Dacia Duster - Is there a worse named car available?

colino

Nissan QX sounds OK, the name for that hyperbland "executive car", until you realise when it was launched, QX was meant to be sino-euro shortening of, "Campaign for the Urban Executive". Should have stuck to Maxima.

Buellguy

pwllbwdr wrote: »

Toyota Urban Cruiser always makes me snigger.

Ahhh George Michael's car then :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

GolfBravo

Buellguy wrote: »

The Vauxhall Adam.... Possibly even worse is the Adam Jam, the Adam Glam or the Adam Slam

It's named after GM Opel founder Adam Opel. But it is a stupid car name, isn't it. "Yeah, I think my Adam needs a service".

Like Porsche would name their latest model Porsche Ferdinand. Or how about the latest Mercedes Karl? Or Kia Kyungsung Precision Industry Chaebol? A VW Adolf anyone?

DavidFx

Vauxhall Corsa - this says to me crude, rough and unrefined.

I always smile when passing a Murco filling station thinking how cloudy the petrol must be.

lincroft1710

Most of the following are (fortunately) no longer in production.

Suzuki Whizzkid

Nissan Serena

Toyota Camry

Singer Chamois

Aston Martin Bulldog

Hyundai Pony

Plymouth Satellite

Reliant Robin

Plymouth Belvedere

Plymouth Cricket

Vauxhall Wyvern

Vauxhall Sintra

Lum

The models sold in Japan always win these sort of threads IMO:

Daihatsu Coo
Daihatsu Naked

Honda Life Dunk
Honda Thats

Mitsubishi Canter Guts
Mitsubishi Pajero (but only if you speak Spanish)
Mitsubishi Super Great

Mazdo Bongo and it's variants (Bongo Brawny Van, Bongo Brawny Truck, Bongo Friendee etc.)
Mazda Scrum Wagon

Nissan Cedric
Nissan Cube Cubic
Nissan Homy Bus
Nissan March Box

Suzuki Every Landy
Suzuki Mighty Boy


I think my favourite is the Mitsubishi Canter Guts.

datostar

DavidFx wrote: »

Vauxhall Corsa - this says to me crude, rough and unrefined.

I always smile when passing a Murco filling station thinking how cloudy the petrol must be.

Apparently the name Corsa came about when they wanted to market its predecessor the Nova in Spain. 'No Va' = 'Doesn't Go'.

A Frenchwoman named Zoe tried to force Renault to rename their electric Zoe car on the grounds that she and other women called Zoe would be ridiculed when 'Zoe ran out of juice' or 'Zoe is broken down'. She failed.

myhooose

Datsun Cherry. Any other fruit named cars out there?

Stormchops_2

Honda Vamos Hobio Travel Dog

Mazda Bongo Friendee

Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard

Isuzu Light Dump

Geely Beauty Leopard

Pantryboy Supreme

Lum

Nissan Homy Super Long
Geely Rural Nanny
Mazda Carol Me Lady
Mitsubishi Mini Active Urban Sandal
Suzuki Every Joypop Turbo
Mazda Titan Dump
Mitsubishi Lettuce
Volugrafo Bimbo
Tang Hua Detroit Fish (though to be fair this one is an amphicar)
Great Wall Wingle
Mitsubishi Pistachio
Daihatsu D-Bag