Ironic car names........

[Liquid Knight]

Just had an email from Vauxhall asking me "what's my style"? This was to promote the new Corsa "Street Style". Are they trying to be ironic or are they refering to Sesame Street? I can count at least a thousand cars that are more stylish "ah-ah-ah" (sorry). The Clio "Desire" is another one. About as desirable as a visit to the gum clinic. Why can't they just say "we can't shift these cars because they're crap" instead of painting them silly colours and giving them extra badges?

Here's a thought. Instead of polishing a turd why not make a decent car in the first place?

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Diabolik said:

Honda Legend is certainly not a legend?

NSX based engine and a proper gear box would have made it legendary but Honda wanted to compete with Lex-arse. Bloody handle well for a big car though but it's never in the right gear out of a corner and you have to wait for it to kick down. Rubbish.

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davepoth said:

None of the design work by Ital.

Sorry the car was named "Ital" because it was designed at the Giorgetto Giugiaro ItalDesign studio. The actual designer who put his signature to the final production model was a British chap called Harris Mann.

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inman999 said:

Diahatsu Applause

I applause anyone daft enough to buy one because it make me look good in my Rover 213.

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Bora is Swahili for poo. Accuracy and in no way ironic.

MR2 in French is of cours Merde du as well. There was a Veilside Sumo kitted one at a Parisian auto show a few years ago and the owner didn't know why people laughed at it all day.