What is with idiotic names for cars??

[cameron]

GTR GODZILLA At least it lives upto its name :headbang:

Camry altise "Sportevo" (wrong spelling) wtf!

[Guilty]

Does anyone know that MItsubishi Pajero (i think its mitsubish, correct me if im wrong lol) means wanker in spanish? Well the word Pajero does. So when mitsubishi was marketing for america, they had to chance the name to something else which i forget because there is a large spanish population in america...i learnt this in school sometime...

lol pretty interesting

[red900ss]

sorry someone has to say it ..Welcome to yesterday!

ref. post #52 above

[Ryan D]

"Mazda Poofmobile"

Doesnt that apply to most mazda's?

*prepares to be flames by the rotorheads round here*

[INASNT]

If you want to see a bunch of stupid car names in one spot, get Hard Tuned Imports 3 and watch the walk around chapter at the jap auctions. Alot of stupid car names that you would never see in aus

[Terreto]

Don't forget the super-terrific-happy-car 'Nissan Cedric'.

[martydaman]

"Mazda Poofmobile"

Doesnt that apply to most mazda's?  

*prepares to be flames by the rotorheads round here*

lol... brace yourself

[Doctor]

Hummer!

Hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm yeah thats it baby.

[Shell]

And I suppose the 'S' stands for Sports...?

haha yeah it did LOL...BUT at least it had some extra performance compared to the normal Laser (1.8 EFI engine instead of 1.6 carby). And it had some extras like alloy wheels, better seats & trim, and sports steering wheel, 4 wheel disc brakes.

still a LONG way from being a "sports" car though :D

[Guilty]

lol damn...

soz..i didnt bother reading the other 3 pages worth of post, so didnt see that someone already said it.....

my bad!

forget wat i said...

[The_Paladin]

GT is a term reallllllllly thrown about............there are so few cars that would qualify for the job that a Grand Tourer was built for...........

A GT is a car designed to travers continents.......namely europe.........with room for 2 + luggage...............

i'm not sure if the GT skylines fit that role...................

good examples of a GT is the BMW 6 series coupe and Bently GT.

can anyone add to that definition? i cant remember where i lernt that.

[The Dan]

I don't think it matters what name they call them coz I have trouble reading any of their badges in my rear view. I suppose that's why some of those idiots get around with that full windscreen wide sticker that says 'HOLDEN' or 'MITSUBISHI'. They should put the letters backwards so I know what piece of crap I just carved up.

( a little off topic there but anyway)

It doesn't matter what car any of the manufacturers release, there is always going to be some moron out there who can make it look totally rediculous by putting a huge wing or huge stereo on it. Or better still lets get our new 'Sportivo' and put Apexi and Blitz stickers all over it.

[Constantly_Incognito]

Just on that sticker deal, what is the go? I drive past a holden with a big ass holden sticker on the windscreen and I think... holy shit thats a holden??? thank god they put that sticker on to tell me that I would have been lost otherwise.

[Constantly_Incognito]

The best sticker I ever saw was on a holden calais it said "powered by nissan" at least that guy knew where its at.

[GTRSRULE!!!]

Does anyone know that MItsubishi Pajero (i think its mitsubish, correct me if im wrong lol) means wanker in spanish? Well the word Pajero does. So when mitsubishi was marketing for america, they had to chance the name to something else which i forget because there is a large spanish population in america...i learnt this in school sometime...

lol pretty interesting

yeah and ford had it's "pinto" which means small dick in portugese and honda was gonna name the jazz fitta in europe which refer to a womans privates (dunno which) in some european language

[R33GTS25t]

VW reminds me of Wagon Wheel cookies.

[Oz]

what about the Ralliart Lancer VRX... with 90kw (at the flywheel) of rubber smokin power. Inspired from the EVO my ass. They just cramed a VRX badge on it and now its classified a "rally-car"...

um your right there marty with the motor it dose not change but as for the car you go from 15" 4 studs up to 16" 5 studs wheels on the VRX you get a body kit thats full front & rear bars not just add ons + side flairs & skirts + 4 wheel disc breaks & ABS also clear rally art tail lamps + better ride & handling

inside u get full sports seats with 5 way adjustment in the front & cruze control air con,4 air bags & a better sound system

so with some of what ur saying is right just take a closer look

[Mulkers]

I guess its been since holden were using that same pushrod-cam engine since 1988 (i think) and they want EVERYONE to know about it.

Ha!!! The Holden engines are based on a 1956 Buick design... so it must be something special when they bring something new out!

[The Dan]

That Daihatsu Naked looks like a mini LandRover it just needs about 50 more rivvets down the side.

[The Dan]

Hmmm...  Debate on the Camry Sportivo - my old man bought one just over a year ago, and I took it for a test drive before he decided he was gonna make the purchase.  I'd read in a few mags that the Sportivo had different suspension tuning to the rest of the range, and that the Sportivo tune was the only one that Toyota should have released the car with.

So, I had a chance to take lower-spec car out and try it against the Sportivo, and did notice a big difference between it and the regular-spec cars.  The regular cars are sloppy in general, but the Sportivo is decently tight (considering its intended market) and has a good ride/handling compromise.  

It's still not a sports car, but it shits all over my (standard except for 195/50/15 tyres on alloys) 10yo AE-92 Corolla, and the ride/handling compromise is better than the 2001 Audi A4 1.8t that he also owns.  I dorve that yesterday, and although the handling is pretty good, I was pretty tired after my drive on less-than-perfect roads due to being jolted around on the too-tight suspension.  

Depending on the quality of the roads, I think I'd rather drive the Camry over the Audi now - if only the old man hadn't decided that 4 cylinders was enough, and that he's too old now to press a clutch and drag a shifter around...  Oh well, it's his car, so his decision.

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As for stupid car names (and as I've posted in other threads before):  who was the clown that decided "Hyundai" and "Excel" were appropriate together?

Nick T.

WHAT THE HELL MAN.....IT'S A DAMN CAMRY!