Cars Named After Cities Not Available In That City

"Margin Of Error" (marginoferror)
09/10/2015 at 14:02 • Filed to: lists, fc

Naming cars after cities is a common practice. The city they choose is most of the time some southern place people like to go on vacations or place that are known for they glamour factor or rugged terrain. It’s very rare that a car will be name after Hartford or Des Moines, but it’s even more strange when the car is not even available in the city it’s been named after.

5 - Dodge Monaco

The Dodge Monaco became a popular North American Police cruiser but was never seen close to the Principality.

4 - Chevrolet Corsica

This honest sedan was probably just too honest for the theft-plagued French island

3 - Alfa-Romeo Montréal

The Montréal was !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but Alfa decided to stick with it. Nevertheless, it wasn’t available for sale over there.

2 - Ford Torino

The only thing “Italian” the Ford Torino may have had was its dodgy reliability. Not for sale in Torino.

1 - Chevrolet Orlando

I guess that’s because Canadians wish they were down south, this little inexpensive is named about the Floridian but only available in Canada. Chevrolet says it is not sorry.

DISCUSSION (21)

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:10

The Monte Carlo probably wasn’t sold in Monte Carlo, and I don’t think the Kia Rio is available in Rio de Janeiro.

Margin Of Error > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
09/10/2015 at 14:11

What a shame

ranwhenparked > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:14

I don’t believe this was ever sold in Spain.

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Cé hé sin > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:20

Renault 21 Savanna, never to be seen in Savannah (with a H) in America.

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Cé hé sin > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:23

Not sold in Cortina (they got the identical Taunus) .

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FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Cé hé sin
09/10/2015 at 14:23

I thought it was called Nevada?

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:25

Kinja'd!!!

The VW T4/T5/T6 California. Nowhere to be found in California. Or the U.S.

Sweet Trav > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
09/10/2015 at 14:26

I want to see a 1980's NASCAR Monte Carlo SS running around the F1 Track.

For Sweden > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:27

Monaco isn’t a city

Cé hé sin > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
09/10/2015 at 14:28

It usually was. For Ireland and the UK it had to have its name changed because the US state of that name had registered itself as a trade mark or something like that, but only in English speaking places.

Cé hé sin > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
09/10/2015 at 14:28

Why? I thought they liked things like that over there.

Margin Of Error > For Sweden
09/10/2015 at 14:30

Let’s not be pedantic here Mr. Sweden.

Nor is Corsica, but it’s a place and the car was not available in the place it was named after.

I almost included Saturn in the list.

For Sweden > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:32

You should have included Saturn. Road & Track would have included Saturn.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Cé hé sin
09/10/2015 at 14:32

Probably, but VW hasn’t offerred a van since the T4 aka Eurovan in the U.S.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > For Sweden
09/10/2015 at 14:45

COTD.

wiffleballtony > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 14:49

Unfortunately the Kia Sedona is available there. The only mode of transportation that should be allowed is a Jeep or ancient coyote spirits.

kanadanmajava1 > Margin Of Error
09/10/2015 at 15:23

Kinja'd!!!

I’m pretty sure that you would have been able to have a Monaco in Monaco. That certain model sold quite well even in Finland and I have seen several examples that have survived. I’m sure that there wasn’t a Dodge store in Monaco but there probably wasn’t any other either so most cars were bought from neighboring countries.

Here’s a press photo of a Monaco in Monaco.

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