Top 5 Car Nicknames?

[slowjoe24]

Cars and Coffee Talk: Top 5 Car Nicknames!

Please see my list of Top 5 Car Nicknames and make sure to add your favorites to my list!!!

Thanks, Joe

[Cobrafan427]

Just off the top of my head, Lotus Elan, Gumpert Apollo, Lamborghini Diablo, Porsche Cayman and anything with the word Competizione in it

Edit: Commented before i read, whoops! Anyway these are my fav. model names

[Ferrer]

Stupid overpriced German car with a silly ride. That's the actual nickname of the latest A-Class.

Really.

[slowjoe24]

LOL

[slowjoe24]

What's your favorite car nickname??

[NSXType-R]

Any Subaru can be called "Scoobie" or "Subie". That's a fun one.

[Kitdy]

Mustang Terminator.

[Man of Steel]

De Snoek. De Eend. De Kever. De Wereldbol.

[Ferrer]

Mustang Terminator.

I have to say, credit where credit's due, the Americans are the best at naming cars.

I mean, who wouldn't want to have a Boss, an Eliminator, a Cyclone, a The Judge or a Wildcat?

[f6fhellcat13]

I have to say, credit where credit's due, the Americans are the best at naming cars.

I mean, who wouldn't want to have a Boss, an Eliminator, a Cyclone, a The Judge or a Wildcat?

Yes, but leave it to the Japanese to appropriate American names and take them to their logical confusion with a little insanity/'80s techno-optimism thrown in:
BUBBLE ERA EXCESS: 1984 Nissan Gloria Turbo Brougham VIP Super Selection II | Japanese Nostalgic Car

Who is the worst, though? My guess would be the Germans or the Swedes who are far too attached to their alphanumerics. The Italians (whisper it!) deserve a mention too with their "Monopostos" and "Quattroportes", though Ford had the Tudors and Fordors which add kitsch to their banality. The Italians seem to get away with it somehow, though.

[Revo]

De Snoek. De Eend. De Kever. De Wereldbol.

I can recognise three of those.

What the hell is De Snoek?

[Ferrer]

Yes, but leave it to the Japanese to appropriate American names and take them to their logical confusion with a little insanity/'80s techno-optimism thrown in:
BUBBLE ERA EXCESS: 1984 Nissan Gloria Turbo Brougham VIP Super Selection II | Japanese Nostalgic Car

Who is the worst, though? My guess would be the Germans or the Swedes who are far too attached to their alphanumerics. The Italians (whisper it!) deserve a mention too with their "Monopostos" and "Quattroportes", though Ford had the Tudors and Fordors which add kitsch to their banality. The Italians seem to get away with it somehow, though.

Warning, Classic sniffpetrol ahead:

Five Japanese market cars we never see

1. Nissan Pantyliner Monkeychild Superb (G-series)
2. Toyota Ocelot Touchmethere
3. Daihatsu Loveyoulongtime Surprise XXX
4. Honda Lovelyboy Panstick Delight Type-K
5. Suzuki Cocksnot Bango Deluxe ZR-B 16R Mark VI Captain Mainwaring Edition

As for Italians, well all words sounds always good in Italian, no matter what you are saying. That is a fact. Having established that, yes many Italian car names sound good, by the do not sound quite as menacing, imposing, charismatic or simply full bore awesome as American car names do.

And I'll stand by that.

American cars are the best... at names, that is.

[pimento]

Yes, but leave it to the Japanese to appropriate American names and take them to their logical confusion with a little insanity/'80s techno-optimism thrown in:
BUBBLE ERA EXCESS: 1984 Nissan Gloria Turbo Brougham VIP Super Selection II | Japanese Nostalgic Car

Who is the worst, though? My guess would be the Germans or the Swedes who are far too attached to their alphanumerics. The Italians (whisper it!) deserve a mention too with their "Monopostos" and "Quattroportes", though Ford had the Tudors and Fordors which add kitsch to their banality. The Italians seem to get away with it somehow, though.

That Gloria is.. glorious. Staid sedan with turbo V6? Ridulous 80s era 'high-tech' interior? Yes and yes, sign me the heck up.

[Man of Steel]

I can recognise three of those.

What the hell is De Snoek?

The Pike = one of the Dutch names for original Citroen DS.

[Ferrer]

The Pike = one of the Dutch names for original Citroen DS.

Curious, here the DS was nicknamed Tauró (Shark) and the Traction Avant was nicknamed Stromberg or Pato (Duck).

Since we had one in the family, it recently came up in a conversation and I asked why was it nicknamed Stromberg. Apparently it was because the carburettors were from Stromberg.