Best Car names

I know that this was on CF but I though I'd try it out over here. So what's your favourite and least favourite names?

Here's mine:

Ferrari
Berlinetta
Barchetta
Diablo
Miura
Lamborghini
Maybach
Veyron
Azure
Arnage
Silver Seraph :)
M5 or any M product for tht matter.
XKR
BMW
Aston Martin
Vantage
Volante
Hummer
Porsche
Turbo, this only applies to Porsche, I love that understatment. :cool:

I'll think of some others later, I like these though, some are subnames from companies but I love em'.

CLK430
RL
VX220
LS430

j/k :D

Really, I like:
Ferrari
Mustang
Superblower
Vantage
Arnage
Azure
Gremlin
Super Bee
Roadrunner
Jeep
Rebel Machine
442
Charger
Maverick
Cyclone
Cougar
Barracuda ('Cuda)
GTO
Vista Cruiser
Firebird
Omni
Jimmy
Defender 90
Skyline
Mini
Beetle
Supra

I hate:
Tempo
Contour
ECHO
Lanos
Nubira
Leganza
Camry
Eclat
New Beetle
Celica

Skyline GT-R

Viper
Hennessey
Venom
Cobra
Diablo
any car called GTO
Lancer
Spyder
Stryker
Koenig
Lingenfelter
Turbo
Countach

I love the name Bugatti!! for some reason it just flows.

Simple!

-Viper (sounds vicious)
-Cobra (same as Viper)
-Arnage (mean sounding name)
-Lexus (has "rich" tune to it)
-Mercedes (has class written all over it!)

-BMW - sends chills up my spine
-Pagani - sounds like a rich supercar (which it is)
-Zonda - an extremely strong Andean wind, not to mention very fast, just like the car
-Viper - same reason as above
-Corvette - seams to go very smoothly, but aggressively

Skyline GTR- sounds like pure preformance

Ferrari- sounds like a pure sports/gt freaking fast car

These are the cars who should have there names rethought. For a whil.

Aztek (Go back to 3000 BC!)
Imag
Evoq
Escalade (As you can tell by now, I don't really like Cadillac)
Paseo (What the hell does that mean?)
Bravada
XG 300! (Hyundai should not be allowed to make Luxury cars)
Tiburon
Passat (Sounds like a name for a Swedish Cat)

and other econo box vehicles

However, the coolest name IMO is the TOYOTA Landcruiser, it sounds like you could conquer everest with a name like "Landcruiser" It also makes land feel like Sunday driving, they should call the next one "Mountain Masher" or something, I sound like an ztek designer now.

The old Landcruisers were good, before they switched to luxo mobiles.

Ever notice the XG300 looks an awful lot like a Lincoln LS?

I agree with all yah guys, Maxima sounds cool though don't it. At least it somewhat relates to a word unlike camry and all that crap.

Yeah, Maxima is an awesome name. It reminds me of some big Hercules guy or something, like "Maximus the Conqueror."

Ferrari

Originally posted by Heep
Ever notice the XG300 looks an awful lot like a Lincoln LS?

I couldn't for the life of me figure that out! I knew it looked like something... Lincoln LS. LOL. Somewhere there was a thread that asked if the XG300 looked like the new Q45. LOL again.

My favorite car names:
Impreza
Aristo (Lexus GS' name in Japan)
Silvia
Skyline
Saber (Acura CL's name in Japan)
Viper
(I'm not counting alpha-numerics as names. Otherwise I'd include NSX, S2000 and MR2)

I hate it when companies (*cough*Toyota*cough*) use names that mean or portray absolutely nothing. Camry? Corolla? Paseo? Tercel? Come on now....

Actually, I think that "Camry" was a bastardized version of the japanese word for crown. "Kamuri," or something like that.

I like the way japanese auto companies insist on using english letters like "L" and "V" that don't translate correctly back into japanese. They have Honda Cibics and Prerudes, Nissan Silbias and Skyrines and Toyota Cororras and Cericas.

I like the name Maximus too. Not just from Gladiator but that's one of my cat's names.

I hate it when companies (*cough*Toyota*cough*) use names that mean or portray absolutely nothing. Camry? Corolla? Paseo? Tercel? Come on now....
--Heep

Silver S2000 is right about the origin of the name Camry. "Kan-muri" has something to do with the crown of a flower. Paseo probably means "path" (kind of a disgusting sounding name; should have kept the original name 'Cynos'), and a tercel is a male hawk. You know, when automakers create a new car, they form entire commitees dedicated to making the perfect name. I highly doubt there are many car names that no meaning at all.

Even though I own a Celica, I can't seem to figure out where the name came from. Any ideas?

I like the way japanese auto companies insist on using english letters like "L" and "V" that don't translate correctly back into japanese. They have Honda Cibics and Prerudes, Nissan Silbias and Skyrines and Toyota Cororras and Cericas.
--Silver S2000

Haha, some of these names sound painfully botched up when you actually hear the Japanese say them out loud. Sometimes they pronounce them with 4 or 5 syllables when they should only have 2 (soo-kai-rai-neu=skyline, for example). Back in '90, I heard this japanese man describe the Lexus SC300 as "Soh-wah-rah". A month later, I realized he was not describing it at all, but saying its name, Soarer!

Bless them for not spelling their cars' names phoenetically.

I STILL THINK THE COOLEST NAME IS EDSEL!!!!!!

Sorry! Don't kill me!

bugatti -- just sounds right. rich, expensive, fast, exclusive..

Perhaps it's not a specific car name, but I feel that the nicest sounding label is that of the specialty model designing company, Pininfarina. Not only is it ear-candy, but it's also a symbol of superb craftsmanship.

Lexus sounds nice . . .

As does Jaguar when pronounced with strong emphasis on the "U" with a distinct english accent . . .

hehehe most of you guys in here probably never heard of this car but i have always liked the sound of

Volare

Ok, if anyone has ever heard of the bob and tom show maybe you'll know what this is but here's my favorite.

pinkley taurus.

i just love getting into a pinkley taurus.:D

I like Jaguar with a British Accent too, I know some people call it Jagwire which makes them sounds like idiots. Pinifarina is also awesome but, I like Barchetta the best. I translated it from Italian-English and it apparently means "Small Boat" ???

i don't like it when people pronounce it jahhgyouare.

it's best jagwhar. ;)

ROFLMAO! Jahhgyouare! I was thinking more like this "Jagwha"

The best name ever is DODGE RAM. Its the most accurate. If its coming right at you, you better dodge or you get rammed.













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Even better is the old RAMCHARGER. Try squatting down in front of (a parked) one with your face about a foot from the grill, thing looks ready to just charge! :D:D

Although their names suck they do have meaning, you just never had a foreign language maybe, Paseo means walk/stroll in espanol, and tercel means something, but I had some of the worst spanish teachers and didnt learn much, but yeah, most names have meaning. just in case you cared

And the car with the coolest name is a 300ZX and then Maxima =)

Originally posted by Nickkzx
And the car with the coolest name is a 300ZX and then Maxima =) I actually prefer to call the 300ZX a Fairlady Z. Oh well. :)

No matter how funny you American's think "Zed" is, it sounds so much better for cars. Tougher. 300ZedX, 240Zed, Escort ZedX2, etc. It's just so much better. :D

Originally posted by Heep
No matter how funny you American's think "Zed" is, it sounds so much better for cars. Tougher. 300ZedX, 240Zed, Escort ZedX2, etc. It's just so much better. :D Weirdo. :huh:

LOL

Well, 300ZedX does sound much better and tougher than 300ZeeX :D:D

Zed all the way

Its pretty certain that You Yanks have trouble pronouncing your letters properly:D

:D :D :D LOL

I bet know one knew that "Z", back in the olde English days, used to be pronounced "izzard"

I like zee:finger: Zed sounds stupid, IMO. I do like the other british pronounciations, like Jagyouare and alyoumineeum.

Corvette ZeeR-1???? :huh: Corvette ZedR-1...:D:D

-aee
-bee
-see
-dee
-eee
-eff
-gee
-aaach
-i
-jay
-kay
-ell
-emm
-enn
-ooo
-pee
-cue
-are
-ess
-tee
-you
-vee
-doubleyou
-eks
-why
-zee

If you look at them, they all either begin or end with a vowel sound, but not ZED. It just doesn't flow. It doesn't really matter though, because chances are, none of us will ever speak with each other so its pointless to argue...............................and yes, I do say ZeeR-1, because it still sounds better:flipa::D ;)

aee? That's like "aiee" or something. A is more like "eh". I say Zee when I sing the alphabet song, but that's it. :D

yeah, sorry, didn't know how else to say it. Oh yeah, I always liked

Testa Rossa,
Corvette,
Diablo,
Miura,
Lancia,
Bugatti

testarossa. definitly.

I like how car companies screw up ehre and there with names. Take the chevy Nova for example. Didnt sell any in latino speaking countries. Any guesses why? Translate Nova into spanish and you get "doesnt go" Just thought id throw that in there

lamborgini murcielago (sp?) has a certain ring to it......

Well Pajero also wont sell in latin countries very well cause "Pahero" means "faggot" in spanish :D
Car names I like
Sklyline
Quattroporte( elegant name even though the car is total crap)
Arnage
Freelander(once again- good name crap car)
Rolls Royce Silver Seraph (:cool: )
Vanquish

thats all I can think of
P.S.
its 300ZedEx :finger:

Best name???? Ferrari, Zender, Lamborghini, Zonda, Freelander, Landcruiser, Azure, 200Vi, Mondeo, Alpine, Xantia and Maxima.

Worst: Serena, Previa, Galant, Prelude, Terios, Ignis, Alto, KA, Vivio and Range Rover

Some car names SUCK, like the offerings from Isuzu, such as the Hombre, and the Amigo... <shudders>

Well, at least they mean something....

I've yet to figure out what "Lanos", "Nubira", and "Leganza" mean

I don't know what Lanos Nubira or Leganza mean, but Nubira is fun to say. ;P.

I have never liked a car name that isn't a name, but a letter/number. Doesn't neccesarily mean I won't like the car, but I won't like the name. number/letter combos should be reserved for trim levels in my head.

I still haven't forgiven Acura for ditching the legend name(CL SUCKS). Why I will never like them.(yes I am contradicting myself, but hey it is my opinion I can contradict it where I see fit)

Dodge Power Wagon is a perfect description
Ramcharger is cool too
I think Mercury is an appealing brandname, much nicer than that other Ford aka Volvo. Pity it isn't allowed to flourish

But I reckon the best names belong to Studebaker.
STOO-DEE-BAY-KAHH
Even 'Studie' alone is wonderfully evocative and then dress it up with Cruiser (Land Cruiser too) Dictator, Challenger, Daytona etc

Maybe not unique to Oz but here the Mazda 323 is known in the trade as the 'Tarzan'
'tree-to-tree' ... get it?
Many years ago we were inflicted with the Datsun Cedric, which is about as nancy as you can get ... 'Dat-thun Thedric'

Worst are those ridiculous japlish ones. Imagine bragging to your mates down the pub that you've just bought a Guppy?
Or a Mazda Bongo van?
If they're good and loyal mates you'd probably and rightly get bashed by them if you admitted owning a Daihatsu Hi Jet Dumbo
Speaking of Daihatsus and crap model names, I recall a local road test of a Daihatsu 'Applause'. The tester hated the car, thoroughly detested it, moaning about low power, tinny build, underweight brakes and many other defects, and concluded by saying that .. "the Applause is only marginally preferable to the clap" ..

Originally posted by Thunda Downunda
'Dat-thun Thedric'

Do all you Aussies have lisps like that?

... only the ones that are attracted to other Cedrics, fella ..

after all .. Thedric is as Thedric does :p

Originally posted by Thunda Downunda
... only the ones that are attracted to other Cedrics, fella ..

after all .. Thedric is as Thedric does :p

Don't you mean......."Thedric is WHO Thedric does"


:hehe: :hehehe: :p

Nissan have had some gooduns and some bloody god-awful ones. They have the Pulsar, which I always thought was cool - being into stars and all. And the Primera - that's cool; like primeval or primal. Cool stuff. Then they have....tha Homy. The Laurel (where's the Hardy). The Gloria. The Silvia (sorry guys - it's not a good name :p ). The Cedric (bugger mentioned it before me!). Oh dear.

(Unfortunately I have to say I'm not at all sure that Skyline is a particularly strong name for a car. Godzilla is, though :D :D

And despite my predjudice against many American cars, I have to say they come up with some of the coooooooolest names: Mustang, Cobra, Viper, Trans-am, Firebird, Camaro. Beautiful names :D :D :D

Quote from Moondog: "Then they have ... tha Homy"

... geez - thats a bad one ... LOL !!

though I rather like the indefagidably US auto characteristics of a smooth highway ride and plenty of power
and those names are fantastic

'cept for the worrysome Chevy ((((impact))))

ps: ever heard of the "Three Little Buffalos"? (not kidding)

Originally posted by moondog
The Silvia (sorry guys - it's not a good name :p ).

(Unfortunately I have to say I'm not at all sure that Skyline is a particularly strong name for a car. Godzilla is, though :D :D


Cars don't necessarily need a "strong" name to have a nice fitting name. Since the Skyline was always the beast of the family, it seems appropriate to have a bit more passive secondary sports car. And whatever happened to the old tradition of naming vehicles of transportation with female's names? Or referring to them as "she"? I tell you, marketing has really infiltrated and assassinated culture.

As for Skyline, it may sound puny when placed next to a Firebird, but I also feel it's fitting because the most perfect image I get in my head of this car is seeing it cruise the night-fallen techno-electronic modernized streets of downtown Tokyo. It blends in with the city's skyline; a part of industrial night-life which has spawned the various 'midnight racing clubs' strewn throughout the country. And NO I don't play Tokyo Extreme Racer--this is just how I always thought of it.

Originally posted by YogsVR4
The best name ever is DODGE RAM. Its the most accurate. If its coming right at you, you better dodge or you get rammed.

Originally posted by Heep
No matter how funny you American's think "Zed" is, it sounds so much better for cars. Tougher. 300ZedX, 240Zed, Escort ZedX2, etc. It's just so much better. :D

Originally posted by Trigger351
Zed all the way

Its pretty certain that You Yanks have trouble pronouncing your letters properly:D

:D :D :D LOL

Originally posted by hakka
I like zee:finger: Zed sounds stupid, IMO. I do like the other british pronounciations, like Jagyouare and alyoumineeum [ ??!!! :D ].

Originally posted by Cavallino
testarossa. definitly.

I like how car companies screw up ehre and there with names. Take the chevy Nova for example. Didnt sell any in latino speaking countries. Any guesses why? Translate Nova into spanish and you get "doesnt go" Just thought id throw that in there

Originally posted by Seraph
Well Pajero also wont sell in latin countries very well cause "Pahero" means "faggot" in spanish :D
Car names I like
Sklyline
Quattroporte( elegant name even though the car is total crap)
Arnage
Freelander(once again- good name crap car)
Rolls Royce Silver Seraph (:cool: )
Vanquish

thats all I can think of
P.S.
its 300ZedEx :finger:

ROFLMAO x 1000!!! :hehehe: This thread has been quite entertaining. :hehehe:

Originally posted by Heep
Corvette ZeeR-1???? :huh: Corvette ZedR-1...:D:D

Oh come on now, many people here try hard to pronounce European products the way they are pronounced overseas, so why doesn't the rest of the world pronounce American products the way it's pronounced here? I understand that many languages say zet, zed, zeta, etc. but there should be a few exceptions and the Corvette ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ARE-WUN is one. Do german speakers say 'yeep' instead of 'Jeep'? Or better yet, do spanish speakers say heep?! (:hehehe: just razzin' your chain!)

Originally posted by Cannabis
I don't know what Lanos Nubira or Leganza mean, but Nubira is fun to say. ;P...
...I still haven't forgiven Acura for ditching the legend name(CL SUCKS). Why I will never like them.(yes I am contradicting myself, but hey it is my opinion I can contradict it where I see fit)

I think Nubira has something to do with clouds. Lanos might be the same but I'm not sure. Leganza is obviously made up, but it has a nice ring to it.......Didn't the Acura Legend become the RL? And the Vigor became the TL, but in Japan they changed it from Vigor to Sabre. And isn't the CL a domestic-only product, being that it is also built on the domestic-only Accord coupe? I always thought this was the reason why that big zoomed up taillight on the cover of GT3 is a CL's taillight--to represent our side of the world, but I could be wrong. But yes, I HATE alphanumerics; the only one who should be able to get away with it is Porsche and Ferrari. Screw all that Japanese luxo-division sales crap, most of us enthusiasts will probably adorn ours with the home name-placards anyway. :)

maxima:smoker: :flash:

Honda's new mini car - now called Jazz in some markets and Fit on others - was originally known as Fitta, a rude name for female gentials in Sweden. It took Honda some months to learn of its faux pas; it then hastily changed the badge in Europe to Jazz

Did I just type up female 'gentials'?

Ooops! :rolleyes: ... well you KNOW what I meant ...

Originally posted by Morpheus XIII
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But yes, I HATE alphanumerics; the only one who should be able to get away with it is Porsche and Ferrari. Screw all that Japanese luxo-division sales crap, most of us enthusiasts will probably adorn ours with the home name-placards anyway. :)

hey, my mister2 and i take offense at that! of course, in french, MR2 sounds similar to the word for feces...

incidentally, tiburon is portuguese for shark.

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