What were they thinking?

[theoilman]

Do you ever wonder what a manufacturer was thinking when they put a name on some things? How many good ones can we collect?

For example: Toyota now has a label on a lot of trucks that says "TRD". I know, they think it means 'Toyota Racing Development' but that's not what comes to mind every time I see one.

GM (and others) have an option package "SLT". Add the same vowel and I don't get a good impression of it.

How about model names! Ford has one called a "Focus". Focus your eyes carefully to tell if it is a car or a motorized skateboard.

[Eric Wettschreck]

I'm so with ya. What ever happened to cool names like Fury, Camaro, Mustang, Firebird, Etc.

[nitroant]

The retired all the good names so they can bring them back later and market them as "classics" with a modern look.

[gunflint]

Then there's the "Morono." At least that's what I see when they go by.

[Macgyver55]

 Originally Posted By: gunflint

Then there's the "Morono."

Ha haha....I love that one! I have a neighbor that bought one......I'll have to run that by him.

[McGurk]

Our friends bought a "Morono", too, and I'll have to drop that one on them too. When I first saw it after they bought it, all I could say after my first walkaround was "ba-donk-a-donk butt". You'll see what I mean next time you see the back end of one.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Nova---though I heard once that Nova was "No Good" in spanish or something like that.

[Kyle Sandberg]

Acutally, in spanish, it means "Doesn't Go"

[slipperybob]

(...I might get warned for this...)

[note from Admin, your right!]

(...I might get warned for this...)

ah...name bashing...just like being that little annoying kid.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I always thought SLT stood for "Silly Little Truck!"

[Kyle Sandberg]

I was along the lines of Stupid Little Ticker but thats just me.

[DinkADunk]

Volkeswagon Passat. The word "Passat" means crazy in Thai and no Thai person would buy one.

[Jeremy airjer W]

 Originally Posted By: DinkADunk

Volkeswagon Passat. The word "Passat" means crazy in Thai and no Thai person would buy one.

No sane person should buy one either!

[Macgyver55]

There are a lot of weird car names out there.

How about the AMC Gremlin? Or the Pacer? Both with looks strange enough to match the names.

[zamboni]

 Originally Posted By: K Dawg

Acutally, in spanish, it means "Doesn't Go"

Yeah- means doesn't go, and then GM marketed the NoGo for import into Mexico. Went over like a lead balloon

[Valv]

How about the "Miata",

I believe in Spanish - Miar - means "take a leak", a Miata is the past tense of it....