Odd Car Names

[slacktide_bitog]

Chevy Citation

Subaru B9 Tribeca. A boring film festival?

Renault Kangoo (not Kangaroo)
Citroen Saxo, Xsara, Xantia

Ford sold a rebadged Kia which Aspired to be real car.

To be fair, the Aspire was a better car than most real Fords of the time. They aspired to be as good as a Kia
In the 90s, the Probe and Aspire were the best cars sold new at the Ford dealer!

 

[addyguy]

GM’s 70’s subcompacts…OMG
Oldsmobile Starfire - a star IS a ball of fire; so what is a ‘Starfire’?
Pontiac Sunbird - is that like a Pheonix? A bird that comes out of the sun?
Buick Skyhawk - a hawk is a bird, so it will fly in the sky, what is a ‘Skyhawk’?

 

[The_Jeff]

Murano

 

[bighead2586]

Toyota TRD is pretty funny to me sometimes.

 

[MCompact]

Isuzu Ascender- *ss Ender

 

[dubber09]

They all sound like Ikea furniture names.

If I'm not mistaken all VW model names are after wind names.

 

[PontiacHO]

I love the 1st and 2nd gen Camaros. What kinda pony is a Camaro?
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I own the cousin. Pontiac Firebird.

 

[PontiacHO]

Nash Metroploitan

 

[4wd]

Nash Metroploitan
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Friends of the family gave me that when I was 16 - first outing - front wheel came off when the spindle parted leaving a parking lot. Dad told wrecker to haul it to scrapyard - bought my sister’s VW beetle …

 

[PandaBear]

Ford Escort.
Toyota Mrs.
Nissan Juke.
Nissan Kick S.
Kia K9.
Oldsmobile the brand.

 

[Learn Ya]

My neighbor had a Renault Le Car. He was very quirky, just like Le Car.

 

[jsean]

Kia Borrego
Plymouth Duster
Simca
Chevy Citation (more ironic than odd imo)

 

[dishdude]

The Chevy Citation has been mentioned a couple times which always struck me as a weird name for a car until I learned it was reused from the Edsel Citation! Even worse, naming a car brand Edsel and one of the models Citation!

 

[Kurtatron]

the dragon. Ford’s 1.0 liter turbo engine.

Shoulda been a v8.

Also Dodge’s Six Pack engine.

Hilarious.

“Hey girl, I got a six pack. But not that kind of six pack.”

 

[Rmay635703]

Vanguard Sebring Citicar and Citivan
Commuter Vehicles Comutacar
Miles Zx40 (family)
Daihatsu Charade
Toyota Crown

 

[PF52]

Camry. Millions and millions sold and the name still looks like a typo.

 

[Touring5]

If I'm not mistaken all VW model names are after wind names.

I eagerly await the release of the VW Fahrtt...

 

[skyactiv]

Plymouth Sundance.

 

[AdmiralYoda]

No one has mentioned the Nissan Joke? I mean Juke?

Pontiac Aztec. The concept car was pretty cool. Off-roady looking, rugged and appealed to younger buyers. Then the GM design-by-committee got involved and neutered every good design feature and made it an abomination. They made it non-offensive to everyone and appealing to no one.

And Aztec? Where did that come from? Why didn't they choose the Pontiac Mayan or Pontiac Olmec or something?

Concept

Pre-production protoype

Final Production

 

[bdc101]

"Citroen" seems to take the cake here. (it means "lemon" in Dutch)