Stupid New Car Names and Editions !

[ARCOgraphite]

See anything that recently made you "shake your head" and ask, "What were they thinking when they came up with this?!"

I will start with:

Just saw an Ad on T.V. last night for a Hyundai Palisade - Calligraphy Edition
are you #$%^*! kidding me !

 

[rob1715]

Hate the name Telluride. Sounds like a children's state fair ride.

 

[tyman]

Yeah, the Calligraphy edition is pretty effin stupid.

Telluride is a good name though.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Hate the name Telluride. Sounds like a children's state fair ride.

For sure it doesn't roll off the tongue Like Eighty-Eight or StarFire or Electra.
But Telluride is a real town, with a rich history, situated in the Rockies.

 

[PimTac]

The bad or silly names have been around for a long time.

AMC Gremlin.
Plymouth Roadrunner.
Plymouth Scamp.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

The bad or silly names have been around for a long time.

What's wrong with Roadrunner? Beep-Beep!

I did see a Scamp parked next to Rogue near an Escort once.

 

[cvlw]

Renault - Le Car
Rather direct naming.
( but the french to english translation, it seems, is "the bus." )

 

[WylieCoyote]

A lot of them sound like the marketers came up with them after they got home from work and had a few drinks. Signature Series. Black Edition. Sounds like booze. Ferrari LaFerrari. That's just lazy. I can only think of milk and cheese when I see a Buick Lucerne.

My all-time favorite would have to be the Harley Davidson Edition F-150. It sounds like it would come standard with a bike in the bed. How else do you tie in a bike with a truck? But there's a sub-section of Harley guys (my brother) that will buy absolutely anything with Harley-Davidson inscribed on it, so maybe Ford cleaned up with that one.

 

[PimTac]

What's wrong with Roadrunner? Beep-Beep!

I did see a Scamp parked next to Rogue near an Escort once.

There was something about a person that drove a yellow Scamp around town. The name SCAMP decaled on the rear was a badge of shame.

 

[WylieCoyote]

There was something about a person that drove a yellow Scamp around town. The name SCAMP decaled on the rear was a badge of shame.

Maybe you're thinking of "tramp"?

 

[GrtArtiste]

I never could understand "Plymouth Volare", though I did own one. Not perfect, but not terrible either. It did rust away, though.

 

[PimTac]

Maybe you're thinking of "tramp"?

No. Really, why would you want to drive a Scamp when you could drive a Duster ? Even the Volare didn’t have the same stigma.

 

[PimTac]

I never could understand "Plymouth Volare", though I did own one. Not perfect, but not terrible either. It did rust away, though.

You had to hear the commercials.

 

[Kurtatron]

Scat Pack always makes me laugh.
1. go away; leave.
2. droppings, especially those of carnivorous mammals.

 

[JohnnyG]

^Yeah, ranks right up there with Murano!
Anyway, seems we need to figure out a new name for the Grand Cherokee.
It's offensive I hear.

 

[wings&wheels]

Firenza and Cimmaron, and they were related. Awkward, contrived exotic sounding names on awkward, contrived bland vehicles...but it was still the malaise era.


I always liked Gremlin, Imp, Chimaera....

 

[Danno]

^Yeah, ranks right up there with Murano!
Anyway, seems we need to figure out a new name for the Grand Cherokee.
It's offensive I hear.

Grand Cherokee
Cherokee
Wrangler

All could be offensive to someone...

 

[Passport1]

This truck was a pariah at ski resorts.

 

[OVERKILL]

Grand Cherokee
Cherokee
Wrangler

All could be offensive to someone...

I'm sure "Charger" is going to offend some people because it's not electric, lol.

 

[Jetronic]

Renault - Le Car
Rather direct naming.
( but the french to english translation, it seems, is "the bus." )

except in french it was the "5"