Worst Car Names In History

NoOption5L · 2007-01-28T04:34:03+00:00

Which names have clanked the loudest into car history's wastebasket?=20These are TheCarConnection's 15 contenders:Ford ProbeIn a single stroke, Ford managed to alienate half the potential buyers=20of this otherwise not-bad sporty two-plus-two coupe. The unfortunate=20connotations bothered many women in the same way that hearing that=20banjo theme from Deliverance tends to put most men on edge. Not one of=20Ford's better ideas.Daihatsu CharadeIt's not really a car, it's just pretending! This was one of those=20econo-boxes that was not merely humiliating to drive, it embarrassed=20its owner each time its name was uttered. "I drive a Charade." Good-bye, prom date! (See also: Ford Aspire.)Pontiac AztekThe name's not even spelled correctly, for openers. And it didn't help=20matters that the vehicle itself resembled a dumpster on wheels. The=20Aztec civilization stood no chance against the ugliness (and=20illiteracy) of this General Motors sheetmetal horror show.Isuzu Big HornSometimes, size really does matter! The associations conjured up here=20are surely not what Isuzu intended. That's what happens when things=20get lost in translation.Mazda Prot=E9g=E9Someday, it hopes to be a real car, we suppose? Tagging your car a=20junior partner is forever pegging yourself a Robin, not a Batman. And=20who wants to be Robin?Toyota YarisA Toyota what? Maybe it doesn't matter as long as the first name is=20there, but Yaris sounds like the noise you'd hear issuing from the=20gullet of an exotic animal. Or maybe it is a small animal? (Sorry,=20dude, my Yaris left a mess on your rug.)Mitsubishi MirageHmm, famous mirages. The Flying Dutchman? Cher's musical talent? A=20"mirage" is something that's not really there, a figment of your=20imagination -- when in distress, especially. Not the hot ticket for a=20car name, eh?Geo PrizmIt doesn't separate light waves, just you from your cash. At least=20this thinly disguised, rebadged Toyota Corolla sold by Chevrolet was=20an okay car under its...

Jan 28, 2007 24 Replies

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WindsorFox 19 years ago

Democrats.... ROFL!

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dwight 19 years ago

Don't get me started. I've been a closet Republican since I registered in

1972, and I see no reason to come out now.

dwight

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Joe 19 years ago

"dwight" wrote in news:gYKdnXiPOuxcEV_YnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

At this point you're better off staying in. ;)

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Hairy 19 years ago

You'd have to be really creative (or illiterate) to get that from my reply.

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WindsorFox 19 years ago

Careful, there's some people in closets I'd rather not be in a small, dark and enclosed space with.... :oP

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