# What's the Worst Name for a Car? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 17, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079 "2017-04-17T23:06:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/61 "2017-04-19T06:02:03Z")
Make fun of the Veloster all you want, but look at this cool ad šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/62 "2017-04-19T06:24:22Z")
There were some aftermarket conversions but no factory trucks were built, from what I can find ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/63 "2017-04-19T07:20:12Z")
Now that would drive me nuts in the garage having to go around to the right all the time. Um, bad idea. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/64 "2017-04-19T15:36:28Z")
I remember that ad. Donā€™t really get why it would be banned anywhere. Weā€™ve got one. That color even. The 3rd door isnā€™t really a nuisance, but then we donā€™t have kids and rarely have anything in the back seat. The car _really_ feels like a CRX when you drive it, which coming from a guy who liked the CRX so much that I owned 3 of them and still have one, is a very good thing. Even turns in similar performance numbers, which is to say slow 0-60, but very tossable and fun in the turns. The only thing Iā€™m not too jazzed about is the DCT transmission. Itā€™s weird and clicky, and the computer isnā€™t always all that sure of itself so thereā€™s some odd behavior off the line from time to time. Iā€™d have preferred a manual, but itā€™s my SOā€™s car and she only likes autos. ---
**Author:** ![always\_fixing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@always\_fixing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/always_fixing)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/65 "2017-04-19T16:00:55Z")
Suzuki Sidekick ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/66 "2017-04-19T18:58:10Z")
@shadowfax; Yep, mine is the same color, just got the 6 speed/manual. I am having fun with it. Close to 5K Miles in 3 months so far. ---
**Author:** ![tom418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tom418](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tom418)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/67 "2017-04-19T19:10:44Z")
Actually, there was a model 717, but Boeing had to use a different designation (the 717 was a military tanker), so Boeing called the ā€œ717ā€ airliner the model B720. Very similar to the 707, but smaller and lighter. The ā€œ707ā€ name evolved from Boeingā€™s original 367-80 commonly known as ā€œDash 80ā€ . Boeing wanted refer to l its new airliners as the 700 series. Rumors had it that ā€œ707ā€ was derived from the sine and cosine values of .707, for the supposed 45 degree wing sweepback angle, but the B707 sweepback angle was more like 35 degrees. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/68 "2017-04-19T19:12:51Z")
Didja get the NA or the turbo car? The turbo wasnā€™t available when she got hers, sadly. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/69 "2017-04-19T19:46:23Z")
Iā€™ll drink to that @GeorgeSanJose! ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/70 "2017-04-19T23:46:28Z")
Got the Turbo, the NA would had probably been fine but the Turbo was better. This is my first Turbo and still getting used to finding the sweet spot for the RPMā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/71 "2017-04-19T23:55:43Z")
The Lectric Leopard, from Renault. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/7/79b204945d0b58d7e84f717ad3262c9955eb6169.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/72 "2017-04-20T14:58:48Z")
From a business standpoint, the worst name for any car is one that consumers cannot remember. Presently, the Infiniti brand is burdened with the ā€œeverything is a Qā€ model scheme and even automotive writers donā€™t know the names of the cars. Cadillac is second, selling two cars on the same lot called XT5 and XTS. Caddyā€™s newest concept vehicle (a low-slung sedan) was named Escala. Which are the first six letters of the current name of its largest SUV. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/73 "2017-04-20T16:29:19Z")
> [@gorehamj](#): > > Caddyā€™s newest concept vehicle (a low-slung sedan) was named Escala. Which are the first six letters of the current name of its largest SUV. Perhaps there will be a manufacturer-supplied trailer for it like the Prowler had. They could call the trailer the ā€œde.ā€ ---
**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:** [April 20, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/74 "2017-04-20T22:03:37Z")
I see we did this 8 years ago, in [The worst car names ever?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worst-car-names-ever/40632/) No oneā€™s mentioned Edsel yet, which probably was the worst car name for its namesake ever. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/75 "2017-04-20T22:14:09Z")
Well if Edsel is a bad name, what the hey does Chevrolet mean? Or Oldsmobile? Pontiac? They were all peopleā€™s names. Even Ford. Now Ford might make a little more sense back then like ford a stream or something. (This is not a serious response by the by.) ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/76 "2017-04-21T00:21:32Z")
**Devoā€¦**** Guess the car name?** Now whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it Itā€™s not too late To whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it Itā€™s not too late To whip it Whip it good! I say whip it Whip it good! I say whip it Whip it good! _How about the 1928_ **Whippet** _4WD sedan_? šŸ• šŸ• _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/77 "2017-04-21T00:27:25Z")
I canā€™t remember how to do those little smiley faced things but are you OK? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/78 "2017-04-21T00:43:40Z")
Some discussion in these parts recently of the Hillman Minx . Hillman I presume is somebodyā€™s name, but Minx? Doesnā€™t ā€œminxā€ mean a promiscuous or especially flirtatious young woman? Seems an odd name for a car. But it is still better than ā€œBoltā€ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/79 "2017-04-21T01:00:05Z")
> [@bing](#): > > I canā€™t remember how to do those little smiley faced things but are you OK? **Who me? Certainly! Iā€™m having fun. Itā€™s wine-thirty hereā€¦ Merlot!** Red, red wine, itā€™s up to you All I can do, Iā€™ve done Memories wonā€™t go Memories wonā€™t go Red, red wine, stay close to me Donā€™t let me be alone Itā€™s tearing apart My blue, blue heart Why? Something wrong? šŸ˜Š _ **CSA** _ šŸ· ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-worst-name-for-a-car/103079/80 "2017-04-21T01:23:30Z")
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