Car names and slogans: What were they thinking?

[SpikyMikey]

Didn’t they do this to the Puma also?

Ah well, they’ve got the the Fiesta up their sleeves now for a rainy day comeback!

Spy shot sneak preview of new Fiesta

 

[ALFAitalia]

Mazda Bongo, that name always put a smile on my face

There's a Mazda Bongo Friendee round our way.

Of you can have exactly the same car with a Ford badge...... the Ford Freda!

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

And then there was the Ora Funky Cat.

The Rise and fall of the Funky Cat

We got the funk. Or do we? The ORA Funky Cat announced itself to the European Market with a loud Meow. Not least thanks to its funky name, the car stood out from the crowd of Chinese designed, engi…

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[SpikyMikey]

Just remembered that 'round 'ere' there's also a pale blue Renault Wind.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Just remembered that 'round 'ere' there's also a pale blue Renault Wind.

I wonder if Renault call it the "Wind" because everyone passes it

 

[SpikyMikey]

Of you can have exactly the same car with a Ford badge...... the Ford Freda!

I realise that I did the Bongo a disservice; its full title is Bongo Friendee Auto Free Top.

 

[fabes]

Is it trying to compete with the "Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus"?

 

[SpikyMikey]

Is it trying to compete with the "Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus"?

As if that were possible!
It's not even close to my BMW F31 330i LCI M Sport Shadow Edition AMG Black Series Touring

 

[Teego]

Ford Probe?
Hyundai Effluent. Sorry, misread Accent.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Is it trying to compete with the "Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus"?

And that’s the short version!

 

[JHS]

Of you can have exactly the same car with a Ford badge...... the Ford Freda!

you sure? I thought that it was a K car?

mazda bongo friendee - Google Search

www.google.com

 

[Dippo]

When I was in Saudi, Toyota's best selling car was the Cressida. Luckily that was before everyone associated the name with ****.

 

[moonloops]

Toyota Alphard

-Alph
+Ret

 

[ALFAitalia]

you sure? I thought that it was a K car?

mazda bongo friendee - Google Search

www.google.com

Maybe they recycled the name....but the Freda was a rebadged Bongo Frendie.....a left over from when Ford owned most of Mazda.
Here it is...

 

[JHS]

Maybe they recycled the name....but the Freda was a rebadged Bongo Frendie.....a left over from when Ford owned most of Mazda.
Here it is...
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You are correct. Never been a K car with a 2.5 Diesel engine.
Every days a skule day!

 

[Ted]

Fiat 131.
Easy enough.
But Supermirafiori is a bit of a mouthful.

 

[GrahamT]

Some years ago ln Portugal outside a funeral parlour I saw a hearse based on a Citroen Jumpy . It still carried the badging

 

[alan350CDI]

Its a truck, but a guy down the road from us had a Mazda "Titan Dump". That always tickled me.

 

[ALFAitalia]

Lol...

 

[DrNick]

I always thought quattroporte sounded exotic until I realised it just meant 4 door.

Dacia Duster, anyone?