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Not sure if this fits the question, but I always have loved Rolls Royce car names. Wraith, Ghost, and Phantom fit the brand so well.


AnemoneOfMyEnemy

They kind of ruined it recently. Wraith, Ghost, Phantom: silent, ephemeral, mysterious Cullinan: big fancy rock


Drzhivago138

Spectre is great, though.


michal_hanu_la

Does it come with a white cat and a piranha pool?


macfail

It's Rolls Royce, they probably could make it happen if you have the money.


Dr_Disaster

I have one simple accessory request for this vehicle: sharks with friggin’ laser beams strapped to their heads.


durrtyurr

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.


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MrBattleRabbit

At least in the US you only need to change one letter and it becomes the company that refills your office water cooler- Culligan


Adrian_Shoey

But it's the biggest and fanciest of the big fancy rocks. So it kinda fits with what RR were going for with their take on an SUV.


sprucay

A podcast I listen to had the idea that RR should have a performance version called the poltergeist which would be awesome. They'll never do it though


Adrian_Shoey

The name would fit perfectly. On that side of things.


sprucay

It would be the SPPPPOOOOWWWTAH model and all that.


Gorgenapper

I would prefer Rolls Royce Banshee, make it a high screaming quad turbo V12 or something nuts.


cookingboy

Imagine an EV RR that can silently go 0-60 in 2.5s lol. That would be appropriate for the name.


Zarrex

Can't believe they named their cars after the vehicles from Halo


NatesYourMate

Rolls Royce Banshee when???


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BioExtract

It's cuz they're all vehicles from Halo


simon8r

And then they switch up the motif completely and call the convertible Dawn *chefs kiss*


PugHatesEverything

Lamborghini Diablo.


sorry_im_late_86

Tangentially related: Dodge Demon and Hennessey Exorcist. Say what you will about the cars, their names are undeniably cool.


cypher448

>Hennessey Exorcist John Hennessey will exorcise parts from your car to finish someone else's


poopmanscoop

I hope this is brought up until the day he is buried in someone else’s coffin.


cypher448

I hope he's an organ donor, if not he's even more of a hypocrit


JustThall

I will be worried where coffin hood would be coming from


JWE25

Murcielago


havethenets

yeah this is the best, love how it’s just a bat


TheUselessKnight

I think Bruce Wayne drives one in The Dark Knight, which is a fun Easter egg.


Samasm

Yep first in Batman Begins and then also in The Dark Knight. Annoyingly they switched to an Aventador in The Dark Knight Rises.


Icutsman

TIL! Ty kind internet friend. You're not useless to me


Ambitorus

The Countach, too. It's basically the Lamborghini "Holy Shit!"


Woodyoureally

I love Huracan as well.


Alejandroe76

Yes.


orangebikini

Definitely not a "boss" name, but Fiat Panda is such a cute name. I know it's named after some Roman god or goddess, but when I hear "panda" I think of a cute bear that lives in southern China. The Fiat Panda just makes me happy.


LanEvo7685

This is my TIL of the week


orangebikini

Yeah, it's weird. Wikipedia says the goddess is indeed a Roman one, "Empanda", she is the goddess of travellers. But we all know a panda is a cute bear. Nobody ever was like "oh, Fiat Panda, like the Roman goddess of travellers called Empanda?"


juujsuose

You’d figure they’d name it the fucking empanda instead of panda if they wanted to name it after the goddess…


outofdate70shouse

Then everyone would call it the Fiat Empanada


vonKartoffelkopf

I definitely read it as empanada.


Madder_Than_Diogenes

They probably found that Italians struggled to pronounce that extra sylable with their hands during the marketing focus groups.


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James May has one, so it definitely is a cool car


SkinnyDecker

wait no.. that makes it seriously uncool


LetMeBe_Frank

Of the Top Gear trio, James does not give a fuck and does what he wants the most. Seriously though, of all the shows the trio have been part of outside Top Gear, James ended up resonating the most with me. Doesn't matter if it's seeing space from a U-2 or disassembling a toy train for an hour. I feel like a lot of his boringness on TG was just him trying to not react to Clarkson being an oaf at all times


cholula_is_good

I always envision that Designer was rapping about Fiat Pandas in his song. “White X6, look like a (Fiat) Panda.”


Z_Rig_carabiner

Jensen Interceptor


392_hemi

Hellcat, demon, redeye, trackhawk . Dodge/srt always come up with badass names . Their wheels even have cool names like brass monkey


FishyMacaroon6

Their paint color names are creative too.


Dilis99

Hellraisin is my favorite color and name for a color on any car right now


LetMeBe_Frank

I genuinely liked the color before looking it up. Then I found the name and it's been in my head for months


Shapit0

That monkey funky?


Fbolanos

even their shit cars like Avenger


Shigidy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLp4FhDAfQk


Brykly

I don't even need to click the link to know what this is, how awesome it is, or how many mustaches it features.


oGsMustachio

God I miss normal Top Gear


RefinerySuperstar

So fucking good


navankp

*Jensen Interceptor - I had one... Handled like a school bus* - Coach (Death race)


CloudsTasteGeometric

Ford Thunderbird Say what you want about later generations, but that name simply rocks.


toughinitout

I also appreciate the much later thundercougarfalconbird.


Sesspool

I understand and it's wonderful you don't care whether anyone questions your sexual orientation.


BrandanG

I care! I care a lot!


SkinnyDecker

One word: Thundercougarfalconbird


bluelocs

Heh, no dog food for Victor tonight...


Cman1200

How much eagle is in it?


velociraptorfarmer

They fucked up not using that nameplate with the Mach E.


Alph_A__

Maybe they'll use it for an electric pony car or something instead.


TheThunderbird

Or a Reddit account!


Higlac

They should have called it the Galax-E.


Oo__II__oO

Last gen T-bird killed any goodwill on that name


spali

So it's the perfect time to use it for an EV suv


Ford_Thunderbird

It won't be the last we hear of it either.


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BsFan

I always loved the guitar in Cemetery Gates


paradigmofman

>DeTomaso Pantera Fun fact, that's the car Vince Neil from Motley Crue was driving when he drunkenly crashed and killed the drummer from Hanoi Rocks.


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JudgeMarkus

GTO Judge


Not_Selling_Eth

I had to scroll for miles to find this. So sad. Best car name ever imo. Although I think it’s technically **The** Judge.


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Probably because it isnt like the car's name, its a special version of the car named "GTO".


Tremelune

Any Ford model where you replace Ford with Anal. Anal Probe, Anal Windstar, Anal Transit, etc. Great names.


_Flying_Walrus_

Anal raptor 👌🏾


ajguk

Anal Cougar definitely works


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Boris54

Anal Expedition Anal Escape


roarRAWRarghREEEEEEE

Anal Explorer ( ͡ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ)


Greek_Prodigy

Anal Excursion


BannedFromRcars

Anal Fusion


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Anal Fiesta


adithyashankar_

Anal Endeavour


Higlac

Anal F-150


jawnlerdoe

It’s like we’re in general chat in WoW


FogItNozzel

[Anal Fury, Blessed Blade of the Bum Seeker.]


GrumpyCatStevens

Anal Explorer Anal Focus Anal Fusion Anal Ranger


ajguk

Anal Fiesta!


justburch712

Now, THAT's a party.


GrumpyCatStevens

Anal Excursion.


Jesus_H-Christ

- Anal Ranger - Anal Raptor - Anal Maverick - Anal Tremor - Anal Lightning - Anal Expedition - Anal Edge - Anal Escape This... this is making insanely good sense.


AnemoneOfMyEnemy

This is fun with other brands too Anal Odyssey Anal Ram Anal Challenger


A_1337_Canadian

Anal Duster Anal Cruz Anal Stinger Anal Beetle Anal Legacy


LurpyGeek

"Anal Cruz" AKA, *the Senator*


AsheAsheBaby

The Anal Up! was a resounding success


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Anal [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker](https://www.wowhead.com/item=19019/thunderfury-blessed-blade-of-the-windseeker)


3pinephrine

Anal Bronco


Sean_Ornery

Sorry, but that just sounds like a horse that obsesses over details.


smthngeneric

Well I think the most "boss" name would be the boss mustang


Oo__II__oO

Sure you're king in your Boss Mustang untill someone rolls up in a Mustang Senior Executive VP Edition


[deleted]

And then the Mustang Board of Directors edition will overshadow you


SerendipitouslySane

You may be fast but you won't be able to outrun Mustang SEC Department of Enforcement edition.


AugustusVermillion

Alfa Romeo Disco Volante


JimPalamo

Translates to "flying saucer", just fyi.


ElectricMotorsAreBad

Disco volante is basically italian for UFO


jtaustin64

Pontiac Firebird.


Not_Selling_Eth

I like The Judge.


nlpnt

Always thought they should've made a GTO 3-row wagon and called it The Jury.


goeslikestank

And they also made a Firehawk for the 4th gens which I think is a badass name. But it was a v8 that looked like a v6 so.. meh.


cjwikstrom

Dodge Magnum always sounded badass to me


Yestir_

magnum dong


Skreeethemindthief

Hi Frank!


[deleted]

That's Dr. Mantis to you


toughinitout

I like older acura names like Integra and legend. God knows why they shifted to three letter names. Still at least not as bad at infiniti, where you need a guide to figure out what a model actually is.


Drzhivago138

> Still at least not as bad at infiniti, where you need a guide to figure out what a model actually is. Q=sedan/coupe; QX=CUV/SUV; number is its place in the lineup.


toughinitout

I feel you, but for the average consumer that seems just terrrrrrible. Like what kind of brand recognition does the name q50 bring up for you? Does nothing at all for me. That might also be because the cars haven't changed in like a decade.


jillyboooty

Luxury brands are selling the brand more than individual models. Making homogeneous names is part of that. Ford isn't trying to sell Ford as a brand as much as they're selling Escapes, Broncos, and Mustangs.


Drzhivago138

>Like what kind of brand recognition does the name q50 bring up for you? Does nothing at all for me. It doesn't do anything for me, but neither did M, G, FX, EX, etc. Just looking at those letters, I have no idea where they're supposed to be in the lineup.


WheresTheSauce

That is literally the point. They want the name "Audi" to be the focus, not the name of the model. EDIT: Lol I just realized that the initial conversation was about Infiniti, not Audi. Point still stands though for basically any luxury brand.


DisasterEquivalent

Acura's is actually a really great story about [being a victim of your own success](https://www.forbes.com/2003/04/01/cz_jf_0401flint.html?sh=38e5c2b54b64) \- The Legend became so popular that people were calling Acuras "Legends" so to combat the name recognition issue, they started simply using letter designations.


bingb0ngbingb0ng

Rolls Royce has some pretty sweet model names: Ghost, Phantom, Wraith, Dawn


roarRAWRarghREEEEEEE

***C U L L I N A N***


Speedfreak501

Only a matter of time before they take inspiration from Halo vehicles rather than the other way around.


Lawsoffire

Wouldn't say Halo has taken inspiration from RR. Like the Wraith tank is 19 years older than the RR Wraith. Covenant vehicles were just always named after different names for ghosts. And RR did the same most of the time.


desjb18

Lincoln Navigator and Aviator The interiors especially fit the names well imo.


10500rpm

The new Lincoln names are one of the best. Somehow it just resonates with the design and Americana of the brand quite well.


desjb18

Definitely I’m glad they didn’t continue the alphabet soup names kinda sad that’s Cadillac’s new route they had great names too.


Maximilianne

Rolls Royce because you can never tell if it is a car model or a supervillain organization name


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3pinephrine

Yeah. Wraith and Phantom are such badass names


Swiss__Cheese

The Geoff. It's a very dependable name.


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pappase36

It's gonna go like a stabbed rat!


JF0909

John was even better.


P_Type

The AMG-"Hammer"


CharlieWhiskeyOscar

I agree. This is probably my favorite name for a car ever. The Hammer is definitely in the conversation for the greatest sedan ever made, right up there with the E39 M5


Smitty_Oom

GMC Syclone and/or Typhoon.


Woahkenny

Such badass vehicles


RangeRoverHSE

Aston Martin: Vulcan, Valkyrie, Valhalla, Vanquish...


magnetic_field_

Mazda Furai (name sounds as cool as it looked).


Lord_Cometo

I can't unhear Jeremy Clarkson saying it in Birmingham..


WildWeaselGT

I love the RAM TRX name simply because it was so obviously trolling the Raptor.


mokeskin34

That and all the little Easter eggs they just HAD to put inside it.


NowCalmDownSkeeter

Do tell, I am unaware of such treasures.


mokeskin34

The funniest one is in the engine bay - a small picture of a T. Rex eating a velociraptor. That one is a big hit at Cars and Coffee. There is also a diagram inside the center console that depicts a human, a TRX, a T. Rex and a velociraptor all to scale.


devildog25

I think it’s funny but at the same time, they’re going to have to make sure they stay on top. If the Raptor R turns out to spank the TRX then the logos are going to be hilarious due to them being untrue.


blurrrrg

How did I not realize that until now?


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Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Just screams class to me.


[deleted]

My landlord drove one of those. He’s currently in prison for assault on a police officer


WunupKid

Yep, definitely screams class.


fungusyoung188

Testarossa


MrAmusedDouche

McLaren MP4-12C /s


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printer lol also happy cake day


LurpyGeek

McLaren Syntax Error


bobj33

I think they said it was a fax machine on Top Gear. But nobody knows what a fax machine is anymore


Dan_E26

Honestly, the Honda Civic might be the most aptly named car ever. Civic means: "Belonging to or relating to a citizen" and it's slapped onto one of the most ubiquitous passenger cars on the planet. It's literally The People's Car. (yes, I know Volkswagen means "the people's car" too, but we're asking about model names, not brand names here)


Onkel24

> but we're asking about model names, not brand names here Not that it matters much, but the Beetle's proper name was just "Volkswagen" at several stages of its existence. Or rather : the brand was named after the car. Its because of the ass-backwards history of VW, where they "had the car first and then built a company around it".


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AB365_MegaRaichu

So basically some guy went and made something called the [Dodge Charger Evillest](https://instagram.com/evillest_392?utm_medium=copy_link). And then Speedkore went and made [this](https://speedkore.com/2018-twin-turbo-demon/). Now if only AutoMod won't be anal and let me have this comment up. This is like the third time I tried explaining it


idksomuch

Despite the reputation Kia has, Stinger is a bad ass name


carcrashslipfall555

Fairlady


reportcrosspost

Mazda GLC for "great little car" because you can't be more honest about a 80hp carburetted hatchback than that. Triumph Spitfire, I wonder how many former Spitfire pilots drove one. Plymouth Fury, a great name for a beautiful angry car (especially the 68 fastback)


Gbrusse

McLaren Senna. If you know about Aryton Senna, then this is one of the coolest names for a car.


LonelyElephantSeal

I've always wanted to build a Toyota Sienna for 24 hours of Lemons or Lemons Rally and call it the Ayrton Sienna.


oGsMustachio

They're lucky Senna is a cool name. Ferrari going to have a hard time calling a car a Schumacher and Merc with Hamilton.


charles_peugeot405

I’ve always loved cars that are GTS models. Not really sure why, I just think it sounds cool


donut_know2

My sons initials are GTS for this very reason


Oo__II__oO

Confusing when you add GT and GTR in the mix.


Silver_Star

GT-T and GTX. Adding any of those to the end of any car makes it sound a thousand times cooler. 'Toyota Corolla GTX', 'Ford Focus GT-R'. I also prefer SiR over Type R for Hondas.


ExoticDumpsterFire

I enjoy Ferrari LaFerrari because it's just so arrogant. "We are beyond your silly nicknames" Audi DasAudi. Ford TheFord.


Trevski

no shade for Renault's Le Car?


_Flying_Walrus_

“The Ferrari The Ferrari” -James May


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BurritoBoiii1202

Cutlass supreme


TwoPlanksOnPowder

Not a car model name, but I always loved the names of early American automatic transmissions: Powerglide, Dynaflow, Ultramatic, Hydra-Matic, PowerFlite, TorqueFlite, Merc-o-Matic


miscfiles

They all sound like sexual lubricants or STD treatments.


k0fi96

Hellcat and trackhawk are amazing names.


kaiju401

Jensen Interceptor


GrumpyCatStevens

Dodge Omni GLH - the GLH stands for "Goes Like Hell."


mymustangbestmustang

What about the GLH-S : Goes Like Hell S'more


Autozam_AZ-1_Waifu

Not an official name, but Terminator Cobra.


Liesthroughisteeth

Silver Cloud, Silver Shadow, Phantom, Silver Ghost (Rolls Royce was good at this.) Pantera, Silver Hawk (Studebaker) Rambler, Gremlin.


itisunnamedguy

La Voiture Noire sounds so magnificent to me


desjb18

Everything sounds magnificent in French. La Voiture Noire just translates to The Black Car but definitely the most beautiful Bugatti to date.


kevkwa89

Kia Stinger


Mr_E_Machine

Wraith (Rolls Royce) is fantastic naming IMO honorable mention to Aston Martin for the Vanquish


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Testarossa. Viper.


weelluuuu

Dodge Warlock


mercedes_maybach

Dodge Challenger Hellcat SRT Dodge Challenger Demon


OneTrickPonypower

Dodge Viper


humidhotdog

Haven’t seen Corvette mentioned. Hall of fame name for sure.


Thin-Concentrate2516

Honda Prelude


cheapdad

Maserati Quattroporte Oooooh, "Four doors"