the worst car name ever

[mikesbbody]

is it just me or have car names got worse over the years? what ever happned to cool names like charger, challenger, cuda, etc? i saw what i thought was the worst name ever cant remember what make the car was (some new jap p.o.s) but it was called a "picnic" is that lame or what? i want to know what the worst car name is (or have i already found it?)

[Charger1973]

I dont know...  Diplomat, Polara, Savoy, LeBaron, Omni, Turismo, Horizon, Mirada, Aries, Colt, Belvedere, Duster, Volare...  Im sure theres more but yeah, there have always been some pretty bad names.  Dont get me wrong, some of them are ok, but it still makes me wonder what they were on when they came up with them.   

[mikesbbody]

i heard car companies actually have a team of people they pay to come up with names? some of them should be fired...i think today everything is so P.C people dont want to upset anyone however, there's still hope with the likes of the viper, ram, and of course the new challenger

[Red Ram]

Well its got to be the Ford Probe.

[Charger1973]

How about Chevy LUV   

[Bandit72]

I dont know...  Diplomat, Polara, Savoy, LeBaron, Omni, Turismo, Horizon, Mirada, Aries, Colt, Belvedere, Duster, Volare...  Im sure theres more but yeah, there have always been some pretty bad names.  Dont get me wrong, some of them are ok, but it still makes me wonder what they were on when they came up with them.   

i kinda like the name "Duster"

[Red Ram]

Oh..55' Dodge LaFemme

[Ghoste]

How about Camry?  Just wtf is a Camry anyway?

[Headrope]

LeCar

[BB1]

How about Camry?  Just wtf is a Camry anyway?

It's a hell of a car thats what it is.

[rt green]

yugo. or wego.....i guess now its nogo

[Khyron]

wow, I figured I would see "General Lee" at least 10 times already..... Haters!


I'm not crazy about the name El Camino for some reason.

[Dave22443]

You know, with all the cars using just numbers, like 300C, RX7, F150, K1500, etc., kind of makes you wonder how long it will take someone to come out with a car named "One"  What the heck, its available.

What about Crossfire?  Makes it sounds like somethings wrong with it.

Or the famous Nova, which in Spanish means "No Go" or "Won't Go".  Yeah, that would make me want to buy one 

[Orange_Crush]

How about Chevy LUV   

Chevy LUV is not a bad name.  Its an acronym standing for "Light Utility Vehicle."  It's perfectly descriptive to me...

Duster is a very good name.  When you beat someone in a race at the time the car was made, you said you "Dusted" him or her.

Omni was also pretty good seeing as how Omni is a prefix meaning "All" implying that the car was good for all purposes.

LaFemme was a perfectly descriptive name as it was basically the trim level on a Custom Royal aimed at women.  Chrysler was one of, if not the first company to recognize the fect that women had a lot of purchasing power in the fifties.

To me, one of the absolute WEAKEST names ever to grace a car has to be "Challenger."  What is a "Challenger?"  Someone or something that Challenges!  It is not the winner, it is the challenger.  It is the one that Challenges the winner.  Does it BEAT the winner?  Who knows...its just the challenger forever trapped in a state of limbo.  One thing is for sure, its not the victor....it is forever the Challenger.

[41husk]

Challenger may be the victor the challenger often wins, but if it wins shouldn't it change to the Champion?

[Orange_Crush]

Challenger may be the victor the challenger often wins, but if it wins shouldn't it change to the Champion?

Sure...if it wins, it'll be the champion, but until then, its just a challenger.

[jmanscharger]

I started laughing when passed by a "Kompressor"  on the Interstate. Mercedes um... Daimler naming  ?

[Old Moparz]

Found this link & thought it was interesting, has the best, the weirdest & a few more:

http://www.forbes.com/2004/07/09/cx_dl_0712featslide_18.html?thisSpeed=6000

[TylerCharger69]

I think the Pontiac  "Solstice"  is a cool name.      Ford's  "Festiva"  is a pretty lame name too..I think LeCar  is about the crappiest.

[NorwayCharger]

I started laughing when passed by a "Kompressor"  on the Interstate. Mercedes um... Daimler naming  ?

How about:

Ssangyoung Musso, Tata Safari, Talbot Samba, Piaggio Hi-Jet, Moskvich Aleko, Lancia Ypsilon, Kia Magentis, Hyundai Pony, Daihatsu Applause,
Dacia Duster, Asia Rocsta, and so on 

[41husk]

Hey whats in a name

[Jon Smith]

kompressor is german for supercharger, its not the name of the car, it just means its gonna blow your doors off

[darl5433]

I personally like the car name Judge. Cause you could pull up next to someone look over and say "You're about to be judged," and then blow their doors off

[TylerCharger69]

lol....how about..."owned"...lol

[dads_69]

How about the AMC car, *Hornet*. It sure didn't have sting to it what so ever. Oh yeah, those famous valve covers/air lid many have, MOROSO. In German it means *no good*. Yeah, I want a set on my car. NOT!
Mark

[defiance]

I started laughing when passed by a "Kompressor"  on the Interstate. Mercedes um... Daimler naming  ?

Actually, kompressor isn't a model name, it's just german for 'turbo', and is used in the same manner  (i.e., mercedes [insert model here] kompressor is the turbo submodel).  Not saying it's not stupid, just that it's not really the name

[Charger_Fan]

You know, with all the cars using just numbers, like 300C, RX7, F150, K1500, etc., kind of makes you wonder how long it will take someone to come out with a car named "One"  What the heck, its available.

Mazda got real close to that, with their "3, 6, 9" cars.

A guy at work bought a new car recently...
Me; "congrats on the new car, what did you get?"
Co-worker; "a 6."
Me;

[MichaelRW]

Well its got to be the Ford Probe.

Gynecologists would beg to differ with you. 

[6670charger]

The worst one I can remember in recent history is the Pontiac Aztek.  Not only is it the ugliest thing on the face of the earth, what is the automotive significance of "Aztek?"  Does it sacrifice other cars?  Does it create new civilizations?  Do they die off from disease?   

[Major Kong]

Reckon us Brits must have them all beat

How about The Austin Landcrab for starters?

http://www.landcrab.net/

[6670charger]

Yeah...........Landcrab is definitely right up there.

[OldGuy]

Most of you guys are probably too young to remember the AMC "Gremlin" .  The name was even too kind for that piece of trash!!

http://www.gremlinx.com/

[bordin34]

The companies use numbers and letters like QY234V so you say you have a say a lincoln because the numbers are confusing. It helps get the name said instead of the model. it was in a motortrend this year. I dont like El Camino which translates into " The I walk"

[71charger_fan]

Studebaker Dictator

[CaptMarvel]

Studebaker Dictator (at least it was made before WW2!)

[mikesbbody]

i have heard some god awful names! i laughed so hard at many of them! the ford probe was mentioned (isnt that what aliens do to you against your will whe your abducted?)    I understand the deal with challenger being someone who is up for the challenge (doesnt always mean they win but we know the ass kicking history behind that name!) daihatsu naked? would any guy want to be seen it that? then there's the whole lanuguage translation thing nova="no go" or "wont go" i always thought el camno meant "the horse"? (but my spainish isnt too hot) the "bongo" is known as the "bongo wagon" but...i have heard that mitsubishi have something called a (again with the spainish) "pajero" maybe i have spelt i wrong i heard the spainsh word translates to "hay maker" or someone who "brings hay" but its also very close to the spainish word for "wanker" (somone who plays with themselves) im not making this up, infact a spainish guy actually told me   

[SeattleCharger]

  I hate the name Prelude, what the heck is that?   does it mean we should wait for next model coming, where is it? 

      Why did Datsun change to Nissan?  I liked Datsun fine, Nissan is sort of stranger sounding.  I had an 84 4x4 that said nissan on fenders and datsun on the tailgate   

   Corolla   wimpy

      Datsun B210, sounds wimpy, guess it was though,

Cordoba,     ricardo mantleban and rich corinthian leather, 

  Isuzu     remember the commercials?  "That's ok, I can't say Chevo-way.

     Vega     matches the smily grill and round headlights.

                 Integra       what , it isn't a tin can disposable car?  it has integrity?   is the name trying to hide something about the car?  they have to
                                  convince us it is not a scam car?  not saying it is, just sounds like they are trying to convince us that
                                   they aren't tricking us into buying junk

    Toyota Tacoma,  ya, its ok because its an indian name I believe,  but not if you live close to the city Tacoma, which is a big city 30 miles south of
                                here, famous for the "Tacoma aroma", 

      Avalanche    heh, just look at that thing

                     
      Passport     

       Scion     combination of  kling-ons and  cylons  I guess, 

    Kia

   Hundai      never know if its hunDAY or hunDIE

         
 

         

[Zentelis]

To me, one of the absolute WEAKEST names ever to grace a car has to be "Challenger."  What is a "Challenger?"  Someone or something that Challenges!  It is not the winner, it is the challenger.  It is the one that Challenges the winner.  Does it BEAT the winner?

It's better than "Beater" 

[SeattleCharger]

To me, one of the absolute WEAKEST names ever to grace a car has to be "Challenger."  What is a "Challenger?"  Someone or something that Challenges!  It is not the winner, it is the challenger.  It is the one that Challenges the winner.  Does it BEAT the winner?

It's better than "Beater" 

 

[Badbob]

daywoo lasagna

[BronzeOnSteelies]

Ford Fiesta, Fairmont, Mustang II, Olds Ninety Eight   

[2fast4u]

  I work at a Dealership that sells Honda.......thier latest line-up model is the "Fit".  It's small enough that if you were to get angry at the car you could probably through a "Fit" and if thrown at the proper angle towards a lake you actually make it skip two to three times.........


2fast

[NorwayCharger]

  I work at a Dealership that sells Honda.......thier latest line-up model is the "Fit".  It's small enough that if you were to get angry at the car you could probably through a "Fit" and if thrown at the proper angle towards a lake you actually make it skip two to three times.........


2fast

Honda Jazz was ment to be called Honda Fitta, but for scandinavian language that means, well female genitalia