Worst name for a new model vehicle - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

wbradley · 02-03-2022, 02:27 PM

Just received a spam email announcing the upcoming new Nissan electric CUV.

The name is ARIYA

Will there be a special edition called D-ARIYA?

Sasquachulator · 02-03-2022, 05:49 PM

Toyota's Bz4X

Thats a name that just rolls of your tongue.......

Ive read people nick naming it busy forks though

soundman98 · 02-03-2022, 06:01 PM

brz sounds pretty dumb. gotta be a stablemate to the plymouth breeze. and chrysler cirrus

Kaotic Lazagna · 02-03-2022, 11:03 PM

Look up any of the Chinese manufacturers and what names they have for their models. lol

Sapphireho · 02-03-2022, 11:07 PM

The GMC Impact.

soundman98 · 02-04-2022, 01:28 AM

Ford probe. And then specifically marketed to women

Jegan_V · 02-04-2022, 12:17 PM

If Toyota in the 50s to 60s wasn't stopped they were actually going to name a vehicle Toyolet. Instead they went with Toyopet better than the other but not really by much.

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mazeroni · 02-04-2022, 01:05 PM

Ford Contour (Mondeo) Because everything is... round... I guess? It even had the euro-style taillights and 2 spoke steering wheel that more than 20 years later are all the rage! Funny enough, the Metallic Denim Steel Blue color isn't far off Silver Ignition in direct sunlight. I guess I missed it so much.

Sasquachulator · 02-04-2022, 03:00 PM

Yaris when it was first introduced was a goofy name (still is)...still dont even know what if it has any meaning or if it was derived from anything.

Captain Snooze · 02-04-2022, 03:35 PM

Peugeot 206 RC which sounds like Peugeot 206 arsey in some markets.

wbradley · 02-04-2022, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jegan_V

If Toyota in the 50s to 60s wasn't stopped they were actually going to name a vehicle Toyolet. Instead they went with Toyopet better than the other but not really by much.

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When Toyolet was suggested, the ad guy said there would be at least one Toyolet in every single home in Japan!

Toyopet sounds kinda cutsie, like a Hamtaro or Tamagotchi.

2020BRZtS · 02-04-2022, 07:38 PM

Not sure about the worst car name but I believe this wins for worst vanity plate

Tcoat · 02-04-2022, 07:55 PM

GT86
Not a GT car and named after a chassis code for an obscure Corolla that sold in pitifully small numbers that nobody today would even know existed except for a tiny (compared to the general car buying public) group of anime fans and a miniscule number of 1980s Japanese race series fans.

Don't even get me started on how ridiculous the GR86 nomenclature is.

Kaotic Lazagna · 02-04-2022, 10:05 PM

Two entries for Daihatsu:

1. Midget

2. Charade

02-03-2022, 06:01 PM	#3
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	brz sounds pretty dumb. gotta be a stablemate to the plymouth breeze. and chrysler cirrus __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

02-04-2022, 01:28 AM	#6
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ford probe. And then specifically marketed to women __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

02-04-2022, 03:35 PM	#10
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,735 Thanks: 3,999 Thanked 9,376 Times in 4,136 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Peugeot 206 RC which sounds like Peugeot 206 arsey in some markets. __________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

02-04-2022, 07:55 PM	#13
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,286 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	GT86 Not a GT car and named after a chassis code for an obscure Corolla that sold in pitifully small numbers that nobody today would even know existed except for a tiny (compared to the general car buying public) group of anime fans and a miniscule number of 1980s Japanese race series fans. Don't even get me started on how ridiculous the GR86 nomenclature is. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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mazeroni Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Series 10 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,117 Thanks: 600 Thanked 1,017 Times in 512 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ford Contour (Mondeo) Because everything is... round... I guess? It even had the euro-style taillights and 2 spoke steering wheel that more than 20 years later are all the rage! Funny enough, the Metallic Denim Steel Blue color isn't far off Silver Ignition in direct sunlight. I guess I missed it so much.

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