomata Scion xIz (“excise”) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/70 "2016-02-03T22:24:42Z")
> [@Alex\_from\_CB](#): > > There used to be a German car company named… NSU. NSU is also initials for… Non-specific Urethritis. A painful condition, I’m told. “Hey Maude, I’m going to go get that NSU.” Maude replies, " Your going to go get and inflamed dick or buy the car? Which?" Subaru WRX STI. Probably not as common an acronym as STD, but same idea. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/71 "2016-02-04T01:47:51Z")
The Jeep Bastard (Perfect for the skinflint in your family) Pontiac Snap-Tite (Easy to fix!) Chevy Chase Acura MST-3K Toyota Latoya Lincoln Litigator (I dare you to tailgate me) Ford Onan (You arrive so fast, your passengers will say, “What, Already?”) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/72 "2016-02-04T01:54:17Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Ford Onan (You arrive so fast, your passengers will say, “What, Already?”) That, or it spills gas all over the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/73 "2016-02-04T03:33:33Z")
Nissan Murano: sounds either like some brand of eyewash, or a bladder disorder. ---
**Author:** ![Totenfeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/74 "2016-02-04T12:31:04Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Back to the OP’s bio-related names … > > Ford Fecal > Chevy Ooze > Toyota Saliva > Mercury Mecomium > Hyundai Stomata > Scion xIz (“excise”) Now, that’s the spirit, LSLGuy! Well Done! To keep the ball rolling, a flex-fuel alternative: the Chevy Cirrhosis. Run that sucker on corn likker! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/75 "2016-02-04T13:31:04Z")
There’s a nickname for some of their Xsara line that Citroën apparently hates. In Spain the Picassos are usually referred to as Pikachus; people used to joke that the company missed a great marketing opportunity by not making them be your choice of yellow, yellow or yellow. I expect Paloma (who gave permission to use her father’s signature as the line’s logo) isn’t amused either. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Nissan Murano: sounds either like some brand of eyewash, or a bladder disorder. Yeah well, I don’t think I’d want a car made of wildly colored glass, either, even if it was all transparent (the little flowers are opaque). ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/76 "2016-02-04T15:40:00Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Lincoln Litigator (I dare you to tailgate me) Lincoln Defecator (I, too, dare you to tailgate me) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/77 "2016-02-04T15:54:42Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > I’ve always thought the “Dodge Ram” was kinda funny. Thanks, but you really don’t need to tell me to avoid crashing into it 😃 And a logo that looks like women’s reproductive parts. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/78 "2016-02-04T16:05:55Z")
I’d drive a Hyundai Climax. I’m guessing getting it going after a few stop and go trips would be difficult. VW Sphincter, you can’t get a tighter car. GMC Colon, carrying your loads since 1912. Lamborghini Urethra, unburden yourself. Ford Ferret, (OK, I would possibly drive this as well.) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/79 "2016-02-04T16:19:37Z")
If the Edsel hadn’t flopped, it might have led to a whole line of cars with nerdy men’s names: The Ford Percival The Ford Floyd The Ford Eugene The Ford Leonard The Ford Elliot The Ford Seymour The Ford Harold The Ford Clarence The Ford Irving The Ford Melvin ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981/80 "2016-02-04T18:49:49Z")
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