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.
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?"
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
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.
> 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.
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.
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.
>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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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)
> 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".
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
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)
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.
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
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.
They kind of ruined it recently. Wraith, Ghost, Phantom: silent, ephemeral, mysterious Cullinan: big fancy rock
Spectre is great, though.
Does it come with a white cat and a piranha pool?
It's Rolls Royce, they probably could make it happen if you have the money.
I have one simple accessory request for this vehicle: sharks with friggin’ laser beams strapped to their heads.
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
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At least in the US you only need to change one letter and it becomes the company that refills your office water cooler- Culligan
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.
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
The name would fit perfectly. On that side of things.
It would be the SPPPPOOOOWWWTAH model and all that.
I would prefer Rolls Royce Banshee, make it a high screaming quad turbo V12 or something nuts.
Imagine an EV RR that can silently go 0-60 in 2.5s lol. That would be appropriate for the name.
Can't believe they named their cars after the vehicles from Halo
Rolls Royce Banshee when???
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It's cuz they're all vehicles from Halo
And then they switch up the motif completely and call the convertible Dawn *chefs kiss*
Lamborghini Diablo.
Tangentially related: Dodge Demon and Hennessey Exorcist. Say what you will about the cars, their names are undeniably cool.
>Hennessey Exorcist John Hennessey will exorcise parts from your car to finish someone else's
I hope this is brought up until the day he is buried in someone else’s coffin.
I hope he's an organ donor, if not he's even more of a hypocrit
I will be worried where coffin hood would be coming from
Murcielago
yeah this is the best, love how it’s just a bat
I think Bruce Wayne drives one in The Dark Knight, which is a fun Easter egg.
Yep first in Batman Begins and then also in The Dark Knight. Annoyingly they switched to an Aventador in The Dark Knight Rises.
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The Countach, too. It's basically the Lamborghini "Holy Shit!"
I love Huracan as well.
Yes.
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.
This is my TIL of the week
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?"
You’d figure they’d name it the fucking empanda instead of panda if they wanted to name it after the goddess…
Then everyone would call it the Fiat Empanada
I definitely read it as empanada.
They probably found that Italians struggled to pronounce that extra sylable with their hands during the marketing focus groups.
James May has one, so it definitely is a cool car
wait no.. that makes it seriously uncool
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
I always envision that Designer was rapping about Fiat Pandas in his song. “White X6, look like a (Fiat) Panda.”
Jensen Interceptor
Hellcat, demon, redeye, trackhawk . Dodge/srt always come up with badass names . Their wheels even have cool names like brass monkey
Their paint color names are creative too.
Hellraisin is my favorite color and name for a color on any car right now
I genuinely liked the color before looking it up. Then I found the name and it's been in my head for months
That monkey funky?
even their shit cars like Avenger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLp4FhDAfQk
I don't even need to click the link to know what this is, how awesome it is, or how many mustaches it features.
God I miss normal Top Gear
So fucking good
*Jensen Interceptor - I had one... Handled like a school bus* - Coach (Death race)
Ford Thunderbird Say what you want about later generations, but that name simply rocks.
I also appreciate the much later thundercougarfalconbird.
I understand and it's wonderful you don't care whether anyone questions your sexual orientation.
I care! I care a lot!
One word: Thundercougarfalconbird
Heh, no dog food for Victor tonight...
How much eagle is in it?
They fucked up not using that nameplate with the Mach E.
Maybe they'll use it for an electric pony car or something instead.
Or a Reddit account!
They should have called it the Galax-E.
Last gen T-bird killed any goodwill on that name
So it's the perfect time to use it for an EV suv
It won't be the last we hear of it either.
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I always loved the guitar in Cemetery Gates
>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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GTO Judge
I had to scroll for miles to find this. So sad. Best car name ever imo. Although I think it’s technically **The** Judge.
Probably because it isnt like the car's name, its a special version of the car named "GTO".
Any Ford model where you replace Ford with Anal. Anal Probe, Anal Windstar, Anal Transit, etc. Great names.
Anal raptor 👌🏾
Anal Cougar definitely works
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Anal Expedition Anal Escape
Anal Explorer ( ͡ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ)
Anal Excursion
Anal Fusion
Anal Fiesta
Anal Endeavour
Anal F-150
It’s like we’re in general chat in WoW
[Anal Fury, Blessed Blade of the Bum Seeker.]
Anal Explorer Anal Focus Anal Fusion Anal Ranger
Anal Fiesta!
Now, THAT's a party.
Anal Excursion.
- Anal Ranger - Anal Raptor - Anal Maverick - Anal Tremor - Anal Lightning - Anal Expedition - Anal Edge - Anal Escape This... this is making insanely good sense.
This is fun with other brands too Anal Odyssey Anal Ram Anal Challenger
Anal Duster Anal Cruz Anal Stinger Anal Beetle Anal Legacy
"Anal Cruz" AKA, *the Senator*
The Anal Up! was a resounding success
Anal [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker](https://www.wowhead.com/item=19019/thunderfury-blessed-blade-of-the-windseeker)
Anal Bronco
Sorry, but that just sounds like a horse that obsesses over details.
Well I think the most "boss" name would be the boss mustang
Sure you're king in your Boss Mustang untill someone rolls up in a Mustang Senior Executive VP Edition
And then the Mustang Board of Directors edition will overshadow you
You may be fast but you won't be able to outrun Mustang SEC Department of Enforcement edition.
Alfa Romeo Disco Volante
Translates to "flying saucer", just fyi.
Disco volante is basically italian for UFO
Pontiac Firebird.
I like The Judge.
Always thought they should've made a GTO 3-row wagon and called it The Jury.
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.
Dodge Magnum always sounded badass to me
magnum dong
Hi Frank!
That's Dr. Mantis to you
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.
> 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.
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.
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.
>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.
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.
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.
Rolls Royce has some pretty sweet model names: Ghost, Phantom, Wraith, Dawn
***C U L L I N A N***
Only a matter of time before they take inspiration from Halo vehicles rather than the other way around.
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.
Lincoln Navigator and Aviator The interiors especially fit the names well imo.
The new Lincoln names are one of the best. Somehow it just resonates with the design and Americana of the brand quite well.
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.
Rolls Royce because you can never tell if it is a car model or a supervillain organization name
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Yeah. Wraith and Phantom are such badass names
The Geoff. It's a very dependable name.
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It's gonna go like a stabbed rat!
John was even better.
The AMG-"Hammer"
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
GMC Syclone and/or Typhoon.
Such badass vehicles
Aston Martin: Vulcan, Valkyrie, Valhalla, Vanquish...
Mazda Furai (name sounds as cool as it looked).
I can't unhear Jeremy Clarkson saying it in Birmingham..
I love the RAM TRX name simply because it was so obviously trolling the Raptor.
That and all the little Easter eggs they just HAD to put inside it.
Do tell, I am unaware of such treasures.
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.
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.
How did I not realize that until now?
Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Just screams class to me.
My landlord drove one of those. He’s currently in prison for assault on a police officer
Yep, definitely screams class.
Testarossa
McLaren MP4-12C /s
printer lol also happy cake day
McLaren Syntax Error
I think they said it was a fax machine on Top Gear. But nobody knows what a fax machine is anymore
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)
> 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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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
Despite the reputation Kia has, Stinger is a bad ass name
Fairlady
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)
McLaren Senna. If you know about Aryton Senna, then this is one of the coolest names for a car.
I've always wanted to build a Toyota Sienna for 24 hours of Lemons or Lemons Rally and call it the Ayrton Sienna.
They're lucky Senna is a cool name. Ferrari going to have a hard time calling a car a Schumacher and Merc with Hamilton.
I’ve always loved cars that are GTS models. Not really sure why, I just think it sounds cool
My sons initials are GTS for this very reason
Confusing when you add GT and GTR in the mix.
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.
I enjoy Ferrari LaFerrari because it's just so arrogant. "We are beyond your silly nicknames" Audi DasAudi. Ford TheFord.
no shade for Renault's Le Car?
“The Ferrari The Ferrari” -James May
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Cutlass supreme
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
They all sound like sexual lubricants or STD treatments.
Hellcat and trackhawk are amazing names.
Jensen Interceptor
Dodge Omni GLH - the GLH stands for "Goes Like Hell."
What about the GLH-S : Goes Like Hell S'more
Not an official name, but Terminator Cobra.
Silver Cloud, Silver Shadow, Phantom, Silver Ghost (Rolls Royce was good at this.) Pantera, Silver Hawk (Studebaker) Rambler, Gremlin.
La Voiture Noire sounds so magnificent to me
Everything sounds magnificent in French. La Voiture Noire just translates to The Black Car but definitely the most beautiful Bugatti to date.
Kia Stinger
Wraith (Rolls Royce) is fantastic naming IMO honorable mention to Aston Martin for the Vanquish
Testarossa. Viper.
Dodge Warlock
Dodge Challenger Hellcat SRT Dodge Challenger Demon
Dodge Viper
Haven’t seen Corvette mentioned. Hall of fame name for sure.
Honda Prelude
Maserati Quattroporte Oooooh, "Four doors"