Best and worst car/name combinations?

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04-26-16 | 03:17 PM

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mmarshall

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I dunno that name just works for me personally. It ****ing owns the road, with all the negative racial stereotypes employed. And then you can associate with the Bushmaster snake of South America, one of the deadliest vipers.

With all due respect, I'm not sure what you are referring to.

I don't see any connections at all beween the name "Roadmaster" and racial stereotypes. I do agree with you, though, that cars like the Roadmaster are sorely missing from today's market.

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Also I love how Lamborghini names its cars after breeds of bull and famous bulls associated with Spanish bull fighting. Muria, Islero, Urraco, Espada, Jarama, Countach, Jalpa, Diablo(named after one particular bull), Murcielago, Gallardo, Aventador, Urus, Veneno, Asterion, Huracan, all those names have a reference to a bull.

Diablo is Spanish for "Devil".

04-26-16 | 03:35 PM

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04-26-16 | 07:21 PM

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How about Toyota RAV-4? Everyone is now used to the name but you have to admit it's a bit odd.

04-27-16 | 07:57 AM

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chevy citation.. worst car name ever. terrible car with a terrible name. seriously, who the hell would drive a car named a traffic violaiton. ??

04-27-16 | 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dseag2

I'd say anything in the Infiniti lineup is the worst... G60, Q70, QX30, QX60, QX70. I own an Infiniti and don't know which cars the new names go with.

I agree. They should have kept the model brand like G, FX, etc. which really differentiated the models. Naming all cars with "Q..." just makes it more confusing and takes the sentimental value away

04-28-16 | 04:06 PM

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chevy citation.. worst car name ever. terrible car with a terrible name. seriously, who the hell would drive a car named a traffic violaiton. ??

Maybe they were talking about citation in a military sense. As in you received a citation for rescuing an injured solider while under heavy enemy fire. Agreed though that nobody uses that word that way, what it really means is a traffic ticket.

Also Chevette is a horrible name. I'm sure it was a bunch of market geniuses, hey lets name our gutless crappy economy car with 60hp to where it almost sounds and spells like "Corvette". BRILLIANT!!!!

Hyundia Equus is another horrid name. Google the play Equus, its a pretty weird play dealing with infatuation, horses, mutilation, and psychosis.

I've also heard that the Buick LaCrosse is named the Buick Allure in Canada. Apparently the word lacrosse is French Canadian slang for masturbation.

04-28-16 | 05:12 PM

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oh don't get me wrong i think it's an awesome name, but in a funny sense

04-28-16 | 06:10 PM

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mmarshall

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Originally Posted by Aron9000

I've also heard that the Buick LaCrosse is named the Buick Allure in Canada.

From what I understand, Buick marketers named the car after the town of La Crosse, WI.

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04-28-16 | 08:24 PM

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Also Chevette is a horrible name. I'm sure it was a bunch of market geniuses, hey lets name our gutless crappy economy car with 60hp to where it almost sounds and spells like "Corvette". BRILLIANT!!!!

It probably meant "small Chevrolet", as words ending in "ette" signify something smaller than the original.

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Hyundia Equus is another horrid name. Google the play Equus, its a pretty weird play dealing with infatuation, horses, mutilation, and psychosis.

Equus is the name of a group of mammals that includes horses and zebras.

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I've also heard that the Buick LaCrosse is named the Buick Allure in Canada. Apparently the word lacrosse is French Canadian slang for masturbation.

The 1st-generation LaCrosse was named Allure in Canada but when the 2nd- (current-) generation was introduced, they decided to retain the LaCrosse name, no longer worrying about the negative connotation, I guess.