The World of Weird Car Names

"KamikazePigeon" (KamikazePigeon) 01/20/2014 at 17:30 • Filed to: Car Names, Wikipedia

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Above is a Daihatsu Charade. A car that's probably more famous for its ridiculous name than its physical features.

Fellow Jalop, Japanophile25, had !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to say about certain car names.

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"Honestly sometimes I think they name cars by just writing random words on pieces of paper and picking them out of a hat."

Many of us agree with the ridiculousness of many car names. What if it was taken a step further? What if they ran out of names to put on said pieces of paper?! Oh nooooooo !!

Don't fret!! I have a solution!

They just go to Wikipedia, hit the "Random Article" button and write down whatever comes up!!

Just hitting the button a few times, I get some great examples.

Aloo Chaat (a Bollywood romantic comedy movie) Volkswagen Aloo Chaat, could be shortened to simply "AC" by enthusiasts

Agylla Nivea (A moth found in South America) Chevy Agylla, Nivea edition

Allan (a 1988 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer from her second album Ainsi soit je) I mean there's already the Vauxhall Adam right?

Shaldyr (a village in Kyrgyzstan) Toyota Shaldyr?

Torit (a town in South Sudan) Ford Torit?

The best ones I find tend to be of historical individuals and places around the world.

What sort of potential model names do you get?

Textured Soy Protein > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 17:35

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The best car name is the Mazda Bongo Friendee .

JustWaitingForAMate > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 17:39

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Honda Prelude.

Definition of 'prelude' :

An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.

...a prelude to what Honda? Tell us!

KamikazePigeon > Textured Soy Protein 01/20/2014 at 17:44

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The uber awesome decal on the side makes this even more awesome despite its name. That's extremely odd!!

Furthermore, its sister was the "Ford Freda" according to the link! That's hilarious!

MonkeePuzzle > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 17:44

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charade, famous to me for its rear wheel well design

offroadkarter > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 17:44

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Just remember, all articles on wikipedia eventually lead to Hitler...

Its a good thing all the German brands don't use real car names.

KamikazePigeon > JustWaitingForAMate 01/20/2014 at 17:45

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This name was never weird to me until now. I cannot unsee this.

The Prince of Peugeot > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 17:52

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Ford Modestus

Daihatsu Myeon (Yes I know Korean vs Japanese but I couldn't think of any good Korean car makers that would go well with it)

Pagani Nabatieh

Skoda Scleritis

Lamborghini Merande

Ferrari Ferreira (the La Ferrari's 2nd cousin twice removed)

TVR Chronus

Alfa Romeo Montreal Oylmpique

HammerheadFistpunch > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 18:00

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I asked a Toyota engineer why Japanese cars seem to have weird names that the Japanese would have trouble pronouncing...he had no response other than to tell me that when Japanese engineers come over and talk about quality, he always giggles when they ask how the driveline shunto is. (driveline shunt)

odieman44 > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 18:13

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I saw this Isuzu Axiom on the back of a wrecker yesterday.

Definition of axiom:

An axiom , or postulate , is a premise or starting point of reasoning. A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.

Mercedes Streeter > JustWaitingForAMate 01/20/2014 at 18:17

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Fun fact: Honda's named the Prelude after the musical term!

Mercedes Streeter > odieman44 01/20/2014 at 18:18

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Whenever I see an Axiom, I think of that starship from Wall-E...

KamikazePigeon > The Prince of Peugeot 01/20/2014 at 18:32

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These are perfect! My favourite has to be the Lamborghini Merande. You could totally go up to a non-car person and ask them if they've heard of the new Lamborghini Merande.

I feel like this would be a glorious video about a reporter going up to people and asking what they think of these non-existent cars.

Jimmy Kimmel did this to hipsters with bands they've made up.

DailyTurismo > KamikazePigeon 01/20/2014 at 19:07

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Dis is not a shawade..

JohnPlayerSpecial > JustWaitingForAMate 01/21/2014 at 06:55

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