another vote for reliant
I actually like the name touareg. Even before Spiny Norman kindly informed me of what it was, It was a word I’d definately remember…and after I know what it means, I like it even more.
Tikki: That’ll be the Porsche Boxster. A very sweet little mid engined 6 cylinder rocket, very nice car.
Qadgop,
I was wondering if I was the only one that hates the name Previa for a nice, family minivan. I mentioned this to my wife and she thought I was crazy. I could never buy one just because of the name.Yeah…hmmm…Golf…Jetta…Thing…Touareg…Karmann Ghia…Phaeton…Beetle…Vanagon…I’m detecting a definite pattern here from the folks in Wolfsburg. (The ones who own Bentley and not Rolls-Royce…)
But, but, but…it’s a nice reliant automobile.
(And if I had a million dollars, etc. )
Okay, many of the names mentioned are indeed ridiculous, but come on, people. The Hummer? I mean, yeah, we all know why a guy might feel the need to drive something of that size (Mr. Legend works with someone who always calls out, “Sorry about your dick!” when he sees one driving by), but how the hell did they get away with actually calling it that? What’s next? The Oldsmobile Around-The-World?
Datsun Fairlady
Songhuajiang Zhongyi
Great Wall Sing
Great Wall Deer
Great Wall Sailor
Great Wall Safe SUV
Beijing Heroic
And finally … the Shenlong Fukang. A description:
I remember the Achieva as being made by Oldsmobile. However, it turns out there was also a Buick model by that name.
Although it was designed specifically to appeal to women, the Dodge La Femme is still worthy of a nomination in this category.
Yah! Brand new burnt umber Ciera!
Reliant is the name of the company, not the car - their most famous model being the Robin.
My nominations:
Daihatsu Charade
Mitsubishi Space Star
Suzuki Jimny
Fiat Idea (“What shall we call it? Hey! I have an idea!”)
Toyota Prius (sounds like a dildo)
VW Sharan (sounds like an Essex Girl)
Kia Magentis (Any colour you like, as long as it’s pink)
Perodua Kenari (sorry, that’s just too many syllables)
The “Custer” didn’t test well with focus groups.
Oh yes, also…
Anal Golf!
Seriously, how long is it before we see things like the Maserati Rapist or the Toyota Penis?
Some more:
Chery Oriental Son
Geely Beauty Leopard
Pyongwha Hwiparam (North Korean car!)
SsangYong Musso
Honda’s rather oxymoronic ‘All New Legend’
http://www.autoindex.org/news.plt?no=948
Millions of people waiting for tow-trucks are gonna disagree with you…
http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1986_Plymouth_Reliant.html
Thank you. I was going to say exactly the same thing. The name makes perfect sense to me - why do so many people think it’s stupid? At least it actually MEANS SOMETHING, unlike so many of these stupid names.
No, the real winner is…
The Toyota Tercel.
Is it a car, or a new type of crease-resistant polyester?
I’ve seen the VW Touareg mentioned here a couple times; I actually kind of like it. Maybe I just have a thing for excess vowels.
The GMC Yukon Denali gets my vote for stupidest name–not because it sounds dumb, but because the Yukon River, while it does flow through Alaska, doesn’t touch Denali National Park or come anywhere near the mountain itself.
Maybe the name does make sense and I’m just not seeing it, but I’ve been bothered since the very first commercial I saw.
…and you missed the Troller Pantanal?
Sorry - the Anal Pantanal
Fair enough; I thought we were talking about this