Names that WIN and names that FAIL

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Win: Miura, Zonda, Quattroporte, Ghibli, Stratos, Fulvia, Delta (Intergrale), Chevellle, Chevette, Corvette, Interceptor, quattro, Testa Rossa, Diablo, Cerbera, Vantage, Vanquish,
 
Anes
Really?

The Aygo Crazy is one of the best names I've seen because it suited the car perfectly imo

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Pronunciation: I-go-crazy

Whether that makes it a win or a fail...it's all up to you guys.

Can you really go crazy with the Aygo 'Crazy' Concept? Well...you sure can with the standard one, just look at the 'Car Football' Top Gear has done. 👍

But...not with the Aygo Crazy...it's a concept car and always will be a concept car. You can't even buy it, and if you try to force yourself into getting that car, you'll end up getting in jail. :ouch:

That doesn't make it a fail, though. The design is quite 'crazy' (in the positive way), that wide sporty body kit really gives it a new personality, more quickie-looking. However, do you think the car's character personifies a person going crazy?
 
Paulie
FAIL: Pajero (means wanker in Spanish)
WIN: Commodore, Monaro, Torana, Clubsport, Falcon, Maloo (Aboriginal for Thunder!!), Stingray, about a bazillion other American muscle cars.
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This. 👍

WIN: Viper, AC Shelby Cobra, Mustang, Corvette, Vanquish, Stratos, Esprit, Europa, Zonda, Challenger, Charger, Tempest, Superbird, 'Cuda, Ibiza, Leon, Integra, Legacy, Impreza (always thought it sounded cool), Supra, Cerbera, Tamora, Tuscan.

All I can think of by looking at GT4's car list. :lol:
 
The Maserati Mistral would have to be my favourite. I also like the TVR Tamora; in fact, anything by TVR - from the Cerbera to the Sagaris - is great. And the Mitsubishi Lancer.

Can't really think of any bad ones off the top of my head. At least none that haven't been mentioned already.
 
Win: Bristol Fighter, Storm, Ultimate Aero.

Fail: Rexton, Space Wagon, Croma, Nippa, Savvy, Duster, Breeze.
 
Pretty much every muscle car from the 60's and early 70's had a "win" name.

Fail: BMW 128i/335i/etc. How dare they mislead us with those names...
Also: Anything intentionally misspelled to be "xtra kool"
 
Win: General Lee (come on guys!), DeLorean (I don't even need to explain), BMW, Acura.

Fail: Pretty much, every average, middle-lower class, mainstream car I see everyday (Fiat Uno, Suzuki Fun, VW Crossfox, Renault Kangoo, and more)
 
Paulie
Probably named after the small insect and not the sport, do half of Americans even know what cricket (the sport) is?
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well, duh. americans barely know what football is, either, except our own version (dreived from Rugby). that's why I was mighty surprised when we finagled our way into the World Cup :P. I never even heard of it till 88!
 
I notice spanish translates almost every name picked into a derogatory sexual term :P

imagine a little car named Bichos...it'd NEVER get any sales :P
 
LizMcQueen
I'm sorry but Arosa is an island near where I live.

Meaning in spanish:
Nissan Moco = mucus
Nissan Pixo = pennis
Mazda Laputa = the slut
Ford Corrida = cum
Lexus LF-A > LEFA = semen
Opel Ascona > As cona = vulva
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Car manufacturers should really consider what the names of their cars mean in other languages :)
 
Apologies in advance for using foreign swearwords and also bypassing the swear filter (I hope I wont get into trouble for this.)

The Honda Fitta was introduced almost ten years ago with the slogan "Small on the outside but big inside" or something like that.

In swedish, the word fitta is the same as the english **** (removed by moderator)

I would call that a fail
 
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Anghammarad
Apologies in advance for using foreign swearwords and also bypassing the swear filter (I hope I wont get into trouble for this.)

The Honda Fitta was introduced almost ten years ago with the slogan "Small on the outside but big inside" or something like that.

In swedish, the word fitta is the same as the english ****

I would call that a fail
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That was the main reason that it was renamed the Jazz for the European market and shortened to Fit for the rest of the world.
 
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Smallhorses
Fail:
MR2 (If you live in France this actually sounds like an AUP violating word for "dog poo"!)
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Explan. I know it sounds somewhat like this : emme erre deux (try to say the e's the least you can.) That sounds nothing like the AUP-violating word. Unless my French is messed up.

Another win: Cosmo
 
I think another "fail" would be Reventon. It just doesn't sound like Lamborghini at all.. The names like Murcielago, Miura, Gallardo all have a similar characteristic that makes them sound and mean something beautiful when you think about the car and it's name as one.. I don't know if I'm making any sense here.

Reventon sounds like something TVR would name one of their cars. Sounds too "mean" or aggressive for a Lamborghini.
 
GT_Prologue5
Explan. I know it sounds somewhat like this : emme erre deux (try to say the e's the least you can.) That sounds nothing like the AUP-violating word. Unless my French is messed up.

Another win: Cosmo
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MR2, pronouced in french sounds like ''merdeux (mairdeuh)'', which means ****** in english.:sly:
 
Anghammarad
Apologies in advance for using foreign swearwords and also bypassing the swear filter (I hope I wont get into trouble for this.)
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Sorry, but I think we would have got the message even if you hadn't spelled it out for us. You could have just said 'Russell Brand' or something like that...

While I appreciate the joke, we have to draw the line somewhere, and 'word that means the same as Russell Brand' is somewhat over that line... ;)
 

WIN:
  • Skyline
  • Corrola

FAIL:
  • Perodua Kancil (When translated, Kancil is supposed to mean "mouse deer.")
  • Nissan Armada
  • Chevy Nova
  • Oldsmobile (sounds like....well....an old automobile! :yuck:)
  • Ford Explorer, Expedition, Excursion, E????

Cheers,

t4
 

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