Which came first?

[MrktMkr1986]

Which came first?

The Lotec Sirius Concept, or Sirius Satellite Radio.

Citroen XM, or XM Satellite Radio?

 

[pimp racer]

Both of the cars I think.

 

[VT]

I would definately have to say both the cars. XM came out in around late 2000 or so, and Sirius came out more recently, about late 2003 - early 2004 IIRC.

 

[MrktMkr1986]

I had to ask because I've been noticing that a few cars share names with other products.

Lincoln Continental

and then the Bentley Continental GT

 

[PublicSecrecy]

I think the Bentley continental came first. Anyway, I'm gonna have to say the egg.

 

[inferno]

No the chicken!

 

[Firebird]

I had to ask because I've been noticing that a few cars share names with other products.

Lincoln Continental

and then the Bentley Continental GT

The Lincoln.

The Lincoln Continental Mark I debuted in 1939, while the Bentley R "Continental" (the version of the Bentley R offered in continental Europe) debuted in 1952. The Continental did not become a Bentley model itself until the '84 Continental.

 

[MrktMkr1986]

Thanks for the info. But why the name sharing for the others including...

Mistubishi GTO

and Pontiac GTO

 

[Solid Lifters]

Thanks for the info. But why the name sharing for the others including...

Mistubishi GTO

and Pontiac GTO

Neither, it was the Ferrari GTO.

 

[VT]

The Mustang

or

The Mustang

(Yes, I know the answer, and I hope all of you do too.)

 

[MrktMkr1986]

The Mustang

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My question is no longer which came first, but why. Why would a car company name their car after another car that already exists?

 

[Blake]

Sort of on topic, what came first, the screw or the screw driver?

 

[Firebird]

Thanks for the info. But why the name sharing for the others including...

Mistubishi GTO and Pontiac GTO

Neither, it was the Ferrari GTO.

In fact, the Pontiac GTO was named after the Ferrari 250GTO, for no other reason than to give the mutated Tempest a "sporty" name. One can only assume Mitsubishi named their GTO after the Ferrari as well.

 

[PublicSecrecy]

Sort of on topic, what came first, the screw or the screw driver?

hand in hand. I'm guessing the screwdriver first though.

 

[Firebird]

Actually, the screw, by about 1500 years.

 

[1X83Z]

On the name sharing topic...

Jeep Liberty = Subaru Liberty
Lexus LS430 = Lincoln LS
BMW 850 = Volvo 850

Those are three I thought of right away. Anyway - imagine that all these vehicles can share names, while it takes Mitsubishi three seperate names to sell the Montero in three seperate markets.

 

[PublicSecrecy]

Actually, the screw, by about 1500 years.

How did they put the screw in and take it out then?

 

[Firebird]

How did they put the screw in and take it out then?

They didn't.

Screws weren't used for fastening until around the same time as the invention of the screwdriver.

The first known (credited) screw is that of the Greek Archimedes, who used a screw to raise water up an incline.

 

[Emohawk]

another; GMC Sprint/ Chevrolet Sprint (there was also a Chevrolet Corvair Sprint)
Even more if you include 'almost the same'
ex; Holden Monaro/ Mitsubishi Montero

The Porsche 911 was originally going to be called '901', but Citroen objected to the use of 'their' naming scheme.

 

[JNasty4G63]

On the name sharing topic...

Jeep Liberty = Subaru Liberty
Lexus LS430 = Lincoln LS
BMW 850 = Volvo 850

Here's some more, since we're thinking about it......

'28 La Salle Phaeton = VW Phaeton
'29 M-Benz SS = Chevy SS
'32 Rolls-Royce Continental = Lincoln & Bentley Continental (Sorry, but Rolls beat them all)
'37 M-Benz 540K = BMW 540
'53 Porsche 550 Spyder = Ferrari 550
'54 M-Benz 300SL = Chrysler 300
'62 Maserati Sebring = Chrysler Sebring
'76 Lamborghini Silhouette = Olds Silhouette

Hilg

 

[The359]

The GTO vs GTO, the Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO appeared around 1970 in case anyone's wondering.

 

[PublicSecrecy]

No the screwdriver was around first. Who said anything about fastening? Without a screwdriver, there would be no people around. the actual screw probably didnt happen until they were about 14, which then lead to more little screwers with screwdrivers who can then screw. duh.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

The Porsche 911 was originally going to be called '901', but Citroen objected to the use of 'their' naming scheme.

Close. Peugeot.

Ford has the Fusion, a jacked-up even blander looking Fiesta in Europe, but the upcoming Fusion for us is a Blueovalized Atenza/6.

Were the Vauxhall Novas/Cavaliers in any way related to the cars of the same name found Stateside?

 

[1X83Z]

another; GMC Sprint/ Chevrolet Sprint (there was also a Chevrolet Corvair Sprint)

Well if you're going to pick from the same brand then toss in Plymouth Neon and Dodge Neon, and - for the hat trick - the European version, the Chrysler Neon.

Even more if you include 'almost the same'
ex; Holden Monaro/ Mitsubishi Montero

The reason the Ford Escape is called the Ford Maverick in Europe is because Ford Europe though "Escape" was too close to "Espace", the name of Renault's best-selling minivan.

The Porsche 911 was originally going to be called '901', but Citroen objected to the use of 'their' naming scheme.

It's not that they (they being Peugeot, as was pointed out) objected - it's that they had it copyrighted! In fact, decades ago, Peugeot copyrighted every single three-digit number with a zero in the middle for future automotive naming! Porsche probably isn't too happy that forty years later, they're still yet to use 901.

Were the Vauxhall Novas/Cavaliers in any way related to the cars of the same name found Stateside?

Not even slightly - guess they just thought the name was good. I think the late-80s/early-90s Pontiac LeMans and late-80s/early-90s Vauxhall Astra were the same (Korean-built) vehicle however - though that's irrelvant.

 

[Blake]

They didn't.

Screws weren't used for fastening until around the same time as the invention of the screwdriver.

The first known (credited) screw is that of the Greek Archimedes, who used a screw to raise water up an incline.

Clever

 

[Danny]

'28 La Salle Phaeton = VW Phaeton

Chrysler Phaeton

 

[JNasty4G63]

Chrysler Phaeton

Yes, they did make a concept car back a few years ago called the Phaeton, but I was talking about production models. And, as far as I know, the La Salle is the first car ever to use the Phaeton name.

Hilg

 

[Danny]

I know, I was adding to your list.
I didn' t know they had to be production models.

 

[JNasty4G63]

Its cool, I didn't mean to sound snappy. I was just using production models, but I guess we could use anything. I remember that Chrysler, by the way. It was hideous. Big gaudy flowing fenders, nasty champagne color, ugh. It almost makes me vomit thinking about it. HA

Hilg

 

[Firebird]

Were the Vauxhall Novas/Cavaliers in any way related to the cars of the same name found Stateside?

Not even slightly - guess they just thought the name was good.

Actually, the Cavalier was. From 1982 through 1987 the Vauxhall and Chevrolet Cavaliers shared the same chassis.

(The GM J-body chassis is one of the most whored out ever, with iterations including: Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimarron, Chevrolet Cavalier, Chevrolet Monza, Daewoo Espero, Holden Camira, Isuzu Aska, Pontiac J2000, Pontiac 2000, Pontiac 2000 Sunbird, Pontiac Sunbird, Pontiac Sunfire, Oldsmobile Firenza, Opel Ascona, Opel Monza, Toyota Cavalier and Vauxhall Cavalier)