Really Bad Car Names

Here's some to start you off ...

Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard (WTF??)
Mazda Bongo Brawny Wagon (just very, very bad)
Toyota Corolla Exciting Version (nothing exciting about it)
Honda Civic Domani (in Italian Domani means "tomorrow" .... which is probably when you'll get to where you're going)
Suzuki Carry (a very small van not capable of carrying much)
Mitsubishi Starion (supposed to be "Stallion" but the marketing department misunderstood the Japanese man giving them the name over the phone)

 

Let´s see some really bar car names here in mexico:
Chevrolet Vectra
Chevrolet Chevy
VW Caribe
Ford Ka
Nissan Tsuru
Pontiac Matiz
VW Pointer

 

Edsel

Has anybody named their kid Edsel since?

 

Kia Diarrhea. Ok so that might not be real but it flows!

 

I thought it was strange when Toyota named a truck Tacoma. A lot of people probably don't realize it's actually the name of a city just south of Seattle. It's also where I grew up!

 

Toyota MR2 , in French , MR2 would be pronounced merdeux = ****ty . They had to call it MR .

Honda Beat , in french , you would pronounce it like bite ( beet ) , which means dick .

 

Gallardo and Modena. Too many threads on how to pronounce them

 

Anything named by Acura after they switched from names to indiscernable acronyms: RL, TL, TSX, RSX, NSX, MDX, RDX, CL, etc. I can barely figure out the difference between an RL and a TL without seeing them both simultaneously.

Sadly, Lincoln is going all acronym this time uselessly having Z in the name.

"It's not the name that stops people from buying it's freaking bland, generic cars!"

Honda Accord. It's just so agreeable.

Chevy Celebrity, with the 100% guarantee the driver is not.
Chevy Citation - a ticket, please officer? I was actually exceeding 60mph? No way! They said this car couldn't do that.
Chevy HHR - the whore
Chevy Montecarlo - The Principality of Monaco should have been in arms over naming it after a beautiful Mediterranean tax haven (A late-to-the-party muscle car? a 2 door Lumina? That's what the world needed in the 1990's?). Same for Pontiac LeMans.

Subaru Impreza WRX STi WR

All of the damn "Lander" names everyone is using: Highlander, Uplander, Outlander, Freelander, Landerlander, Moonlander, Saltlander, Sealander

MB SLR McLaren - confusing to others who think it's a McLaren. My mother called me the other day to say she saw a silver McLaren in Scottsdale. "Is it a Mercedes?" "It says McLaren." "Yeah, but are the badges Mercedes?" "I read it, it says McLaren." "does it have a really, really, really long hood in the front?" "yes." "It's a Mercedes." "oh."

I'd mention Saab but nobody cares. I drove a 9-5 the other day and it was about as fun as Novocaine.

Saturn - L, LS, LW

I think the Mensa Master Car Names Award goes to Maserati: Coupe, Spyder and "Four Door." Talk about "phoning it in!" A for effort there!

 

And then theres the Malibu... You know you would rather flood it or let it get caught in a forest fire,or mud slide than pay it off.. JJ

 

One name that comes to mind was the Chevrolet Beretta. Does anyone remember the lawsuit that the handgun manufacture brought to GM’s attention? I guess they were both considered dangerous in the wrong hands.

 

lol those are some goos ones

 

The new kia rondo (I'm getting sick of their tv commercials!)

 

Buick la crosse.

Isn't it slang in Quebec for handjob ?

 

Dull cars named after exciting places:

Dodge Aspen
Chevrolet Corsica
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Ford Granada
Lincoln Versailles
Triumph Dolomite
Cadillac Seville
Ford Torino
Buick Ranier
Austin Montego
Kaiser Manhattan
Mercury Monterey

"lost in translation" -

Fiat Strada - translates to "Fiat road."
Chevrolet Nova - translates to "No go."
Citroën Ami - translates to "Citroën Friend"
Mitsubishi Pajero - translates to something obscene..

"Uh...?" -

Humber Super Snipe
Renault Kangoo
Porsche Cayenne
Hillman Super Minx
Singer Chamois
Subaru Rex
Daihatsu Fellow Max
Daihatsu Charade
Pontiac Grand Ville
Plymouth Gran Fury
Chevrolet Lumina APV
AMC Gremlin
DAF Daffodil
Riley Gamecock

False Advertising:

Mercury Moutaineer
Austin/MG/Rover Maestro
Dodge Spirit
Plymouth Volaré
Kia Pride
Ford Aspire
Suzuki Swift
Singer Vogue

A real mouthful:

Citroën CX25 GTI Turbo 2
Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Collezione
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Audi 200 Avant Turbo Quattro
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II
Mercury Merkur XR4Ti
Peugeot 405 Mi16 LeMans
Oldsmobile 98 Royale Brougham
Mitsubishi Colt Celeste GT

 

i'd buy a car just because it HAD that name!!!

i've had a few mates with a bongo-van, it's just so dam fun to say.

howcome the oooooooooold list hasn't come out yet? from what i can remember from my 1995 email "Nova = Won't go" and lot's of other stuff.

 

gay-lardo lol

 

nah man, don't you listen to emnememeneimem? it's gar-lard-oh

 

One case I'm aware of:

The Dodge "Stealth" was such a lame headline tag that by the time I realized there was a Mitsu 3000GT underneath that stupid name, the car had been dropped.

 

I believe the Chevy Nova is an urban legend.

 

In Spanish "no va" really does mean "doesn't go."

 

Urban legend for "Nova" (no spaces)

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

 

GM Impact

 

[Flame suit on]

Ferrari Testarossa. For some reason, I always associated that with bollocks.

 

Toyopet. Didn't really take off in the U.S. until they dropped that name and went with Toyota.