Or the funniest names so far.
Of course, these names are all Japanese, since they have some sort of lock on too-cute names (OK, one’s an Italian design house). An old girlfriend of mine, Janet, had a track prepped 300 ZX Twin Turbo that she raced. Big, powerful handful of a car. As most of you know, in the Japanese home market, all Z cars actually have the name “Fairlady”.
The Japanese have long had a habit of naming things the complete opposite of what they are. During WW II the Imperial Japanese fielded planes with names like “Golden Chrysanthemum” and “Brilliant Cherry Blossom”. No wonder we called them things like “Frank” and “Zeke” and “Betty”.
Anyway, showing that Car & Driver magazine has not completely devolved into fish wrap, they have a neat little piece about silly car names and there derivations.
Cars that get monikered with names like Isuzu GIGA 20 Light Dump, the Mazda Bongo/Bongo Friendee/Bongo Brawny, the Honda Life Dunk, the Mazda/Autozam Scrum Stand Off Truck, and the Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard.
“Oh that? That’s my new Isuzu truck. It is SO utilitarian, but at the same time, so mysterious.”
There’s more: the Nissan Elgrand Homy, the Sbarro Assystem, the Daihatsu Charade Social Poze, the Yamaha Pantryboy Supreme, and the Mitsubishi MUM 500 Shall We Join Us?
I know, I know, I should mention a car called the Assystem; your car has a system for your ass? For its own ass? But the last two just crack me up: the Yamaha Pantryboy Supreme, and the Mitsubishi MUM 500 Shall We Join Us?
“Yeah, I decided to spring for the Yamaha Pantryboy Supreme.” Are you frickin’ kidding me!? What the hell is a Pantryboy? Wait! Pretend I didn’t ask, I don’t wanna know.
Seriously though, the Mitsubishi MUM 500 Shall We Join Us?
First, that’s not a name, that’s a sentence, and secondly, no, no we will not join you.
Source: Neatorama
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