Funny/Intermixed car names

v1p3r · 28th April 2005, 00:08

Indica means india in greek, and was the name of the first treatise written by a westerner about india, the greek megasthenes.

try the twins from renault (i think) Bbop and bBOP or whatever the hell they were called...
the toyota yaris (?!), hyundai accent, suzuki jimmy, toyota camry and qualis.

vandan · 28th April 2005, 00:30

what about Proton Waja! and Wega! talking about ferrari what about dino!!?!! i know it was his sons name but you cant just name a car after that!!

PublicSecrecy · 28th April 2005, 01:32

What's wrong with the Fairlady? That was a cool name and a great car.

I think the Nissan Moco is a bit dumb. In Spanish, moco means booger/snot.

Steeroid · 28th April 2005, 01:38

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Originally Posted by vandan

what about Proton Waja! and Wega! talking about ferrari what about dino!!?!! i know it was his sons name but you cant just name a car after that!!

Do they have a Wega now? I thought their two compact sedans were called the Wira and Waja? Malaysian cars names are more sanskritised than Indian car names. Take Protons cars:

Wira is actually "Veera" corrupted into Malay

Satria is "Kshatriya" corrupted into Malay

Perdana is "Pradhana" or "Premier" corrupted into Malay

Citra is actually "Chitra" - there is no corruption here since 'C' in malay is the same as the English 'Ch". "Roti Canai" in Malay is what they call Roti Channa...

I still havent figured out what "Waja" means, though...

Mpower · 28th April 2005, 03:38

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Originally Posted by Stratos

The name Sumo..comes fro the name Sumant Moolgaonkar....who was a big person in Tata that time!!!

Oh! Puleeeze.....if it was a joke....its a good one.

Jokes apart Sumant Mulgaonkar was the father of Telco's ERC. One of India's greatest automobile engineers...they should name a car after him.

Mpower · 28th April 2005, 03:50

Dodge has 2 pickup trucks that are best and worst suited for an India launch as far as names go.

DODGE Ram - oooohhh! Our religious folks will think that its a modern version of Lord Ram's legendary chariot. Instant success guarenteed. Maybe Arun Govil should advertise for it.

DODGE Dakota - Dunno about the rest of India...but in Bangalore, if you say you have a Dakota...then it means you have a piece of junk. Maybe they should change the name if they want to launch it in India.

Abhay · 28th April 2005, 11:02

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Originally Posted by vandan

talking about ferrari what about dino!!?!! i know it was his sons name but you cant just name a car after that!!

Yes you can...it was a car named as a tribute to Dino after his untimely death.

As for other names when I saw the Toyota RAV4 for the first time I thought it was "Rava" ...that might have been funny..hehe

some more -
Proton Pert (!)
Subaru Outback
Holden Commodore

iceman91 · 28th April 2005, 17:03

how can you guys forget the followin:
suzuki jiminy....*** is that..??
grand Vitara...only thing grand is the price
skyline...come on its a sports car not a cruiser...
gallardo!!!!
names like charger,ram mustang are understandable but....
escalade...
hummer...no way does it hum...more of growls
REVA..no comments
sylvia....long lost girlfriend..sad demise of wife??
golf???wont be able to fit two golfers and their kits into one!!!

Abhay · 28th April 2005, 18:27

I just visted the Renault web-site because I knew there had to be more over there that I had missed since Renault are surely champions of stupid names.

Kangoo, Twingo, Espace we know already...
Trafic (Huh ?) , Trafic Generation, Master, Modus, Scenic , Grand Scenic, Kangoo Express.....and they are all butt ugly!!!!

Only Renault names I like are Laguna & Clio (which is a superb car as well)

vandan · 28th April 2005, 18:33

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Do they have a Wega now? I thought their two compact sedans were called the Wira and Waja? Malaysian cars names are more sanskritised than Indian car names.

sorry must be thinking abt sony eh!yea it is Wira matbe i was in my sleep while postin that.

GS300 · 28th April 2005, 23:27

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Originally Posted by superavi

How about the Maruti ZEN?

I have heard that ZEN stands for Zero Engine Noise.

BTW, Camry means crown in japanaese.

what do u think of Premier "Padmini" ?

Stratos · 28th April 2005, 23:34

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Originally Posted by GS300

I have heard that ZEN stands for Zero Engine Noise.

I dont think Zen actually stands for that. This looks like an Home Made Full Form!!

X-Machine · 29th April 2005, 03:54

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Originally Posted by GS300

I have heard that ZEN stands for Zero Engine Noise.

BTW, Camry means crown in japanaese.

what do u think of Premier "Padmini" ?

It was named after Padmini Kolhapure.

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iceman91 · 29th April 2005, 10:22

well just found out that the mitsubishi FTO stands for Fresh Touring one!!!!!!!!! had me in the splits

revvhed · 1st May 2005, 06:18

anyone here remember the Standard GAZELLE .. heh heh .. sure did'nt move like one .. what about the Morris OXFORD .. only for the highly educated i suppose .. or was it the result of an Ox mated with a Ford .. LOL .. and the OLdsmobile Cutlass Supreme .. *** was that all about .. and Aveek .. Espace in French means Space ..
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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Indica means india in greek, and was the name of the first treatise written by a westerner about india, the greek megasthenes. try the twins from renault (i think) Bbop and bBOP or whatever the hell they were called... the toyota yaris (?!), hyundai accent, suzuki jimmy, toyota camry and qualis.
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28th April 2005, 00:30	#77
vandan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 179 Thanked: Once	what about Proton Waja! and Wega! talking about ferrari what about dino!!?!! i know it was his sons name but you cant just name a car after that!!
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PublicSecrecy Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I unno Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	What's wrong with the Fairlady? That was a cool name and a great car. I think the Nissan Moco is a bit dumb. In Spanish, moco means booger/snot.
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28th April 2005, 03:50	#81
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Dodge has 2 pickup trucks that are best and worst suited for an India launch as far as names go. DODGE Ram - oooohhh! Our religious folks will think that its a modern version of Lord Ram's legendary chariot. Instant success guarenteed. Maybe Arun Govil should advertise for it. DODGE Dakota - Dunno about the rest of India...but in Bangalore, if you say you have a Dakota...then it means you have a piece of junk. Maybe they should change the name if they want to launch it in India.
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	how can you guys forget the followin: suzuki jiminy....*** is that..?? grand Vitara...only thing grand is the price skyline...come on its a sports car not a cruiser... gallardo!!!! names like charger,ram mustang are understandable but.... escalade... hummer...no way does it hum...more of growls REVA..no comments sylvia....long lost girlfriend..sad demise of wife?? golf???wont be able to fit two golfers and their kits into one!!!
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28th April 2005, 18:27	#84
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 11 Times	I just visted the Renault web-site because I knew there had to be more over there that I had missed since Renault are surely champions of stupid names. Kangoo, Twingo, Espace we know already... Trafic (Huh ?) , Trafic Generation, Master, Modus, Scenic , Grand Scenic, Kangoo Express.....and they are all butt ugly!!!! Only Renault names I like are Laguna & Clio (which is a superb car as well)
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	well just found out that the mitsubishi FTO stands for Fresh Touring one!!!!!!!!! had me in the splits
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revvhed BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 184 Thanked: 30 Times	anyone here remember the Standard GAZELLE .. heh heh .. sure did'nt move like one .. what about the Morris OXFORD .. only for the highly educated i suppose .. or was it the result of an Ox mated with a Ford .. LOL .. and the OLdsmobile Cutlass Supreme .. *** was that all about .. and Aveek .. Espace in French means Space .. cheers Last edited by revvhed : 1st May 2005 at 06:20.
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