Bad Car/Bike names thread

[CaptainRaiden]

I don't know if this has been done before or not. Used the search function, didn't find any on this forum. But anyway, I came across an ad for this car recently, and it's also been made fun of on Top Gear. I don't know who was it that had the brain-fart to come up with this name:

Presenting the Dacia "Duster"!!



An SUV called "Duster", Really?!? In all seriousness though, probably they didn't think twice before naming the car this, or it's just a straight rip-off, copied from the old Plymouth Duster, still a horrible name for a car.

It'd be interesting to see other bad car or bike names that you've heard over the years.

[Easy Drifter]

Edsel, aka Ethel. One look at the grill tells you why.

[CaptainRaiden]

[edv]

Remember when GM test-marketed a new car in Mexico?
It was called the 'NOVA' LOL!

[Tazio]

ailor:

[markabilly]

You can afford to buy a gremlin, but you can't afford to fix it....


Gremlin was the perfect name for the car.....it had many

[Captain VXR]

Mazda La Puta
Mitsubushi Pajero
Nissan Moco
Those who speak Spanish will know why...

[inimitablestoo]

Of course, those with long memories will be able to remember the original Dacia Duster...

http://www.difflock.com/buyersguide/...eading_pic.jpg

Otherwise... Nissan Cedric takes some beating, but was only ever sold in Japan; Nissan Cherry... Nissan Silvia... Nissan Laurel. The last one doesn't sound too bad, until you realise it apparently gained its name because the then-president of Nissan's executive range was a fan of Laurel and Hardy...

Lancia Dedra was another English language faux pas, no matter how much they protested that you say it "day-dra". Mitsubishi's Carisma also deserves a mention for scoring high in the irony stakes. Of cars on sale today, I wonder how many Peugeot Bipper Tepees the French manufacturer has managed to sell. If only to those people who think the identical Citroen Nemo Multispace has a sillier name.

Oh yes, and can we finally banish the myth about the Nova please? It was never a problem in Spanish, which has the word "nova" meaning exactly the same as it does in English, and any confusion with "no va" would be as likely as an English speaker confusing "notable" with "no table".

[UltimateDanGTR]

Toyota MR2.

I cant speak french, but those who do should be able to work it out.

Edit: yup, thanks QI.

[Shifter]

I always thought the Pontiac Le Mans was just a terrible injustice to the name.