The Best Car Names Ever!

unluky · 04-21-2021, 04:33 PM

Roadrunner and "Superbird"

Germanauto · 04-21-2021, 04:52 PM

Targa
Bullitt
Mach 1

Germanauto · 04-21-2021, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by unluky

Roadrunner and "Superbird"

Can't forget Super Bee

Levity · 04-21-2021, 05:38 PM

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

Red Bread · 04-21-2021, 05:46 PM

Lancia Stratos
Mitsu EVO FQ400
Holden Ute

Killramos · 04-21-2021, 05:52 PM

The Judge

particulardude · 04-21-2021, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

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Originally Posted by particulardude

I'm sure there is a backstory to the 'i' but surface perception is a ripoff of Apple nomenclature which is lame imo

...who ripped it off from 1980's Intel!

whoa no way!

vreihen16 · 04-21-2021, 07:43 PM

Way! I wondered how Intel let them get away with it at the time, because *everything* in the mid-late 1980's from Intel was "i" something-or-other.

They are still using it with the i3/i5/i7/i9 CPU chips.....

CLOUT · 04-22-2021, 04:38 AM

360 Challenge Stradale
430 Scuderia
458 Speciale
Huracan Performante
Murcielago
Aventador SuperVeloce

best names...anything Italian lol

Tambohamilton · 04-22-2021, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Germanauto

Can't forget Super Bee

One of these??

Vivek. · 04-23-2021, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by particulardude

also have to say Audi's use of e-Tron is much more badass for their electrics vs adding 'i' to the front like BMW has done

I'm sure there is a backstory to the 'i' but surface perception is a ripoff of Apple nomenclature which is lame imo

And Apple named their new chip the M1 in retaliation

scoobysaurus · 04-23-2021, 03:46 AM

McLaren F1. The name speaks for itself.

MKSixer · 04-23-2021, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by scoobysaurus

McLaren F1. The name speaks for itself.

Game, set and match.

AlexFL · 04-23-2021, 08:15 AM

Oldsmobile Aurora

GuidoK · 04-23-2021, 09:53 AM

One of my favorites was also the VW Lupo.
Lupo obviously meaning Wolf, and then attaching that name to a tiny dorky car

And no, the 3L version doesnt have a 3 liter engine

I don't think this car ever made it to the US though.

///M Power-Belgium · 04-23-2021, 09:54 AM

The 930 'Widowmaker

MKSixer · 04-23-2021, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexFL

Oldsmobile Aurora

I had one of these as a company car many eons ago. It was a fantastic car with a tight body, great road manners and distinctive looks. If I remember correctly, it was my first company car.

Good stuff!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Tambohamilton · 04-23-2021, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

One of my favorites was also the VW Lupo.
Lupo obviously meaning Wolf, and then attaching that name to a tiny dorky car

And no, the 3L version doesnt have a 3 liter engine

I don't think this car ever made it to the US though.

In the UK it became the 'fox', and now the 'up'. I still refer to them as lupos, as do a number of folk I know.

3798j · 04-23-2021, 04:25 PM

Thunderbird...

mikado463 · 04-23-2021, 04:30 PM

Corvette Sting Ray

SteveinArizona · 04-23-2021, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MmmmmM2

Cadillac Cimarron

Mingwan · 04-23-2021, 04:51 PM

Ford Probe. Gives me a boner every time I hear that name.

But seriously, enjoy car names before they’re reduced to numbers and letters like some calculator.

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