>>> Best/Worst/Oddest Car Names Ever <<<

[TS050]

Subaru Viziv, hard to pronounce. vzvzvzvzv

Viz-iv.



That really doesn't seem hard at all

 

[Castrol96]

Viz-iv.



That really doesn't seem hard at all

Try saying it fast.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Some names I just find odd or silly:
- Volkswagen Golf - Did VW expect Golfers to be buying these. Though I suppose it makes sense as you can fit golf clubs in the trunk/boot.
- Ford Taurus - The name sounds more interesting than the sedan it's used on.
- Ford Focus - What is Focused about it?
- Porsche 911 - I know why it's called the 911, but I still find it funny that there's a car in the world that is named the numbers I dial for an emergency.
- Plymouth Duster

Bad:
- Chevrolet Camaro - Chevrolet made up a word and call it some vicious creature that eats Mustangs. That's just ridiculous and kinda sounds stupid when I think about it.

Names that I like for the car they're used on:
- Ford Mustang - Well, you can say that some models have a lot of "gallop".
- Dodge Challenger - I thought this suited the original Challenger quite well.
- Dodge Viper
- Plymouth Barracuda
- Nissan Skyline
- Toyota Supra
- Peugeot 405 mi16

 

[Michelin Man]

I've always loved the Kei car category, with all the brilliant, bonkers little cars it gives us, and the equally wacky names given to many of them

For Example:

• Daihatsu Opti Aerodown Beex (P.S. check out the Yamaha Ami, based on the opti...)
• Daihatsu Naked
• Mazda Scrum
• Honda N-box Slash
• Subaru Rex
• Toyota Pixis Mega
• Kurogane Baby
• Nissan Otti

 

[Centroid]

Some names I just find odd or silly:
- Volkswagen Golf - Did VW expect Golfers to be buying these. Though I suppose it makes sense as you can fit golf clubs in the trunk/boot.

Golf was actually part of the naming convention for the new fwd range of cars. They are all based on winds, Scirocco, Passat and Golf. Golf being the German word for Gulf, i.e. Gulf Stream.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Golf was actually part of the naming convention for the new fwd range of cars. They are all based on winds, Scirocco, Passat and Golf. Golf being the German word for Gulf, i.e. Gulf Stream.

Ah, that makes more sense I suppose.

 

[Liquid]

Bad car names:

Anything by Škoda once you realise that Škoda means pity, damage or even shame in Czech. And Slovak. And Slovene.

Shame Octavia
Shame Superb
Shame Yeti
Shame Felicia

 

[ScottPuss20]

Bentayga. What the hell Bentley? You're better than that.

 

[2clicks]

Best Names:

Dodge Viper
Chevrolet Corvette
TVR Sagaris
Lister Storm
Chrysler Crossfire
Mahindra Scorpio (cool name, bland vehicle)
Hyundai Genesis

Worst Names:

Mercedes SLR McLaren (why would you name your car after another manufacturer?)
Chana Benni (self explanatory)
Mitsubishi Legnum (which is probably what you experience when driving it)
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Partner

 

[GTV0819]

Alto, I think, is probably Suzuki's worst given name for one of their models. Meanwhile, Veloster is a good name, if the best, that Hyundai has named on their unusual sporty 3-door hatchback.

 

[Dave A]

Mercedes SLR McLaren (why would you name your car after another manufacturer?)

It included McLaren in the name becuase McLaren developed over 40% of the car, it was very much a joint effort. However you could argue that calling it the Mercedes-McLaren SLR might have been more logical.

Good car name: TVR Cerbera

Bad car name: Nissan Cube

 

[MaxAttack]

Bad car names:

Anything by Škoda once you realise that Škoda means pity, damage or even shame in Czech. And Slovak. And Slovene.

Shame Octavia
Shame Superb
Shame Yeti
Shame Felicia

I will take a Damage Yeti any day of the week, thanks, sounds like it has some serious POWER.

 

[TexRex]

Shame Felicia

Wasn't there a grunge band called Shame Felicia? One of those acts that was really going somewhere but the fame got to be too much and they just grenaded.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Shame Felicia

 

[Darla Starch]

>Rogue, someone who doesn't play by the rules
>Also Rogue, mildest of mild-mannered crossovers

 

[2clicks]

It included McLaren in the name becuase McLaren developed over 40% of the car, it was very much a joint effort. However you could argue that calling it the Mercedes-McLaren SLR might have been more logical.

Yes that's the point I was trying to make. If you want to show a joint venture between two companies, you credit both as the creators of the product, not name the product after one of them.

 

[Liquid]

Yes that's the point I was trying to make. If you want to show a joint venture between two companies, you credit both as the creators of the product, not name the product after one of them.

Almost everyone discards the Benz in Mercedes-Benz anyway though.

 

[R55NA]

Bentayga. What the hell Bentley? You're better than that.

Probably the worst name in recent years.

Also,

Fiat Doblo

 

[2clicks]

Also, how could I have forgotten the Ferrari LaFerrari as one of the most idiotic names coined. Seriously? Ferrari the Ferrari?

Almost everyone discards the Benz in Mercedes-Benz anyway though.

But none of Mercedes' models have the name 'Benz' appended to their actual model names, right?

 

[daan]

Peugeot 208 GTI by Peugeot Sport.

 

[L_Kesan]

best-> names relating to the brand
Veyron Chiron Divo? actual names in history close to etore bugatti

Naming your cars after fighting bulls? badass! El Diablo, Miura (has to be the best sounding name ever)

Audi A-series? come on! just how clever it is if you want to be on top of an alphabet, A followed by letter is definitely on top under letter A

Carrera followed by GT in the font they use has to be the sexiest word in fact anything with GT in name looks mad. Ford GT also got that right

Zagato is an instant cool name addition. Aston Martin Vulcan sounds just as powerful as its representation

Intensa emozione is intensly emotional name every time I read it Apollo just sounds out of this (GT) Planet

Triumph on its own is mad name for a car but what about naming it after WW2 plane ? aaaand boom you have spitfire.

Stingray still resonates in my ears thats another badass name

generally if the car resembles animal shapes (biomimicry) and is called after animal and also has performance to represent it then they are in for success. (looking at you AMC Eagle )

i'm not gonna go into bad names because everyone can concentrate on negative so I'm trying to mainly uplift these great names! (and this thread seem to ahve got most of them anyways)

 

[ScottPuss20]

Daihatsu Applause.
Mazda Scrum Wagon.
Subaru Tribeca.
Maserati Levante.
Ford Ka.
Holden Trax.
Are all examples of bad car names.

Here are some good ones:
Koenigsegg Regera.
Pagani Huayra.
McLaren Senna.
Dodge Charger Hellcat.
Ford Raptor.
Volkswagen Scirocco.

 

[Carbon_6]

Good:
Chevrolet Corvette
Dodge Dakota
Honda Accord
Maserati GranTurismo
Mazda Cosmo
Pagani Zonda
Rolls-Royce Phantom

Bad/Odd:
Dacia Lodgy
Dadi Smoothing
Ferrari LaFerrari
Great Wall Wingle
Honda Life Dunk
Honda P-NUT
Honda That's
Kia Telluride
Mercury Wrist Twist Park Lane
Perodua Kancil