How do YOU pronounce these names?

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I pronounce them like this:

Audi = ow-dy (like "Howdy" with out the "H")
Alfa Romeo = All-fa Rrrow-meh-oh ("Rrr" cause I can speak spanish, I know how to roll the tounge:cool: )
Jaguar = Jaguar or Jag-you-are or Jag-wh-are
Peugeot = Pue-joe
Renault = Reh-nallt
Pagani = Paw-gawn-ee
Panoz = Pan-oz or Pain-ohs
Daihatsu = Die-hot-sue
RUF = Roof (isn't the U pronounced oo)
Porsche = Por-sh or Pour-che
Esprit = Es-prit
Opel = Oh-pal
Tommy Kaira = Tommy Keye-ra
Nissan= Knee-san
Mazda= Maw-z-dah
Toyota= Toe-yo-tah
Austin Martin= Awhs-tin Mar-tin
Subaru= Sue-bah-rrruu (roll tounge)
Mitsubishi= Mitt-sue-be-she
Datsun= Dot-soon
Citroen= Sit-row-in
Honda= Hahn-da
 
Uhh, isn't it French? I take Spanish at school, this is my first year, and I can't get that rr sound right. Ohh, well. iAdios!
 
I've always understood it to be an Italian company, not sure about the name though. I think that is also Italian. Seat is Spanish, I think.
 
ohh, I'll check on GT3 later.

Nova in Spanish means "doesn't run" so Chevy Nove wasn't a good name...... :p
 
Originally posted by MazKid

Nova in Spanish means "doesn't run" so Chevy Nove wasn't a good name...... :p
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You heard that on Jeopardy didnt you?
 
Alfa Romeo IS in Italian, just that Italian is a latin language like spanish, so the Rrr sound is kinda basic.

MazKid- Nova is actually Latin, not spanish. It'll only mean "dosen't run" if you separate "No" and "Va".
 
Originally posted by BrianCNorton
The guy on speedvision from Porsche called it "poor-sha" so I am going with that. The annoying commentator for WRC races on SV does the best pronunciations. peaugot as pow (as in "bow") joe.
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Porsche is technically pronounced "poor-sha" like Brian said, not "poor-se"

Citroen is "sit-tren"
Jaguar is "jag-uwar"
Panoz is "pan-oze"
 
Well, my dad said that a while ago, so he could have been wrong.

But in Spanish today, I was bored and looked up "Gran" and "Turismo", and Gran means Great and Turismo means Tourism, so were playing Great Tourism. But you knew that didn't you. ;)
 
But in Spanish today, I was bored and looked up "Gran" and "Turismo", and Gran means Great and Turismo means Tourism, so were playing Great Tourism. But you knew that didn't you.
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Well, Yes and no. Yes, in spanish, "Gran" means Great, and "Turismo" means Tourism. But "Gran Turismo" is in Italian, which means Grand Tour. Just look it up in your GT2 Manual (I forgot which manual though:confused: ), and read "The History of Gran Turismo" section.:cool:
 
I know this, I was just stating what it is if traslated from Spanish, not what it really is.
 
Okay, My bad:p!

Here's something funny and kinda sick (unless you like your friend) :
If you own an Izuzu Amigo, does that mean you're riding your friend:eek:
 
Hehe, I never thought of that one. I'll have to think of another funny name.
 

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