Car Manufacturers Picking the Wrong Names Lately?

"Alternate Apex" (alternateapex) 01/16/2014 at 21:40 • Filed to: car names

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Is it just me or are car manufacturers picking the wrong names for new cars lately?

A couple examples of what I mean:

Ferrari LaFerrari instead of the F70 (or some variant)

Chevrolet SS instead of Chevelle (like Dodge's Charger)

Toyota FT-1 instead of Supra

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Alternate Apex 01/16/2014 at 21:41

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The FT-1 is just a concept, they aren't going to call it a Supra. If they make it it's almost 100% guaranteed it's going to be called the Supra.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Alternate Apex 01/16/2014 at 21:42

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Suzuki Every Wagon Joypop

Fred Smith > Alternate Apex 01/16/2014 at 21:46

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FT is Toyota's concept designation, just as LF is for Lexus. If the FT-1 goes from FT-1 to FT1 when it enters production as the LFA went from LF-A to LFA, that would indeed be a terrible name. However, Toyota doesn't use alphanumeric names for their Toyota-branded cars, so they'd likely go with Supra.

"SS" for what should've been Chevelle (Or Bel Air, or Impala...) was indeed silly, and it only gets sillier if the 130R is given that Chevelle designation and not Nova.

The LaFerrari name is silly, but Ferrari has a precedent for silly names, so it's not exactly out of character.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/16/2014 at 21:50

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What are you talking about that is the best name, duh. Or Suzuki Wagon R RR.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 01/16/2014 at 21:50

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It was a counter point.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/16/2014 at 21:53

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Ohh ok

TheOnelectronic > Alternate Apex 01/16/2014 at 21:56

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If Chevy called the SS a Chevelle, all the same people who had a buttpocalypse over the new Charger would be flinging poop at GM HQ.

Leadbull > Alternate Apex 01/16/2014 at 22:07

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Good thing nobody knows the SS exists.

M54B30 > Alternate Apex 01/16/2014 at 22:32

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BMW using 2 series when the 2002 and 2002tii was so awesome .

Louis Subearth > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 01/26/2014 at 13:35

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And if the Supra exists, it should have a gated manual option.