Most inappropriate historical name for the CUV version of the Chevy Bolt

"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich) 08/14/2019 at 17:45 • Filed to: None

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GM is going to release a CUV version of the Bolt. In China, they’re calling it the Menlo:

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Given how GM stuck the Blazer name on a ‘meh’ CUV that didn’t live up to the name, what historical Chevy model name would be most inappropriate for a CUV version of the Bolt?

My pick would be El Camino.

shop-teacher > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:02

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You shut your filthy mouth!

Crap, it's totally something they would do too.

lone_liberal > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:05

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Menlo? As in “Wizard of Menlo Park”? If so that’s kind of s trange since  Edison was buddies with Henry Ford.

benjrblant > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:06

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corvette?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > benjrblant 08/14/2019 at 18:07

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The could call it the Corvette SAV... Sport Activity Vehicle!

THAT’S A GREAT IDEA!!!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > shop-teacher 08/14/2019 at 18:09

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And for extra salt in the wound, it would be FWD!

nermal > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:15

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That’s the new model they’ve been wait ing to name the Zora.

Kiltedpadre > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:22

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I can see them bastardizing the Nomad name at some point.

Wacko > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:23

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Extreme or Typhoon 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:25

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Yeah, but that Duramax though...

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:28

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Not exactly a Chevrolet name but, as a Holden badge, it’s damn close:

Torana

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:42

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Hmm.

How mental would it be to call it the Beretta LTX. the LTX means... uh, L... L uxury Touring.. . Xtreme. 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/14/2019 at 18:53

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I think using the Commodore or Monaro names would give many pain as well.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/14/2019 at 18:54

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And then they’d rename the current Duramax engine something like “Ecotec D”

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 18:58

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Commodore is still in use on the RoW Regal.

Monaro would sting too. Honestly, though...Holden are not THAT stupid.

They are in enough shit as it is...

benn454 > Wacko 08/14/2019 at 19:20

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Xtreme I don’t care about. But if they use Typhoon:

shop-teacher > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 19:22

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*sigh*

Undoubtedly.

WilliamsSW > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 19:41

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I’m trying to think of a historical GM model name that hasn’t been already sullied by some garbage car and...

I’ve got nothing, sorry. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 19:44

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Cheyenne

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 19:46

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Greenbriar

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 19:46

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Co rvair Greenbrier

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 20:44

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Rolling Clean Coal

ranwhenparked > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/14/2019 at 21:32

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Monza? 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/15/2019 at 10:27

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Actually I think Greenbriar wouldn’t be a bad name. And most people won’t even know what the original Greenbriar was.

But I don’t think they’ll use that name since it doesn’t sound modern enough.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/15/2019 at 10:29

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And I also noticed that Holden sells way less and has way less market share compared to 10 years ago in Australia.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/15/2019 at 19:26

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Yes...they finding it hard to convince Australians to buy indifferent GM RoW product from Europe and Korea (both of which GM have largely abandoned) and their US sourced SUVs are not really fit for purpose against better made, featured and often priced Euro and Asian equivalents.

Worst is the Thai manufactured Colorado /Trailblazer which is in the market leading dual cab ute arena and perhaps doing the best of their product. Unfortunately, it’s ancient, Isuzu are no longer a development partner and GM doesn’t have a development partner for the next one...and the Isuzu/Mazda team up will be here next year and the twinned Ford Ranger/VW Amarok in 2021 as will the new Nissan/Mitsubishi/Renault dual cab.

Holden also doesn’t have a source of content to replace the Opel/Vauxhall derived cars like Astra and Commodore (Buick Regal) when their time comes . Unless GM China plays along and there’s no real prospect of that....