a nissan dualis (australia) is a quahqai(sp)? in UK. why the different names ?

Duals in English means a mans willy, quasqhaui in Australian means a mans willy. So they changed them about a bit.

Mitsubishi Pajero, pajero. 😀

I’ve just brought an MX-5 (stop sniggering at the back) I would sooner it be called a Miata, than Mazda Xperiment number 5.

It was a sad day when Ford stopped naming their cars after gentlemans art pamphlets.

yeah, the razzle RS was brilliant

Aye, I was holding out for the Ford Readers Wive’s Special

Toyota MR2 was not sold in France as its name, MR2, when pronounced in french was “M, Air, Duex” or “Merde”… 🙂

marketing, innit.
Nova in Spanish (i think) means no go
MR2 in French means poo (merde)

The MR2 was sold in France. It was badged Toyota MR. Without the deux there was no shit!

This thread got me looking up the origins of some car names, found this which I thought was quite interesting:

http://m.neatorama.com/2008/02/18/evolution-of-car-logos/

Nova in Spanish (i think) means no go

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

Anyone remember the Mitsubishi Starrion. It was meant to be the big brother to the Colt, but the Japanese confusion of Ls and Rs let them down.

For similar reasons to the MR2, the Rolls Royce Silver Mist didn’t sell too well in Germany.

The Nissan Cedric would have sold so well here…

Well, you know why Shimano Deore is called Deore, don’t you? The first Shimano MTB mechs had a picture of a deer on them, and there was a slight translation error…