Old names for new cars

[JimmyTheHand]

I recall when Mitsubishi changed from being known as Colt in the UK it took a while for it to change for some people

[sceptic]

Cortina Mark 7 (Mondeo)

[Rostfritt]

ajprice said:

<geek> The first A6 was a facelift of the 100 </geek>

That was the one I had. To expect someone to tell the difference is like expecting someone to know the E(whatever) model codes on BMWs.

[robgsr]

A few people referred to my old Starlet as a Yaris (which is the opposite way round to the OP)

My Baleno hatch gets regularly labelled as a Swift, which is a different model altogether

[Zad]

Papa Hotel said:

ajprice said:

<geek> The first A6 was a facelift of the 100 </geek>

Why did they do that? Seems an odd move.

I imagine it is the same reason as Intel went 8086, (80186), 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium. They discovered that a number is not capable of being trademarked in some markets.

No idea why BMW, Mercedes and Alfa didn't do similarly.

[Mattt]

You lot need to get out more.

[aw51 121565]

sceptic said:

Cortina Mark 7 (Mondeo)

Cortina Mark 8 or higher, shirley???

I know where you're coming from with this.

[deadslow]

ajprice said:

Some people still call the Insignia a Vectra when the Insignia has been around since 2008

Aren't all Jags based on the Insignia, going by the look of them?

[Papa Hotel]

Zad said:

I imagine it is the same reason as Intel went 8086, (80186), 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium. They discovered that a number is not capable of being trademarked in some markets.

No idea why BMW, Mercedes and Alfa didn't do similarly.

No, I meant why facelift a car and rename it at the same time? It's not like they can wax lyrical about the "new" A6 when everyone knows it's just a 100.

[Monkeylegend]

Well I saw a lovely Ferrari 360 the other day and somebody had the nerve to call it an MR2.

[gazchap]

In some cases it could be because they're from another country and aren't familiar with our weird names.

I believe the Nova was actually branded as the Corsa everywhere except the UK?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

gazchap said:

In some cases it could be because they're from another country and aren't familiar with our weird names.

I believe the Nova was actually branded as the Corsa everywhere except the UK?

In my earlier post, I did say that when they consolidated the Opel/Vauxhall names only Astra survived from the Vauxhall range.

Nova to Corsa, Cavalier to Vectra, Carlton to Omega (or Rekord?), The Kadett became Astra (and I forget what the Senator became

Edited by 2 sMoKiN bArReLs on Sunday 29th July 10:27

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Royale to Senator, I got that back to front.

[andym1603]

Was the Senator not a Monza?

[ajprice]

andym1603 said:

Was the Senator not a Monza?

Wasn't the Monza the Senator coupe?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

ajprice said:

andym1603 said:

Was the Senator not a Monza?

Wasn't the Monza the Senator coupe?

I reckon the Monza was the 2 door coupe

[Xaero]

Generally don't see this, apart from the Toyota Auris:



Toyota Corolla last generation:



To make matters worse, it's still called the corolla in most countries.

[robgsr]

When I took my car to a garage once "Ah yes, a Toyota Corolla Starlet".
I bid him pretty much an instant farewell.
Another guy who literally yelled "IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE BLOODY STUPID TURBO THINGS IS IT" as soon as he saw it didn't get my custom either.
Some strange folk working in garages for sure

[Zwolf]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

gazchap said:

In some cases it could be because they're from another country and aren't familiar with our weird names.

I believe the Nova was actually branded as the Corsa everywhere except the UK?

In my earlier post, I did say that when they consolidated the Opel/Vauxhall names only Astra survived from the Vauxhall range.

Nova to Corsa, Cavalier to Vectra, Carlton to Omega (or Rekord?), The Kadett became Astra (and I forget what the Senator became

The Opel Omega superseded the Rekord, so both were Carltons I think. Holden Commodore to the Antipodean market, although that was a re-engineered version, rather than a straightforward badge swap.

[JimmyTheHand]

gazchap said:

I believe the Nova was actually branded as the Corsa everywhere except the UK?

it was - Wiki