# Some of the worse worst cars' names ever **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 3, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315 "2017-10-03T12:19:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/1 "2017-10-03T12:19:33Z")
These are some of the worst cars’ names ever **Datsun Cedric** Named after the very pensioners that drove them, the Cedric sat alongside cars baring equally elderly monikers (Violet, Gloria and Sylvia) in Nissan’s sixties lineup. **Toyota MR2** Say each letter of the model name in French and it sounds like a very rude word. In French. **Mazda LaPuta** I mean, honestly? Odds are that the person who signed this model name/appalling Spanish swearword is no longer in Mazda’s employ. **Ford Probe** Very few people would choose to have a probe. Especially on their driveway. Even more especially if it had 24 valves. **Growler E Concept** What’s not already been said about this awful naming oversight (of a rather wonderful car)? > **[These are some of the worst cars names ever](https://www.topgear.com/car-news/weird/these-are-some-worst-cars-names-ever)** > > It's 'Name Your Car' day. Here are five of the worst... ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/2 "2017-10-03T12:31:40Z")
Ford Aspire… What does it aspire TO? To be a real car? Daihatsu Naked… The car… or the driver? Studebaker Dictator… Not the best choice during the 1930s and ’40s Great Wall Wingle… the actual name of a Chinese made pickup truck! Mitsubishi Lettuce… apparently for the vegan driver. Do you suppose it offers leather seats? Proton Putra… Wait… what?? Subaru Brat… Doesn’t start when required, whines for candy in the grocery and slams the door shut behind you. And Hummer, the whole brand… Always made me smirk! 😏 ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/3 "2017-10-03T14:00:02Z")
Let’s not forget the GM Impact… ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/4 "2017-10-03T14:28:33Z")
Or the Dodge Ram… So do you dodge? Or ram? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/5 "2017-10-03T15:16:19Z")
It’s not quite in the same league, but one of Mitsubishi’s early models in The US was the _Cordia_ sedan. Most of the ones that they loaded onto ships for transport to The US were the “L” variant of the Cordia, so a LOT of language-challenged Americans thought that the Mitsubishi Cordia L was actually the Mitsubishi **Cordial**. 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/6 "2017-10-03T15:24:59Z")
Mitsubishi offers the Mirage… Not a confidence inspiring name but better than the Ford Probe ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/7 "2017-10-03T15:29:59Z")
> [@BillRussell](#): > > Toyota MR2 > > Say each letter of the model name in French and it sounds like a very rude word. In French. Except it was just called the MR in France, so does that really count? A few of my nominees: Mitsubishi Mighty Max. It’s a stupid name made even worse by the fact that I own one. Tang Hua Detroit Fish. The only thing dumber than the name is the car itself: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/7/7c79c0f13be2f515994e0c60c64a206be9170d9b.jpg) One of my favorites that I mention every time a discussion like this comes up: Suzuki Every Joypop Turbo. Which is almost as good as: Mazda Bongo Friendee. And don’t forget the Daihatsu Scat, which may be some of the most truthful marketing ever created. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/8 "2017-10-03T16:07:36Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Ford Aspire… What does it aspire TO? To be a real car? This. So much of this! I’ve often said the same about the Ford Focus: It needs to Focus on being a better car. others: Renault LeCar. Literally it means “the car” Ford Prostitute…err, Escort. and I’ve heard that Honda had one called a “Thats” or “That’s”? Can anyone verify? lol ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/9 "2017-10-03T16:35:10Z")
Kia Pride, aka Ford Festiva ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/10 "2017-10-03T17:02:18Z")
> [@eddo](#): > > and I’ve heard that Honda had one called a “Thats” or “That’s”? Can anyone verify? lol Yup. This is it: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/3/331a00e995c7b9fbd77c952237fbc512a9be3ab2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/11 "2017-10-03T17:10:19Z")
I’d have to complement VW on making up their model names out of non-words (Passat, Jetta, Amarok, Lavida, Routan, Santana, Sharan, Tiguan, Touareg, CC, Corrado, Eos, Karmann Ghia) But they frequently break that rule, witness: Dasher, Pointer, Golf, Caddy, Fox, Beetle, New Beetle, Polo, Scirocco, Up, Vento, Brasilia, Country Buggy, Derby, Phaeton, Schwimmwagen, Lupo And Caddy and California are new to me… Caddy is strange, naming a model after another brand. In fact, I’d nominate the VW Caddy to this list. But VW’s thinking was “Golf Caddy”. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/12 "2017-10-03T17:25:55Z")
A lot of VW’s, at least the older ones, are named after winds. Passat: German for "trade wind." Scirocco: high-speed Saharan wind Jetta: German for Jet stream Golf: German for Gulf stream They also have a thing with animal names. Rabbit, Fox, Amarok (mythical Inuit wolf), Tiguan (combination, I am not making this up, of “tiger” and “iguana”). The Karmann Ghia was named for the two outsourced companies that designed the body. Karmann and Ghia. Oh, and the “Beetle” was not its original name. It was just called The Volkswagen at first. Then Hitler gave it the name Kraft durch Freude Wagen, which meant it was called the Strength through Joy Car and therefore would fit well within this thread. 😉 That got shortened to KdF Wagen. Then people noticed it was shaped like a beetle, started calling it that, and VW just went with the flow. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/13 "2017-10-03T17:55:39Z")
_Wagon Queen Family Truckster_ ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/14 "2017-10-03T18:02:37Z")
I remembered reading that the Touareg are a Saharan Bedouin tribe. I looked it up and they are. ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/15 "2017-10-03T18:08:35Z")
OK, I should have researched those VW names more. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/16 "2017-10-03T19:08:57Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Ford Aspire… What does it aspire TO? To be a real car? That’s one of my favorites, along with the Toyota Echo, an echo of a real car. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/17 "2017-10-03T19:11:43Z")
> [@BillRussell](#): > > Ford Probe > > Very few people would choose to have a probe. Especially on their driveway. Even more especially if it had 24 valves. My colonoscopy was surprisingly mild. I’m not looking forward to my next one, but I’m not dreading it either. Let’s just say that the overall experience _depends_ heavily on the advance prep. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/18 "2017-10-03T20:31:04Z")
> [@shadowfax](#): > > don’t forget the Daihatsu Scat, which may be some of the most truthful marketing ever created. The upper-echelon at Daihatsu heard about the FTC’s _Truth in Advertising_ regulations, and they figured that if they simply told the absolute truth about that model, then they couldn’t be prosecuted for violation of those regs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/19 "2017-10-03T20:38:44Z")
A few more… The _Daewoo Racer_–a car that would probably have lost a race with a turtle. The _Hyundai Stellar_–a car that was most definitely NOT a star. The _Mitsubishi Carisma_–a curious name for a totally uncharismatic car with perhaps no redeeming qualities. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315/20 "2017-10-03T20:54:09Z")
XMany Japanese names are funny to us. Nissan Fairlady = Nissan Z Toyota Vitz = Toyota Yaris. As you may know, Vitz means fool in German, and Toyota had the good sense to change the name outside Asia. Toyota Deliboy [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-of-the-worse-worst-cars-names-ever/108315.md?page=2)