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