hmmm sure looks like they just cloned that Delica after an FC-150 or 170 by ******

 

Those names mostly come from the Japanese domestic market. Our domestic names aren't too bad.
Although, one is called the Mitsubishi Pajero, Mitsubishi tried to tap into the Spanish market by naming it in Spanish, however I think there must have been a mix up in the translation
If you know someone you knows Spanish, ask them what Pajero means... hehehe... its a less than endearing name for a car

There are even some more beauties here from the Japanese domestic market, I didn't get all of them:
http://crossroads.net/honyaku/nihonsha.php

Actually the Boxter has a 6 cylinder engine, and I am pretty darn certian it is called a "boxer" engine, because of the pistons pumping in and out horizontally, like a punching boxer.
BMW motorbikes also use boxer engines (you can notice by the wide, flat engine), also the Corvair and the Beetle (aka. the dak dak) had Boxer engines as well...

 

GreenSub, Boxster with Porsche's is like a boxing ring, cylinders are opposite of each other, like their flat 4's, 6's, 8's 10's and 12 cylinders. Like the BMW bikes called boxers. Piston / rod mass cancel each other out far as vibration.
.....=o&o>.....

 

I forgot to mention that the VW bug also had boxer engines. What was it? A whopping 30 hp? I'm just saying that just because an engine is a boxer configuration doesn't make it exotic. There are some very good engineering reasons for doing it. As said the design will self-cancel vibrations. Also the engine is much shorter so it can be mounted lower in the chassis. This will lower the cg of the car closer to the road and improve handling. Since the engine is more resistant to vibration, it can rev higher allowing a smaller engine to post higher hp numbers (remember hp is a function of rpm). Most VW bug owners I knew had to rev the snot out of the engine to get enough power to move the car.

 

I seen to have no problem moving my 54 VW, it runs great, tops out around 94 mph. I beat a fully restored Austin Healey Mark 3 stop light to stop light racing up to around 60 mph. Don't forget opposed aircraft engines.
.....=o&o>.....

 

With all the masculine cars, and trucks, that were made, Ford decided to make a car for the girls. That's why the Probe was given it's name, it's shape, and even some features inside the vehicle. It was all done to entice females to buy it. Anyway, that's what I heard on TV when it first came out.
I had a Brat once. I loved they way it looked... like a little mini truck.... but I hated to drive it. It was so light that once you got some speed it felt like it was going to take flight. I let my X have it.

I've heard no mention of the Edsil. Did I spell that right?.

Michelle's Gottaford.

 

Close, it was spelled Edsel. It was the name of one of Henry Ford's sons. Why would anyone name their kid Edsel, and then as if that wasn't humiliation enough, name a car after him? An ugly one, to boot!

As for the guy's car/gal's car debate, I remember hearing a few years back that Click & Clack (anybody listen to them on NPR? They're great!) did a poll on that subject. The top three chick cars were: Mazda Miata (there's another great name! What the heck is a Miata?) VW Rabbit, and I think VW Jetta. The top three guy cars were: Corvette, Mustang, and Camaro. -TD

 

how's about Corolla? what are you supposed to do? smoke it?
Camry? that what you take pictures with in W Va
Accura? what, not quite completely accurate?
As for the Probe, it was a new platform with new ways of manufacturing, meant to probe the limits

 

We have a 94 Aspire ... although we have over 70,000 trouble free miles on it, I think it's still "aspiring" to be a real car some day.

I think the VW Jeddah (sp?) is goofy. Maybe trying to link it to star wars Jedi to make it sound like its filled with mystical powers? lol.

 

Edsel Ford was named after Henry Ford's best friend while growing up, Edsel Ruddiman. I think it is a Norwegian name.

 

no one has mentioned it but the pontiac le mans, my sister had one of the early 90's econoboxes. what a piece!

FORDS_FORLIFE

 

I made these jokes up, any similarity to other jokes was purely coincidental. Some of these are pretty bad....or good, depending on your sense of humour:

What do you call a 2nd generation Hummer in a lake? H2-OH!

I knew a guy had a front-wheel drive FORD briefly......it was his "TEMPO"-RARY car!

But seriously folks, the Cadillac CTS? I thought CTS stood for "Cadillac" Touring Sedan
Cadillac Cadillac Touring Sedan?!

And GM bringing out an imitation PT Cruiser AFTER the market segment cooled?

Anyone watch "Pimp My Ride"? They had that Nissan/Datsun wagon on, even the company couldn't decide what to call it - there were two sets of badges on the car!
A Maxima I think it was....

Anything with Grand or GT or GTO or GTP or GXP or G6 or G3 or GTi.....no more Gs! LOL

Corvette C6? when did GM decide to name its sports car after a FORD transmission?

While were at it, "R"s are over and done with. I don't want to see anymore Cobra Rs or Type-Rs or R-types or whatever...

Anyone else confused by VORTEC and VORTECH?

I haven't seen anyone mention Motorcycle names here. I wouldn't feel comfortable riding a NINJA for reasons that if I go into here I'll get banned

What does Celica mean? What does Supra mean?

Take that Honda off-road and it will be out of its.....ELEMENT! LOL

Ford Futura - I need say no more....

What the heck is a COUNTACH anyway?

Dodge had some pretty weird names for vans in the seventies, not to mention Chevy

I wrote this in about 15 minutes if anyones wondering. Tha tha tha tha thats all folks!

 

My personal favorite to hate...the "Kompressor" tag on the German cars. Another smart move to separate a pretentious fool from his/her money. Several times I've LMAO at the look on the owner's face when they realize a Kompressor is just a dang turbo like the one on the junky LeBaron his neighbor has, or the one I hung on a '70's Toyota Corona before we went BMW hunting.

Honda's CVCC if I recall stood for "controlled vortex combustion chamber". Or maybe it was circular vortex...at any rate, it produced a (for the time) peppy reliable high mpg cleaner burning engine without hanging all the smog equipment crud that choked the life out an engine like the american cars were doing.

Chevy LUV = stupid name for sure, but it meant "light utility vehicle". Not nearly as stupid as what "hummer" means to most... :-)

The Datsun/Nissan 240z was originally the "Fairlady" after the CEO's nickname for his wife. They knew the US market wouldn't go for that, so they just used the factory development code/name. And it worked. And a fun, fun car.

Chevy Nova. The myth is that Mexico sales never took off because "No va" means "I don't go." The translation is true and funny, but I heard the sales thing is a myth. Either way, do you want a car that when (according to name) it reaches the useful end of its life goes up in a ball of fire?....

VW Cabrio. Bad enough that the Cabriolet was popular in part because yuppies liked the Euro sounding name for the convertible, but did they have to officially change it to the even more yuppie pretentious nickname "Cabrio"?

 

China will soon be marketing the Chery line of cars in America. I guess GM isn't liking it too much.


http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx...fx2004836.html

They want to sue over the name.

 

Most Mercs are Supercharged... (I think there may have been a turbocharged one, but am not sure)
And Kompressor is German for... wait for it... compressor
On the subject of stupid names, do you guys get the stupid adds in the makers own language? As you mentioned, rather pretentious.
Audi - Vonsprung der Technik (I think)
Renault - Le Creat de Automobiles