Why Good Car Names are RARE

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Ford Mustang. Dodge Challenger. Toyota Tacoma. Some car names are so good, you can't imagine them being anything else. But sometimes, cars get dumb names. I'm talking REALLY dumb (Nissan Rouge anybody?). So how does that happen? We'll show you how cars get named, both good and bad.
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@vur2584 2 жыл бұрын

The “eBussy” has to go down in history as the most legendary car name

@defalt45 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao yea

@siimu111 2 жыл бұрын

I want eBussy now

@the1pigeon 2 жыл бұрын

Funny enough, the audi E-Tron is a funny name in french since étron means shit

@chm1ata 2 жыл бұрын

@@DC90X it’s a honda

@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 2 жыл бұрын

Either that or the Gaylord

@danieljones8706 2 жыл бұрын

Lotus has had some really good names: Elise, Europa, Evora, Exige, Elan, Emira... They all sound like elegant words I'd find in a museum in Europe lol.

@x-90 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s see you got the Elise Esprit Eclat Elite Europa CARLTON Elan Exige Essex Than you just got the Seven, Mk. 1 Cortina, and 2/3 Eleven. Wish they just stuck with E names

@dollarstorequality 2 жыл бұрын

@@x-90 Lotus Carlton be like : It's not unusual to be loved by anyone...

@dohmies77 2 жыл бұрын

@@dollarstorequality Carlton sounds more like an upscale suburb in England rather than a car

@CheapskateMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

@@x-90 Meh the Carlton doesn't really count. The name is Vauxhall's fault as that is the name of the car its based on. Also, are you insinuating that Carlton is NOT an elegant word? It's not unusual to be loved by anyone....

@dollarstorequality 2 жыл бұрын

@@dohmies77 my reply is a reference from the American tv show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. It is definitely a weird name for a car. Pretty much any proper name would be, Nissan is the only one I know to pull it off.

@CharlesWilson575 2 жыл бұрын

When I worked for Toyota in 01-05 the training classes we had to take to get certified told us that LEXUS was short for Luxury EXport to the US.

@t.v.3502 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@ChrissEsparza Жыл бұрын

Nice

@stfu7203 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@LorianandLothric 11 ай бұрын

Nice

@7N_GA 11 ай бұрын

Nice

@b.-m.p.3111 Жыл бұрын

I love how Toyota named the Corolla's Trueno and Levin. Trueno in spanish means "thunder" and Levin in archaic english means "lighting".

@Henry2000Almeida 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta put it out there. Mitsubishi "Eclipse" is one of the coolest sounding car names

@Mudsquadofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@99toyotacorolla 2 жыл бұрын

And then you realize Mitsubishi also named their legendary SUV Pajero, which essentially means wanker in Spanish

@musewolfman 2 жыл бұрын

@@99toyotacorolla Mitsubishi Pajero Evo. Self-pleasure, evolved.

@johnjacob688 2 жыл бұрын

@@musewolfman Most guys would prefer the Pajero over being stuck with Laputa.

@boss_vision65 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad they butchered the coolness that name had, with the ghastly little monstrosity that is the eclipse cross.

@xeftones 2 жыл бұрын

Land Cruiser is a good name. Straight to the point and easy to remember.

@captainzoll3303 2 жыл бұрын

and definitely not a knockoff of Land Rover

@thehypercovery 2 жыл бұрын

And it fits the car well. "Cruises over all Land terrains"

@sethery7826 2 жыл бұрын

@@captainzoll3303 I don’t know if I’d call it a knockoff but it’s pretty easy to get the names mixed up when you’re a fan of both

@captainzoll3303 2 жыл бұрын

@@sethery7826 when it was new back in 1951, it was absolutely a knockoff of land rover. However since then, it's definitely proven it's at least as good, if not better than land rovers in most cases.

@automation7295 2 жыл бұрын

@@sethery7826 Land Cruiser was once considered a knockoff of Land Rover back in 1951, since Land Rover was introduced in 1948.

@ariprabowo85 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair to Nissan Laputa, the name is probably inspired by a setting in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travel" (1726). In the book, Laputa is a relatively small, floating island which can be maneuvered by its inhabitants via magnetic levitation. But yeah, it can be read as a Spanish word for the oldest occupation in the world.

@cecilthecavetroll9743 7 ай бұрын

Laputa just sounds bad though.

@XeclipseXZ 6 ай бұрын

It is always the Spanish isn’t it? La puta, no va, Mitsubishi Pajero are few examples

@RealOttawatt 10 ай бұрын

The word "scat" can also refer to a music technique used in jazz (among other genres) in which a vocalist sings meaningless syllables as opposed to actual words. I don't know how that relates to the Dodge "scat pack", but it's a nice fact.

@lunchtimewatches1854 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always liked Honda’s musical names. The Accord, Jazz, Ballade, Concerto

@rina5221 2 жыл бұрын

Also prelude and beat

@TheMrPeteChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Accord means an agreement. It's not named after the accordion musical instrument.

@CerberusTenshi 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrPeteChannel An accord is a set of notes that you strum in one swipe.

@peugeotICHIBAN 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrPeteChannel nah, it's from the french "accord" (Engl.: Chord) and thus also is connected to the music theme.

@metalface8515 2 жыл бұрын

then suddenly came Hyundai with the Sonata xD

@blackknight3830 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing screams more exotic than: Pagani Zonda It's music to the ears

@asimepuse 2 жыл бұрын

Pagani is the last name of the designer and Zonda is the name of a wind in Argentina (where the designer was born)

@fabianmars6509 2 жыл бұрын

@@asimepuse the earth was flat, then it forgot it was flat, now its round

@koolas_9429 2 жыл бұрын

Huayra sounds more exotic imo

@blackknight3830 2 жыл бұрын

@@koolas_9429 was considering Huayra, it just doesn't roll off the tounge just as nice haha

@ChaCha-lw4vj 2 жыл бұрын

I like that one a lot. My favorite is probably the Rolls Royce Ghost.

@imthedarknight-8755 2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought the Corvette stingray had one of the best names

@thomaschristopher8593 8 ай бұрын

especially since it is shaped like one.

@CanalAleblasco77 2 жыл бұрын

Since I'm from Spain, SEAT way of branding car names after their split with FIAT is very easy to remember because most of the them are named after Spanish towns(SEAT Leon, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Marbella, etc...) or Spanish monuments (mainly the SEAT Alhambra) and there's the SEAT Mii, which is the equivalent of the Volkswagen Up! or the Skoda Citigo but with a SEAT badge.

@NALTOHQ Жыл бұрын

Mii?!? *nintendo keystrokes*

@sanshbros7962 8 ай бұрын

how did the SEAT mii pass the legal department without Nintendo interfering?

@lukethenuke7538 2 жыл бұрын

When I got my KIA Cee'd (yes, with apostrophe) I was like "the hell does that even mean? Is it a Korean pronunciation of something cool?". Well, absolutely not. It means *Community Economics of Europe, with European Design* and since it came out Ceeed they removed an "e" by putting the apostrophe, Cee'd. My disappointment was immeasurable and my day was ruined.

@Danse_Macabre_125 2 жыл бұрын

oof also these fucking bots need to calm down

@lukethenuke7538 2 жыл бұрын

@@Danse_Macabre_125 bots are even worst than the name Cee'd.

@tatacraft791 2 жыл бұрын

my dad owns a 2009 kia Cee'd, *yeah no one asked, also its slow as heck*

@raymonds7492 2 жыл бұрын

Still sounds good.

@Danse_Macabre_125 2 жыл бұрын

@@lukethenuke7538 worse than any Chinese car with a 56100 word name

@geodude3966 2 жыл бұрын

When I was 16 I got my first car, it was a Ford Probe SE. The Eclipse GSX and Subaru WRX were popular at the time, so I bought some decals and renamed my car the Ford Probe SE-X. Elon would've approved.

@chickenfeet8558 2 жыл бұрын

I love this 😂

@jcollins2826 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the SE-X should have been before the Probe. E Ford SE-X Probé.

@L_A_Z_A_R_U_S 2 жыл бұрын

Im dying of laughter because of this, lol

@smoothkebab 11 ай бұрын

@@iugbrgbbiurejhnyt I can literally imagine Jeremy Clarkson saying that.

@DanielHuggett-ob9ho 7 ай бұрын

Yeah it also would have been corny AF

@tjakal Жыл бұрын

5:08 Huge shout-out from Scandinavia to 'Small on the outside but big on the inside' - Honda Fitta (rebranded Jazz/Fit).

@79ajvw 2 жыл бұрын

I loved my 1970 Plymouth fury grand coupe, the license plate was 360brp. It had the 360 ci and was red so I interpreted it as big red Plymouth. I fit 12 people comfortably and it was a blast to drive! Also it was almost 6in longer than a friend's 64' impala

@YEdwardP 2 жыл бұрын

The “Maserati Quattroporte” hits me as one of the less creative names. I sounds vaguely Italian and exotic, but it literally just means “Maserati Four Doors.” Not terrible, but definitely learning hard on the exotic vibes of Italy rather than creativity.

@dr.science_0177 2 жыл бұрын

Maserati names now just shows the current state of the company shit and unreliable Edit: it comes to my attention that the name has been around since the 60s. But I will still gonna say how shitty Maserati is in their current state

@Bzking23 2 жыл бұрын

Still better than Maserati Coupe.

@dankvasko 2 жыл бұрын

Maserati Quattroformaggi

@whelk 2 жыл бұрын

Like the Ford Fordor and Tudor literally referring to the number of doors.

@robertstone9988 2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.science_0177 they use the quattroporte name for years now like going back into the twenties and 30s this is not a new name

@Nash_Nismo 2 жыл бұрын

Dodge has some pretty great ones for sure...Charger, Challenger, Durango, Demon and of course the Viper which is especially perfect.

@Auto-m8 2 жыл бұрын

Neon Dart Caliber Avenger Journey Magnum Stratus Dakota Nitro

@nooranik21 2 жыл бұрын

They also named cars the "Neon" and "Caliber" which are dumb as fuck

@Nash_Nismo 2 жыл бұрын

@@nooranik21 no arguments there, I promise you.

@nooranik21 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nash_Nismo Dodge names. High highs and low lows.

@2011metalmaniac 2 жыл бұрын

charger is good one. its a type of battle horse.

@Ronan_Shaw 2 жыл бұрын

STARTING SKETCH IS AWESOME love the sketches!!!!! Please more

@MonkeyPunchZPoker 2 жыл бұрын

The Buick Century has a cool story behind it - it was the first production car capable of going 100 MPH with back in the 30s was called "doing the century".

@nancymcmonarch 11 ай бұрын

I had a 2000 Century that, alas, didn't survive to see much of this one. The last straw was when three of the window motors failed in the same month. NEXT!

@Lokaci_wolf 2 жыл бұрын

i always liked the way that "Chevrolet Chevette" sounded :)

@RSpracticalshooting 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Chevy Chevette is just such a satisfying name to say out loud.

@wowzersmcgee9361 2 жыл бұрын

Yo dude, we'll take the Vette! Oh, chevette😥

@Man_in_BLKtruck1991 2 жыл бұрын

Chevelle + Corvette = boxy hatchback with an Isuzu diesel. 😂 Makes perfect sense

@thecoreelementsmoto 2 жыл бұрын

Always seemed like "little chevy" to me. Seemed to fit. My mom drove one for years

@robertstone9988 2 жыл бұрын

Corvette is a small warship

@sahirmaharaj9187 2 жыл бұрын

The Porsche tycan 'turbo', a fully electric car, should definitely be on the list

@arnoldmbuthia2687 2 жыл бұрын

Still going on 3 yrs later?

@sahirmaharaj9187 2 жыл бұрын

@@arnoldmbuthia2687 probably

@AlejandroLZuvic 2 жыл бұрын

I mostly agree with you, but to be fair "Turbo" isn't part of the actual name. While in other Porsche cars the "Turbo" badge indeed indicates the presence of a turbo, there are also Porsche cars with a turbo in the engine but no "turbo" badge in sight. So there's really not a lot of logic behind it now, it's just a cool way of differentiate variants of the same car. At this point, the word "Turbo" is more of a "version" or trim reference, like the "GTI" in a Peugeot 208 or S in the Mini Cooper, or the "P85D" or "Plaid" in the Tesla Model S.

@sahirmaharaj9187 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlejandroLZuvic I 100% agree but with this car specifically, sure it may not be part of the actual name, but the top of the range model turbo name implies that there is a turbo in a fully electric car

@syxepop 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Taycan "turbo for Marketing only" BEV... (there's no such thing as a BEV with any forced induction, as the motor(s) will do it from any RPM level)

@bestfoodchannelever Жыл бұрын

@9:45 that scream bought back so many memories from my childhood 😆😆😆😆

@Tsotha 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting hearing about how car names come into being, there are some of them I have wondered about for a long time (e. g. Toyota Camry as mentioned)

@HwCollins 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, Kia's "Stinger" is probably the best new (in the last 5 years) sports car/sedan name.

@RoyalViking465 2 жыл бұрын

In the last 5 years maybe but not in the market

@romansenger2322 2 жыл бұрын

Not in germqn though. It reads like it stinks

@AndyZULUL 2 жыл бұрын

@schoolboy7655 2 жыл бұрын

DODGE CHALLENGER IS A BADASS NAME

@MumbleRapLovesToSuck 2 жыл бұрын

Impreza sounds like someone in Poland is partying

@jamesbarisitz4794 2 жыл бұрын

Renault put the huge "Le Car" decal on the door so customers didn't accidentally try to drive Le toaster to work.

@jonytube 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus LOL

@morgansemail9596 2 жыл бұрын

this comment is more creative then the name of the car I mean "Le Car"

@vadimnovikov7350 2 жыл бұрын

That business meeting scene in the beginning is 10/10! :D :D I also like Nolan acting as a tough guy!

@bengoacher4455 2 жыл бұрын

Rolls Royce have an ethereal theme for their cars. Ghost, Wraith, Phantom, Spectre. Aston Martin has the Vantage, the Vulcan, Valkyrie as well as the DB line. Lotus have the Elise, Exige etc. so yeah, British luxury brands have the best car names. Oh wait, I forgot about the Lambos, Countach, Diablo, Murcielago, Aventador, Huracan, gallardo and Urus (ok Urus sounds like the rear end of a bull but anyway)

@bizooty8782 2 жыл бұрын

I always liked Camaro and Supra a lot as a kid. They dont really mean anything, but sound rad and when you say them out loud, everyone knows that youre talking about the car.

@derekmorgan120 2 жыл бұрын

What is Camaro? A small vicious animal that eats mustangs. That’s what a gm guy said when it came out.

@pinkyless 2 жыл бұрын

Supra means above in Latin

@ytentertainment4913 2 жыл бұрын

I think Bizooty would make a good car name actually. Some Ute for the Australian market by a Japanese auto maker. The Subaru Bizooty. He'll ya

@SCHMALLZZZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmorgan120 Camaro is essentially slang for "dude" "buddy" or "pal" in French

@nanoscapehd6179 2 жыл бұрын

Camaro means shrimp-like

@antw2657 2 жыл бұрын

I think Aston Martin's names all sound great. They all start with V and typically represent something cool. The Vanquish, Vulcan, Victor, Valkyrie, Valhalla, Vantage, Virage and then the use of Volante for the convertibles. Edit: Ignoring the DB series (still sound cool imo), the lagonda and the rapide. Edit 2: Missed the Valhalla

@nickisfast4284 2 жыл бұрын

except the Lagonda

@nickisfast4284 2 жыл бұрын

and the DB series

@Andy_77799 2 жыл бұрын

Same with Lotus, all the names start with E. Elise, Exige,Espirit,Evija,Evora,Europa,Elan

@dma6548 2 жыл бұрын

U forgot the Valhalla

@AhmedAkram903 2 жыл бұрын

Wait I think of something Maybe there wasn't a DB8 because the Vantage is the DB8? Because it was released close to the DB9 And the new Vantage is the DB10 Next gen Vantage DB12

@fastcar7337 5 ай бұрын

My favorite car name is probably “Roadrunner” because Chrysler bought the license from WB to use Road Runner to market their muscle car (which is also probably my favorite muscle car) and so Road Runner is featured on some of the cars, and every Plymouth Roadrunner as far as I know has a horn which goes “beep-beep”!

@x7ameedo700 2 жыл бұрын

Its my first time to hear about Mazda Laputa but im kinda loving it in first sight.

@ericMT 2 жыл бұрын

Ask any Japanese person to say the word “stallion” and you will see why they named it Starion. No disrespect intended, it’s just how accents work. I like that name actually.

@Real_British 2 жыл бұрын

I think its bcoz the word "L" is not exist in katakana, so they always replace it with "R"

@geraldscott4302 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, the name Starion was supposed to mean "Star of Orion"

@toomanymarys7355 2 жыл бұрын

@@geraldscott4302 I wish it were Stallion. That would make it coolerz honestly...

@Zackaria_sMax 2 жыл бұрын

They named it Starion because you are slightly racist?... that's weird, but ok ill go ask Glenn Howerton from Its Always Sunny to say "stallion" and find out why they called it that... lol 🤪

@colinanderson9085 2 жыл бұрын

@@Zackaria_sMax he’s not wrong bruh idk why ur pressed about it. I’m Japanese and while I don’t have an accent because I grew up in America my grandma has a heavy accent and she can’t say the “L” sound because it doesn’t exist in the Japanese language.

@honestyisthegucci 2 жыл бұрын

The E in 500E or 190E does not stand for E-Class. It's for Einspritzer, which means injector. Also the 190 does not always mean engine size. Look at the 190 2.3. or 2.6. for example and the 190 is always the size of a small sedan, not medium. So it was already confusing back in the day. And with the three letter names nowadays, C stands for coupe or C-Class, E for E-Class, S for sport or S-Class, L for lightweight or luxury, G for Gelände which means terrain or offroad and K for Klein which means small.

@snapchatsnacks3154 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information man. What does CLk stand for ? I can not find any good information about what it stands for.

@snapchatsnacks3154 2 жыл бұрын

I keep hearing CL stands for Coupe and Lite but what about the K ?

@honestyisthegucci 2 жыл бұрын

@@snapchatsnacks3154 Klein, which means small in German.

@SnellenEddy 2 жыл бұрын

so basicly its confusing af becouse some letters can mean different things and the 190e was for the chassis and not the engine but then on other models the 500e was for the engine like wtf

@davidcrisan7438 2 жыл бұрын

Also I think it became more confusing after the release of the youngtimer line-up with a lot of different powertrains, for example the C200 CDI (2.2 Diesel engine) and C220 CDI ( still a 2.2 but with a little bit more hrsprs), or the C280 with a 3.0 engine.

@curiousrex5183 6 ай бұрын

The lambos had some cool names too. They not only sound cool but they are named after bulls which is in its logo

@denamaharani6479 11 ай бұрын

my personal favorite is mazda Biante. one of the few alphabetical mazdas (outside japan). sounds simple and beautiful. talking about 4:27 iirc there's a diecast company named "biante model cars" from australia. maybe if the Mazda was offered there, it would be renamed

@TheJudoJoker 2 жыл бұрын

Even though they're just numbers and letters, the RX-7 and RX-8 are definitely badass. They sound like some sort of military explosive device.

@HyperVanilo 2 жыл бұрын

Citroen C4?

@matthew_natividad 2 жыл бұрын

S15 Silvia 180/240sx?

@royalspindrift 2 жыл бұрын

I like Mazda's Rotary "R", Sport "X" convention as well. And put a Rotary in an Miata, and you'd have an RX-5. Yeah, I'd buy one.

@k_8609 2 жыл бұрын

@@HyperVanilo kaboom

@Pathfinding-earth 2 жыл бұрын

@@royalspindrift The X means eXperimental

@wildeturkey2006 2 жыл бұрын

Australia had the FORD FALCON (only the fastest bird in the world) and the HOLDEN TORANA (Indigenous word meaning 'to fly').

@neelparmar6690 2 жыл бұрын

MALOO is also an indigenous word, I believe it means “thunder”

@tobylee7863 2 жыл бұрын

Was going to comment Torana my dad has one

@captainzoll3303 2 жыл бұрын

what about the Opel Commodore, Pontiac Sunbird, Vauxhall Belmont, Chevrolet Kingswood, Cadillac Calais, Cadillac De Ville, or Chevrolet Caprice? GM's reuse of names is pretty interesting when you get into it.

@Helmsy1212 2 жыл бұрын

The Falcon used to be sold in America too but Ford discontinued it in 1970

@captainzoll3303 2 жыл бұрын

@@Helmsy1212 in fact, the first two generations of australian falcon were just slightly modified US falcons.

@thomaschristopher8593 8 ай бұрын

2:51 Notice the comma inside the end double quote,

@zaranski2009 10 ай бұрын

I love the fact that some car manufacturers have an animal as a symbol

@bolt5564 2 жыл бұрын

All of the Saturn cars with names. They had names that fit a theme with each other and with the name of the brand Saturn. In my opinion some of the best names are Ion, Aura, and Sky.

@ShersGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Names were cool. Cars were just rebadged GM. True and best Saturns were S cars.

@dannymac6368 2 жыл бұрын

Why bring up Oldsmobile in this comment? Surely it’s because Saturn’s naming was so memorable. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

@bolt5564 2 жыл бұрын

@@dannymac6368 I didn't bring up Oldsmobile. I'm not sure what you are talking about?

@sirvance2532 2 жыл бұрын

@@bolt5564 you did on accident. Aurora is Oldsmobile. You meant Aura.

@kingskoot4616 2 жыл бұрын

Id say Pontiac had some of the coolest names (GTO, FireBird, Bonneville, Solstice, Fiero, Phoenix, Chieftain, Cobalt, G6,G8) hands down Pontiac had the best cars names

@TdrSld 2 жыл бұрын

You know that "eBussy" looks pretty spacious, like it could handle a number of people at once comfortably!!

@entritur 2 жыл бұрын

note sure i want to use the same "ebussy" as my friends. I want my own "ebussy" to drive hard.

@reaperasylum 2 жыл бұрын

Ouch nice word play but you still need to spray.

@TdrSld 2 жыл бұрын

@@entritur some times sharing is caring!! Haha.

@TdrSld 2 жыл бұрын

@@reaperasylum on those moments standing in a glade bag is best.

@syxepop 2 жыл бұрын

That eBussy seems like a (slightly above Kei class) "pod platform BEV" that the manufacturer can put whatever different style they can offer on top of it. Problem is, in a very Chinese fashion, they blatantly copied Bugatti's logo (Ettore Bugatti, you know...)

@hellraider_6817 2 жыл бұрын

skyline is the most calm and cool name for a beast car which also looks like the calm before the storm

@jawsh3893 2 жыл бұрын

"Ford Raptor" is just all in all bad ass.

@zachb9856 2 жыл бұрын

Japan has the best names. Suzuki Mighty Boy, Nissan Homy Super Long, Mazda Bongo Friendee, the list goes on

@Vanadium 2 жыл бұрын

pahaah, really? I need to look at their lineup NOW

@automation7295 2 жыл бұрын

It would be funny if Nissan Homy Super Long was called "Nissan Horny Super Long"

@joaquinrosendezarco5560 2 жыл бұрын

And the Honda Joy Machine

@redslate 2 жыл бұрын

Horny Super-Long Hahaha

@jg5001 2 жыл бұрын

Legit thought about buying a Mazda Bongo Friendee only because it'd be a hell of a rare sight in the USA.

@MallocFree90 2 жыл бұрын

One funny story is about the Alfa Romeo "Giulietta". During a meeting in a restaurant between 5 alfa's engineer where they were trying to find a name for the next car .. A Russian Playboy said to them "you guys are 5 Romeo without a Giulietta" and so, they decided to use that name!

@TIMMEH19991 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Marco, I now know where my car's name comes from LOL!!!!!

@Real_British 2 жыл бұрын

Man if it sold on France, they probably changed it into "guillotine" lol

@mwilhelmindetroit 2 жыл бұрын

I always liked Studibaker "Avanti" (Italian for GO!) Also, honorable mention for Pontiac (native American chief) GTO (Grand Touring Option).

@hugomota3696 2 жыл бұрын

Currently, SEAT (which is a spanish company owned by VW) use the coolest names of locations in Spain: Ibiza (like the one I own), Leon, Ateca, Alhambra, etc

@derpymandalorian1592 2 жыл бұрын

Suzuki samurai. It's the greatest diy car of all time, damn near indestructible, and I mean, it's called a samurai... what more do you want?

@mrxmgs3768 2 жыл бұрын

A Suzuki Katana to go with it when I'm on the mood to ride a bike.

@Zepplin76 2 жыл бұрын

And a suzuki Samurai motorcycle... Kawasaki Ninja... Can name the garage Shadow Warriors or something.

@bacquivaguidelava 2 жыл бұрын

@@Zepplin76 Honda ronin XD

@JoseRivera-ym3wj 2 жыл бұрын

Better name than the JDM model name: Jimny.

@LeoMkII 2 жыл бұрын

@@JoseRivera-ym3wj totally

@lounatik 2 жыл бұрын

I still love the Mazda Scrum Wagon. Absolute masterpiece of a name. A good runner up is the Mclaren F1 though... it's just straight forward from where the influence came from

@automation7295 2 жыл бұрын

Why can't all car manufactures name their cars after sexual activities or references and funny names? GTA IV and V literally has a car named "Schafter", why can fictional cars get away with it when real life manufacturers can't? It would be funny if Ferrari or any Italian automaker name their cars "Bolide". I wish Honda Jazz was called "Fitta" as they originally planned when selling them in Europe.

@setsunaes 2 жыл бұрын

I once heard (PROBABLY James was the person who said that) that the Mclaren f1 was named like that because Ferrari had their F50 and people in MClaren said something like: "Shit, let's show to those fools that our new car is 50 times better than theirs" ... Having said that it sounds stupid buuuut could totally be a true history.

@rickybhattacharya6 2 жыл бұрын

4:20 Ford Mustang sold as Ford T5 in Germany because one company did have the trademark of that name. I know what company that was. It's Krüpp Mustang truck of Germany from mid 20th century. Also Mahindra Scorpio had to be renamed in Europe because there was another trademark registered under the name "Scorpio" and that belongs to Ford. Ford had a car named Scorpio that was sold from mid 1980s to late 1990s. Mahindra had to sell their car Scorpio in Europe under another name called "Goa" or Goa Pickup or just pickup.

@liuzeta9406 Жыл бұрын

fun fact: the porsche 911 was supposed to be named the 9001 in the first place. But Peugeot had already trademarked any car name with 2 zeros in the middle (say like 4002, 2009, or the 1008).

@thomasjones377 2 жыл бұрын

On the topic of [5:00] Fun fact: The Toyota MR2 is known in France and Belgium as the MR Spyder because of French: 2 in French is deux, pronounced like de (the but with a d instead of a t) Merde is French for "shit" MR2 comes extremely close.

@thebrickshooter5974 2 жыл бұрын

The spyder was the 3rd generation, the first two were called MR roadsters

@lioneldm5130 2 жыл бұрын

The audi etron has the same problem...

@Zeveulesaussure 2 жыл бұрын

Nice fun fact my fellow french !

@blueridgegarage 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jameswayland2339 2 жыл бұрын

The third gen was also called MR Spyder in the us , and MRS in Japan . Mrs is short mistress , so they thought most guys would see it as a car for women .

@gabrielulibarri9950 2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought that the Corvette had a killer name. Especially since it was named after a very fast and manuervable warship.

@Appletank8 2 жыл бұрын

Shame there's no car named battleship

@johnz6877 2 жыл бұрын

@@Appletank8 Yeah that's because battleship would be an awful name.

@garrettreven5144 2 жыл бұрын

Ok, the BMW naming convention blew my mind

@johng9123 9 ай бұрын

The Pontiac “Goolie” as some people that walked into the store I worked in as a teen in the automotive section for car parts used to call it lol (Pontiac 6000le) the lettering style made it look like it said Goolie 😂🤦🏻‍♂️👍🏻😉

@jman6970 2 жыл бұрын

Ford missed the mark with the Mach E name. Instead of diluting the Mustang name, which has always represented a 2-door pony car (and not a crossover SUV), they could’ve called it the Model E. Not only would it be funny after the Tesla Model 3 situation, but it’d generate tons of publicity and signify a new era for FOMOCO. Or hey, even just Mach E. That’s cool too. Edit: I want to also add that my issue has nothing to do with an electric drive train. The Mustang has almost always had a diverse engine and trim selection. However, I don’t recall a four-door crossover SUV body and chassis ever being offered as an option. They did the same thing to the Lightning. Lightning represented a 2-door performance truck, now it’s just an F-150 engine option. Pretty stupid move for the inevitable future when most vehicles are electrified. Guess all Ford trucks will have to take on the Lightning name. “F-150 Crew Cab Lariat Lightning, F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab King Ranch Tremor Lightning,” etc. If you don’t think a vehicle will sell well without borrowing a name that means something, build a better vehicle. When it came to classics like the Cuda, 442, Challenger, and so on, the name didn’t sell the car. The car sold the name. Super frustrating.

@automation7295 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure "Model E" name is used for Ford E-Series/Econoline. Yes, Ford obviously shouldn't used the "Mustang" name, just should've simply called it "Ford Mach E" I think the reason they used the "Mustang" name since it's a very recognizable name to compete with Tesla Model 3. But the name it controversial regardless, not only that, Ford Mustang Mach E isn't even related to the 2-door pony car at all.

@musewolfman 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, they totally should have. That would've been hilarious.

@matthewdavison1090 2 жыл бұрын

I agree they could have brought a name from the past. Names like the Galaxy or Comet. Something futuristic with a classic name would have be best

@automation7295 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewdavison1090 I think you're unaware that Ford already name "Galaxy" for their MPV for European markets. Also the past US model was "Galaxie", not "Galaxy"

@matthewdavison1090 2 жыл бұрын

@@automation7295 ok didn't know that but honestly I do think there was better names for the Mach E

@PWN_Nation 2 жыл бұрын

When Nolan said "synergy", Jerry's eye-roll mirrored the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.

@Mirsab 2 жыл бұрын

Synergy could be a good name

@mrbennyficial9524 2 жыл бұрын

The intro was probably the best one I’ve seen so far😂😂😂

@warcrafthumanlord 2 жыл бұрын

Well sometimes car companies don't always bother to check it all, so for example in some eastern European countries the Ford is selling the model Kuga, with the Kuga part meaning plague in those languages. Also Renault recently uncovered a new Renault Arkana, however it was renamed in eastern Europe to Megane Conquest, because Arkan was a mobster/paramilitary leader... and the add on letter "a" after a name, in those eastern European countries signifies ownership, like saying Bob's Ford

@TheKitMurkit 2 жыл бұрын

The brand name "Skoda", pronounced shkoda, means 'damage' or 'property damage' in Ukrainian and Polish. Edit: also 'pity', yes.

@apathyzen9730 2 жыл бұрын

In some regions of Russia it could be used for "mischievous kid". I presume this is what kind of damage was meant.

@simonolthenorwegian 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it has the same root at "skade" in scandinavian.

@635574 2 жыл бұрын

In Czech it can mean both shame or pity and damage. I dont like the recent native american inspired names EnyaQ KamiQ KaroQ. The original brand name was Laurin & Klement

@tim1polman 2 жыл бұрын

Well,.. they used to make tanks ( one of the more notable, the 38T) so the name isn't that badly chosen imo... :P

@dickyo2513 2 жыл бұрын

I do miss the real škoda, rear engine beauty's. Dam you VW

@sebastiandiazgutierrez5403 2 жыл бұрын

FunFact: in some places in Latin America, the Mitsubishi Pajero was renamed as Montero, because in some spanish speaking countries it means "onanist".

@LouisSubearth 2 жыл бұрын

The most ironic bit is that they got the name from the scientific name of a South American feline.

@jordsnissannx 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Europe get that as the shogun??? lol

@dkchariot2716 2 жыл бұрын

The mom of Lil Nas wanted one so much that she called his son Montero (Lil Nas)

@wtfuredead 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone not knowing what "onanist" is: Mitsubishi Wanker

@wtfuredead 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone not knowing what "Wanker" is: it's a male masturbator

@joao.brigato 2 жыл бұрын

Kicks has this name because of Brazil! It was developed here and Nissan wished something related to our culture, aka soccer. Gol (goal) is a name already used by VW, so they use Kicks because of it

@agentelvis81 Жыл бұрын

I drive an International Scout, that's a good solid model name, nicely written in cursive too. I always liked motorcycle names, there's some cool ones like Chief, Road King, Black Lightning, Commando, Intruder, the list goes on. Super Hawk, ffs! So many. The old Japanese stuff was easy to follow, they just divided it up by engine size and a prefix, like Yamaha had a whole line of XS400, XS650, XS850, etc. Honda did the same with CB. I think it helped with their overall idea of simplicity, and how they were easy to work on and probably helped get people into the hobby so they could kick Harley Davidson's ass for a while. So many of those old Jap bike names are cemented into culture, too. Suzuki GS1000, CB and XS 650's. Some of them have more or less stayed in production, or revamped more modernly with the same model name and style.

@pyre78 2 жыл бұрын

Just a heads up : the Mitsubishi Starion story is a myth. The name actually comes from the "Star of Arion", which is a mythical, immortal horse in Greek Mythology. (St)(arion)

@raznovgamming8166 2 жыл бұрын

I actually think that the starion is a top tier name

@sleazymeezy 2 жыл бұрын

@@raznovgamming8166 starion is a pretty good car too. Lots of fun and easy to work on

@pyre78 2 жыл бұрын

@@sleazymeezy ehhhhh, they're not that great, unfortunately. I use to own one, lol. It's still sitting in my driveway.

@aimDiego 2 жыл бұрын

Some Seat models are named after cities in Spain, like the Ibiza, Leon, Arona, Ateca, Cordoba, and for sure others that have come and gone through the brand's short history, my point is that I think that's a cool naming scheme.

@mabamabam 2 жыл бұрын

Hyundai does a little bit. Santa Fe, Tucson, Santa Cruz, Palisade.

@LUCIFER-zj7ru 2 жыл бұрын

Premier RIO, too!

@ryane5281 2 жыл бұрын

@johno the i30 too, wait no that’s not a city

@orkoto6057 2 жыл бұрын

Waiting for a Seat Briviesca.....

@sanxi34 2 жыл бұрын

@diego García González, dunno if you remember that a few years ago SEAT did publish a pool for multiple names, and that's where El Borg came from 😊

@jack10685 2 жыл бұрын

The C in Osceola is silent for future reference, love the video!

@Bluefire397 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think Ford has always been the king of naming cars. Yeah, you've got obvious ones like the Mustang, the GT40, and the Thunderbird. But even less hard hitting ones like the Cortina, Capris and the Mondeo just roll off the tongue. Even something like the Windstar is really cool. Sure, they've had duds like the Probe (which is an awesome car, not hate on it) but I'm sure we can overlook it.

@Trevor-ig1cj Жыл бұрын

Plus they have some great alliterative names like the Ford Focus, Fusion and even to a lesser extent the Fiesta. They just roll off the tongue so well

@GeoPePeTto Жыл бұрын

Ghost, phantom, Wraith, Dawn, Silver Seraph are more bad ass to me.

@jacksonwit901 2 жыл бұрын

As Clarkson put it the best named car is the "Jensen Interceptor"

@LaczPro 2 жыл бұрын

But imagine having a Kalashnikov car

@ItsAlex58 2 жыл бұрын

Literally just said that in Clarkson's voice, da baby geeeeezuuuusssss

@FzHnn 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, from the genius mastermind behind the electric car name "Geoff" and its successor, "Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust."

@PET_-rp9rx 2 жыл бұрын

I quite like the Triumph Spitfire’s name.

@TIMMEH19991 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsAlex58 Always piss myself laughing when he pauses before saying that. It's pure gold LOL

@Helmsy1212 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always wondered why American car companies have always had an obsession with Spanish names, el camino, ranchero, festiva, fiesta, nova, Cruze, impla, just to name a few.

@thedumbconspirator4956 10 ай бұрын

Well down south and throughout america there is a lot of spanish influence primarily from mexico whose main language is Spanish

@skulldude101 8 ай бұрын

Impala is actually named after deer, some older Impalas have a deer branding like the mustang has a horse branding

@DanielHuggett-ob9ho 7 ай бұрын

Maybe they find them cool

@oxlip 6 ай бұрын

easy to pronounce for americans, recognizable due to our shared history with mexico and resulting cultural residue, and associated with wild west badassery

@skulldude101 6 ай бұрын

couldn't have said it better @@oxlip

@znqe 2 жыл бұрын

"Impreza" just sounds so original and dope

@LordAlucar01 Жыл бұрын

you got me busting in laugh with gayloard gladiator i had no expected that

@soscary2200 2 жыл бұрын

Those bad car names are nothing against the “Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard” …

@yosifbaiee6902 2 жыл бұрын

No way that’s real

@Izayuukan 2 жыл бұрын

7:12 As one KZfaqr put it, a bison is a tank with hooves. They are awesome and powerful animals (surprisingly quick too). I don't see a problem with using "Bison" as a car name.

@boxoffisa 2 жыл бұрын

Creative

@AlbertusJacobus 25 күн бұрын

In South Africa the GWM Wingle 5 is called a Steed 5

@M1tZk1 2 жыл бұрын

Mercedes also has an explanation for it's models but they are a bit more tricky. So the SL stand for "super leicht" very light. Than you can add to it what you want. SLK is the short or compact version (kurz , kompakt) SLS would be super light sport And so on. Than you habe the CL for coupe long. So the A class has a coupe version CLA and a terrain (Gelände) version GLA. So it kind of makes sense if you overthink too much but yeah... Going with short letters is easier than coming up with a name.

@gearheadlydia 2 жыл бұрын

"Starion" is supposedly actually a contraction of "Star of Orion", not a misspelling of "Stallion". A lot of Mitsubishi's engine names have astronomical names (Sirius, Astron), so this makes sense. (Also, essentially nobody in Mexico had problems with the name of the Chevy Nova. To quote a popular explanation, that's like Americans having a problem with a dining room set with the name "Notable" because it looks like "no table".)

@Postal268 2 жыл бұрын

I have to start a table company just to name a table Notable now 😂 or just release dinner room chairs but never make a table to go with them and call the set Notable

@jordancivic96 2 жыл бұрын

Another myth with the "Starion" name is that it was supposed to be "Stallion", but "Stallion" comes out sounding like "Starion" when pronounced with a heavy Japanese accent

@BardiaSaeedi 2 жыл бұрын

@@jordancivic96 that's literally what they said in the video..

@jordancivic96 2 жыл бұрын

@@BardiaSaeedi the Stallion part yes, but in the video they said garbled phone call. I'm bringing up the urban legend of mispronunciation due to a heavy accent

@Saberjet1950 2 жыл бұрын

my understanding of the nova issue was that it came up more in south America, further from the influence of the US. Argentina is always the one I've been told about specifically.

@josephnus 2 жыл бұрын

As James May point out back in 2013, the Ferrari LaFerrari in english means "The Ferrari The Ferrari" Also don't forget about "The Growler" that was made by a Swiss Firm, which successfully made the whole Top Gear studio laughed their ass out.

@sukhdevr3489 2 жыл бұрын

On Forza Motorsport 1 the Enzo was called Ferrari Enzo Ferrari for some reason.

@a67ssrs 2 жыл бұрын

"Vision" has already been done. Eagle Vision.

@nuckels188 2 жыл бұрын

@@sukhdevr3489 italian carmakers make sweet looking cars but they also do a lot of silly things

@DrSmugface 11 ай бұрын

@@nuckels188 and then comes Lamborghini ..

@jyhan1q94 11 ай бұрын

The Ferrari Original Vehicle

@ElecPi 12 күн бұрын

12:41 the most iconic scene ever.

@Blowingmind Жыл бұрын

I feel like Jeep has some bangers of car names. Like Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer, Comanche, Gladiator, Scrambler, and Wrangler. Like obviously not the best of all time but they typically exude pioneer vibes and sound super American

@Elia1988seoul 2 жыл бұрын

13:32 that's an awesome name

@toomanycharacters6028 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Quattro's name as a pioneer in all wheel drive technology, it's simple, elegant, and got it's point across around the world. I don't know what happened with Audi's names after that though, simpler times.

@tatacraft791 2 жыл бұрын

quattro is great

@OneStepForwardOneStepForward 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly just put together what Quattro means lmao

@sooxpix 2 жыл бұрын

I even included the word quttro at the end of my mail adress

@gzuz8629 2 жыл бұрын

quattro means "four" in Italian, so there's a reference to the car's main feature. Overall, yes, that's a proper name

@boss_vision65 2 жыл бұрын

@rodny reeder saw that recently on 2 Q5s and I didnt even get to research the reason for that. Now. its more complicated for sure.

@gangstagarf Жыл бұрын

i just love how in the intro they make fun of electric crossovers having sporty names despite not being sporty, then right after promote the mach e

@Pyroxfadegaming 2 жыл бұрын

Nolan knocked your video out of the park

@PixelSashimi 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most badass car names (in my opinion) is "Lamborghini Diablo" damn tho, literally means "Devil" in spanish

@joeroth1124 2 жыл бұрын

i will always love the mustang. ford raptor is cool too. (i'm not a ford simp despite what my pfp says)

@devon-aire 2 жыл бұрын

Great name for a great car.

@tim1polman 2 жыл бұрын

tbh.. Jensen Interceptor does sound cooler.

@s.willis8426 2 жыл бұрын

Acura actually stated with names and went alpha numeric around 2001. They had the integra the vigor and the legend long before they had the MDX, SLX, TSX NSX etc.

@yutakoh 2 жыл бұрын

I remember finding it odd that Acura would leave all of the name-recognition they built up over the years for alphanumerics. I really loved the Legend and Integra names 😊

@s.willis8426 2 жыл бұрын

@@yutakoh They did it because it was the trend with every luxury maker at the time. There were no luxury cars with names. Strangely Porsche was going the opposite way around the same time with ditching the alphanumeric names going away in favor of real ones. Gone were the 914, 924, 928, 944 and 911, in with the Carrera, Boxster, Cayenne and Cayman.

@SimbaTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

@@s.willis8426 the 911 was always called Carrera. The numbers refer to chassis designation/design/experiment.

@ets2videoreports603 2 жыл бұрын

New Sportscars Xperimental

@auliamate 2 жыл бұрын

MDX, SLX, TSX, NSX, SEX, NASDAQ, iOS, and my personal favorite, OMG.

@silvertbird1 3 ай бұрын

Mustang is iconic, but I believe Thunderbird is the best vehicle name in automotive history. Of course I’m hopelessly biased since I own both.

@hollisdavidson4772 2 жыл бұрын

I think that Mattel comes with the best car names for their hot wheels like silhouette and beatnik bandit and the list goes on and on… hot wheels for life

@elflaco4171 2 жыл бұрын

Day 117 of asking Donut media to do either a Up To Speed or a Wheel house on the oil crisis

@Sylou1006 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@dobremihai8183 2 жыл бұрын

Just do it

@aidaaliten8817 2 жыл бұрын

@PaulMcElligott 2 жыл бұрын

The whole business about the Chevy “Nova” not selling in Spanish-speaking countries because of the name is an urban legend. The English/Latin meaning of the word was well-known in these parts of the world.

@redslate 2 жыл бұрын

I know, Right? It's of Latin origin.

@quillmaurer6563 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't "Nova" in English/Latin refer to a star exploding? Still not a great car name.

@dylanrodrigues9267 2 жыл бұрын

@@quillmaurer6563 I mean in Portuguese means "New" so... Still a dumb name though... Chevy New

@flavio_spqr 2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanrodrigues9267 The Hyundai Kona actually had to be rebranded in Portugal. Phonetically, Kona is the same as "cona", which is Portuguese slang for "that" area of female anatomy. So, they came out with the Hyundai Kauai. Whatever that means...

@remu6841 2 жыл бұрын

The Chevrolet Nova was sold as Chevy here in Argentina. Yes, Chevy Chevrolet Chevy

@overland1204 11 ай бұрын

my favorite car name must be the Suzuki Cappuccino, it just somehow matches so much with the car being a cute little zippy coupe with a 600cc engine. i don't even know how it didn't get mentioned in this video

@brokenursa9986 3 ай бұрын

I've been playing a lot of Automation for the last few years, and I have a variety of brands with unique name schemes, like my Belgian brand Altena and their names referencing musical terms like the Crescendo and Rond (French for round or rondo), one of my American brands Fisher and their fish-themed names like Yellowfin and Hammerhead, or my Russian brand Yery and their cars with elemental-themed names like the Plamya, Uragan, Plato, and Reka (flame, hurricane, plateau, and river in Russian, respectively). However, my favorite name scheme goes to one of my other American brands, Guerrero and their names based on WW2 planes. They have the Black Widow muscle car, the Orion compact crossover, the Superfortress pickup, and Helldiver supercar. My favorite name, though, goes to the Guerrero Ascender, an SUV that was so-named because it's rear-engined.

@kellyscars 2 жыл бұрын

"Swinger" came from a time when it had nothing to do with inverted pineapples. You won't hear anyone be called a "Hep Cat" today, but that was jive lingo in the seventies, much like swinger was a super cool dude back then. Keep in mind also, this was the same product planning department that thought "statutory grape" was a good name for purple. They did manage to get the "Curious Yellow" name past top brass... Curious Yellow was a Dutch adult film in 1969-70.

@chrishenniker5944 2 жыл бұрын

Curious Orange is even better, it’s Mark E. Smith’s best work.

@TarantinosNightmare 2 жыл бұрын

my favorite is the Ford Kuga. Kuga literally means "The Plague" in most of Eastern Europe, and probably elsewhere too. It's not like it's some obscure word that nobody ever uses. And the best thing of all is that they still sell it here under the same name.

@aadi8568 2 жыл бұрын

Its called escape in the usa I believe

@Tomislav_B. 2 жыл бұрын

Yep... Kuga, lol😂 What's next, Covid GT-R?

@vanjamenadzer 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomislav_B. And new all terrain Jeep Grip.

@Fyre0 Жыл бұрын

Gonna track down the badges for the Mazda LAPUTA and stick them on my Mx-5 RF :)

@a-transfomers-guy Жыл бұрын

7:13 the name super bee sounds , to me at least

@aebk8439 2 жыл бұрын

In around 2007 Kia had a crowd sourcing marketing contest to come up with a new name for a car, ours wasn’t chosen. Yet years later it actually showed up in their line up without so much as a thank you. It was Cadenza. My wife was a music major.

@MatheusMotta505 2 жыл бұрын

thats fucked up

@jcollins2826 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you left out the famous Fiat 124. The Chinese characters for numbers also have meanings. 1 = one 2 = the way to 4 = death 124 = one way to death It didn’t sell well in markets that used Chinese characters (Taiwan, Singapore, Japan.) Fiat re-branded it as the 128 8 = prosperity

@real_dddf 2 жыл бұрын

Still remember when we were shopping around for cars and the dealer was like "wanna check out the BMW X4?" and we basically instantly rejected it because it sounded horrible.

@hughdonnelly7183 2 жыл бұрын

I’m crying, I have a fiat 124 spider, and it’s sketchy 46 year old breaks are bloody scuff

@jcollins2826 2 жыл бұрын

@@hughdonnelly7183 You should change the 4 for an 8.

@disinque6961 2 жыл бұрын

didn't know that even im chinese

@jcollins2826 2 жыл бұрын

@@disinque6961 haha. I’m not Chinese or even from Asia, but I’m old!