Car Number Pronunciation Thread

[Hugo a Gogo]

Inspired by the Classic Car show thread...
How do you pronounce car model numbers?
Peugeots: 205 etc two oh five
BMW: three two five, three one six, five three five, but three twenty
Old 2002 was a two thousand two
Porsches: nine eleven obviously, but all the others nine two four, nine five nine
Three fifty six though
In German though it would be Neun Vierundzwanzig, Neun Vierundvierzig etc

Ducati nine sixteen, but nine nine six, and triple eight

Mini twelve seventy five

Maserati I dunno how to pronounce 3200 but a Rover is a three thousand five hundred

More odd ones? Any hard and fast rules?

[Triumph Man]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Inspired by the Classic Car show thread...
How do you pronounce car model numbers?
Peugeots: 205 etc two oh five
BMW: three two five, three one six, five three five, but three twenty
Old 2002 was a two thousand two
Porsches: nine eleven obviously, but all the others nine two four, nine five nine
Three fifty six though
In German though it would be Neun Vierundzwanzig, Neun Vierundvierzig etc

Ducati nine sixteen, but nine nine six, and triple eight

Mini twelve seventy five

Maserati I dunno how to pronounce 3200 but a Rover is a three thousand five hundred

More odd ones? Any hard and fast rules?

Agree with most. normally I'd pronounce it five twenty, but my 520 is now affectionately referred to as the "Five too slow" Early Rover P6 V8s where officially called "Three Thousand Five".

Those Peugeots with two zeros, i.e. 1007, 5008 have to be pronouced "one thousand and seven" Not prounouncing it as "one double-oh seven"

Although not a number, the Ford Ka is pronounced "Kah" Only teenage girls call them "Kay-Ays".

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

Triumph Man said:

Although not a number, the Ford Ka is pronounced "Kah" Only teenage girls call them "Kay-Ays".

I have never heard anyone refer to them as a "Kah", always "Kay-Ay"

[Hugo a Gogo]

It's a Kah

Not a Kay Ay

[MattHall91]

To quote Shaquille O'Neil on MTV Cribs years ago;

"Now I'll show you my three six oh Mo-deena."

Standard ignorant yanks.

[MattHall91]

Hugo a Gogo said:

It's a Kah

Not a Kay Ay

Yes, this!

[Bill]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Ducati nine sixteen, but nine nine six, and triple eight

?

Nine one six surely?

[Mound Dawg]

MattHall91 said:

To quote Shaquille O'Neil on MTV Cribs years ago;

"Now I'll show you my three six oh Mo-deena."

Standard ignorant yanks.

Jag-warr.

Grrr.

[MarshPhantom]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Inspired by the Classic Car show thread...
How do you pronounce car model numbers?
Peugeots: 205 etc two oh five
BMW: three two five, three one six, five three five, but three twenty
Old 2002 was a two thousand two
Porsches: nine eleven obviously, but all the others nine two four, nine five nine
Three fifty six though
In German though it would be Neun Vierundzwanzig, Neun Vierundvierzig etc

Ducati nine sixteen, but nine nine six, and triple eight

Mini twelve seventy five

Maserati I dunno how to pronounce 3200 but a Rover is a three thousand five hundred

More odd ones? Any hard and fast rules?

Strange the BMW was a two thousand and two, yet the 1602 was sixteen oh two.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Novecento sedici for the Tally's

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I've got a mate who when he owned a Subaru pronounced it s'bahroo where I've always called it a soobaroo. If you get what I mean

Scottish people pronounce peaugeot different up here. I've always called them a perjoh where as anyone north of the border calls them a pewjoh.

[feef]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

I've got a mate who when he owned a Subaru pronounced it s'bahroo where I've always called it a soobaroo. If you get what I mean

Scottish people pronounce peaugeot different up here. I've always called them a perjoh where as anyone north of the border calls them a pewjoh.

..which is closer to the correct, French pronunciation (and its Peugeot, not peaugeot).

[Pints]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

I've got a mate who when he owned a Subaru pronounced it s'bahroo where I've always called it a soobaroo. If you get what I mean

Your mate isn't South African perhaps?

[addz86]

I work at a auto factors, people can never pronounce the fiat seincento or chiquecento ulysse is good one too

[marmitemania]

Rovers Have different styles for the models. The 820 is pronounced 8 20 whereas the 45 is just that.

[MarshPhantom]

Any know how you should refer to the Peugeot 2008?

[motco]

Hugo a Gogo said:

It's a Kah

Not a Kay Ay

Pronounced 'kah' with a very short 'a', not 'kaah' to rhyme with 'car'.

Awkward as I try to be I pronounce the name of the Tesco tablet computer as 'hoodl'...

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Pints said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

I've got a mate who when he owned a Subaru pronounced it s'bahroo where I've always called it a soobaroo. If you get what I mean

Your mate isn't South African perhaps?

Nah, he's a cockney

[Hugo a Gogo]

addz86 said:

I work at a auto factors, people can never pronounce the fiat seincento or chiquecento ulysse is good one too

Or spell them it seems

[MarshPhantom]

I remember when everyone pronounced Audi as ordi, not sure when change came.