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Old 06-30-2003, 01:56 AM   #76
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The McLaren is basically a road-gonig F1 car- designed by Gordon Murray and the McLAren Formula One team- so realistically it can carry that name
Yes but it can't be raced as an F1 car. Thats all I was saying.
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Old 07-01-2003, 09:13 PM   #77
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hey, i own a paseo and a camry

do you not like the cars, or just the names. cuz the paseo is the sweetest econocar there is!!! 250,000 miles and still goin at 30 miles to the gallon!!! still drives likes its new too
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Old 07-03-2003, 10:13 AM   #78
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Car names that sounds GOOD:

Azure
Arnage
Mondena
A8
RS4
RS6
M3
M5
X5
Cobra
Diablo
Aston Martin
Aero
911
Phantom
Valante

Don't like:

Blenheim (Bristol)
Cuore
Sirion
YRV
IGNIS
Terios'
Fourtrak
Tacuma
Neon (Name as hideous as the car, resembles a gas)
Seicento
Doblo
Insight
Prelude
Legend
Cr-V/Hr-v
Accent
Sonata
Trajet (maybe they should have called it TraGIC instead)
Wrangler
Shuma
Mentor
Magnetis
Carens
Tribute (to what?)
Carisma (carisma my ass)
Lancer
Kelisa
Kenari
Satria
Wira
Impian
Octavia
Jimny
Liana
Camry
Lupo

Long list, sorry.. and those i havent listed are either just forgotten, or in the middle..
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Old 07-03-2003, 10:25 AM   #79
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Don't like:

Blenheim (Bristol)
Doesn't seem to roll off the tongue, does it? I've never heard the word pronounced out loud before, but presume it sounds like it should be spelled "Blennum". A forgivable choice, with Bristol having once built the Blenheim bomber, and I guess that was selected from an important (to somebody) battle, in 1704 IIRC. Anyhow, it has more 'zing' then their sequential numbering....but not by much.

I like Manta (Opel) and Vitesse (Triumph); also Carina (Toyota) although, having seen one in motion, perhaps they should have spelled it "Careena".
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Old 07-03-2003, 06:30 PM   #80
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Old 07-04-2003, 07:22 AM   #81
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Like (in no particular order, only the order of what I think first ):

Models:

Skyline GT-R - including the V Spec, M Spec derivative names
Lancer Evolution
Supra
Impreza WRX STi (creativity behind the Impreza name).
M5
XJR - those Jaguar model names
NSX
Corvette
Viper
911
360 Modena
3000GT
Soarer
Phantom
RS6
SVT Cobra (but not Mustang)
Z06 Corvette

Tuners:

All of em' no, really

Gemballa - sounds pimp
Brabus
Renntech
Blitz
HKS
etc...

Companies:

Nissan
Porsche
Toyota
Honda
Mitsubishi
BMW
Lexus
Jaguar
Audi
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Old 07-18-2003, 09:38 AM   #82
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Ferrari 575M Maranello.
Lamborghini Gallardo.
Nissan Maxima.
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Old 07-18-2003, 09:48 AM   #83
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Nissan Maxima.
I recall when we first heard the name Maxima, reported in a road test in IIRC Car & Driver, it was as a higher trim level on the Datsun 810 and they wondered if the base 810 would be called the Minima
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Old 09-14-2003, 06:04 PM   #84
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Skyline
Rx-7
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Old 09-17-2003, 01:27 PM   #85
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like:
Nissan GT-R
Lamborghini Diablo
Daihatsu Naked <---Sounds great, right?!
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Old 09-18-2003, 09:55 PM   #86
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Just a few that seem to flow with a lot of cars.

-Diablo
-Baracuda
-Prelude
-Maxima
-Charger
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Old 09-18-2003, 10:19 PM   #87
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fav. car company names
ferrari
lexus
mercedes
mazda
mclaren
pontiac
saleen
acura
porsche

fav. car names
viper
srt-4 (sounds like a fighter jet's name)
mustang cobra
corvette
gto
enzo
rx7 and rx8 (again the fighter jet thing )
grand prix
grand am
trans am
barracuda
slk
z3 and z4
911

thats all i can think of right now.
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Old 09-18-2003, 10:27 PM   #88
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least fav. car company names
toyota
mitsibishi- i can't spell it and can hardly pronouce it

least fav. car names
lancer
camry
celica
aztek
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I have to say I think Bugatti is one of the most fun to say. The only thing more fun to say is the guy who creted it. I mean cmon just say it is that lovely fake accent we all can do... "Ettore Bugatti".... now tell me thats not fun.
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Old 10-06-2003, 08:15 AM   #90
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Viper is a vicious beast
Pantera... such a thrash sound huh?
Esprit it sorta sounds like a sprint type car, huh?
Ford F150... ha.. no way. it sounds like a piece.. which mine is
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