Who was it that made the “Le Car”?
What? No mention of Le Car? A car so bad, Renault had to tell people what it was. (Strangely enough, even though the car was sold in the States, I can’t find any 'Merkin sites devoted to it.)
Isn’t picking imaginary words (Acura Integra owner here 
) kinda taking a cheap shot? The reason companies pick those names is because they’re desperate to avoid a real word and the luggage associated with it.
In that vein, the Toyota Sequoia strikes me as wrong. Sure, it’s as huge as a tree, but with the mileage it gets, it’s certainly not as environmentally-friendly as the real thing…
Runner-up goes to the Toyota Highlander, if only because every time I hear the name I think, “There can be only one!” 
The Nissan Cedric always makes me laugh.
Mazda: Bongo Friendee
Daihatsu: Naked
Mitsubishi: Toppo BJ
Pontiac Banshee
Similar to the Mazda Laputa: to the Japanese, it’s the name of a Hayao Miyazaki movie. To the Spanish-speaking world, “la puta” means “the whore.”
According to Mazda, “Laputa is designed to deliver maximum utility in a minimum space while providing a smooth, comfortable ride.” This causes some of my friends no end of amusement.
I, too, vote for the Nisan Cedric!
These may be more suitable for “Engrish” threads, but anyway…
Honda That’s (Just crying out for an Abbott & Costello moment)
Mitsubishi Mirage Dingo (An imaginary Australian dog?)
Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear (mmmmm… space gear…)
Ford Aspire. It isn’t really a car, it just aspires to car-ness.
The all time gaffe, or plain ol’ UL - the Chevy “It doesn’t go” Nova.
Is it an exploding star, or “Mi coche no va.”
According to Snopes, the Nova story is an
urban legend
Dodge Shadow
Ford Tempo (is it a temporary car because someone I know owns one and it breaks down a lot)
Chevy Aveo and Ford Festiva have got to be the ugliest cars on earth. They are not even cars. They’re buckets with wheels.
That car looks like an updated version of the Family Truckster, what with those double headlights. Eew.
Well, we might think of it as an exploding car, but nova usually makes us think of something new. In fact, for about 10 years, our premium gasoline was called Nova. Certainly no one associated that gasoline with not going.
As for the Toronado. Yeah BullSwim. Which means nothing to us.
Ford was going to name a car the “Banshee,” too…they decided to go with “Thunderbird” instead. I guess Detroit happened to have a copy of the “Big Book of Mythology” handy.
Let’s not forget the Daihatsu Charade, which only pretends to be a car.
The Aztec. Once a group of Native Americans living peacefully with nature in the southwest… Now a gas guzzling SUV.
The VW “Thing.”
What a terrible idea.
What about the Suburu Brat?