Facetious thoughts on Hyundai's N branding

"Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls" (internerdstuff) 10/03/2016 at 00:58 • Filed to: None

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I must admit, as much as i respect Hyundai i dont get their choice of ‘N’ high performance branding.
It feels like they’re trying to get some positive vibes from BMW’s ‘M’. That’s all well and good but it just ends up feeling cheap.

Words that M brings to mind: Mmmm. MORE! MOTOR. Monster. MASSIVE.

N words: NO! Nothing.Nada.Nyet.Niente.Nonsense.

I say they should have started with a different letter or probably better - a name.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 01:02

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Q: quinoa, quilting, quiet, quick, quiver

J: jambalaya, jamocha shake, Leeroy Jenkins

Berang > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 01:04

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Also, you know, that worst of all N words.

Nazis.

Dusty Ventures > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 01:16

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N stands for their Namyang proving grounds.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 01:23

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BMW’s old ///M director is now working from them, so they probably are getting lots of ///M feelings.

Nauraushaun > Dusty Ventures 10/03/2016 at 01:37

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Thanks for sharing this :D I had no idea. I knew M was probably Motorsports, so N had me stumped.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 01:39

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Or one third the M for one third the price?

Leonardo DiCabriolet > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 01:56

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My dad works for Hyundai and I asked him about it the other day and his explanation was that it either has something to do with the Nurburgring or some town in Korea that starts with N. Also the former BMW M boss heads up the N brand so there’s also that.

Sam > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 02:06

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But what about Namazing or Nawesome? Or maybe Nsuperfastcars?

xyzabc > Berang 10/03/2016 at 06:05

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Thought it was “Novercaphobia”...fear of one’s stepmother.

random001 > Dusty Ventures 10/03/2016 at 06:36

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Oh yeah? Prove it!

B/Xmrrmvr > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 07:56

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It’s a big middle finger to BMW after poaching Albert Bierman. I like how N rustles every Bimmerfan’s jimmies. :)

Dusty Ventures > random001 10/03/2016 at 10:52

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K.

random001 > Dusty Ventures 10/03/2016 at 12:02

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That....that was a “proving grounds” joke....that was poorly executed...

wiffleballtony > Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls 10/03/2016 at 13:04

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What’s not to understand? Hyundai made a name for themselves blatantly copying other brands. A blatant rip off of M is no surprise.

Dusty Ventures > random001 10/03/2016 at 14:07

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Ah, gotcha