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.
Ferrari FXXK
No… really.
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.
The OED on-line lists both tercel and tiercel.
Nissan Hard Body. Good truck, but not very sexy.
Chevy Subdivision (Suburban)
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?
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.
Back to the OP’s bio-related names …
Ford Fecal
Chevy Ooze
Toyota Saliva
Mercury Mecomium
Hyundai Stomata
Scion xIz (“excise”)
Subaru WRX STI. Probably not as common an acronym as STD, but same idea.
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?”)
That, or it spills gas all over the ground.
Nissan Murano: sounds either like some brand of eyewash, or a bladder disorder.
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!
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.
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).
Lincoln Defecator (I, too, dare you to tailgate me)
And a logo that looks like women’s reproductive parts.
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.)
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
The Nissan Wedgie (Great for getting into tight spots)
Mercury Malfunction
Chevy Stroke
Infiniti Embolism
VW Fahrt