Little Known Fact #9

Kinja'd!!! "Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko)
10/19/2013 at 18:18 • Filed to: Little Known Facts

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The Volkswagen Touareg was originally named Bob, however the Germans found it too difficult to pronounce.


DISCUSSION (3)


Kinja'd!!! I love you but I've chosen hooning! > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/19/2013 at 19:43

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Touareg is a compromise between "Bob" which sounds weird to native German speakers and "Geländegängigesvierradantriebfahrzeug" which is just a regular word but Americans didn't like it because they like stupid names for their 4x4s. Like Raunchero, or Barebacker or TailGrinder.


Kinja'd!!! MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/19/2013 at 19:58

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Zis is ze Volkswagen Vob. Nein, ze Vaahb. Vahbb. Taureg!


Kinja'd!!! TheOnelectronic > I love you but I've chosen hooning!
10/19/2013 at 21:17

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That is such a hilariously literal name for a vehicle.