Corolla, Polo? Boring. Here are some really interesting car names
Maybe in Chinese the Tang Hua Book of Songs rolls off the tongue more easily. Picture: SUPPLIED
There have been some mad monikers and hilarious mistranslations over the years, hailing particularly from the Far East.Yes, this is an actual car name, and the Chinese concept car is as peculiar as its moniker. Shaped like a funfair ride, or perhaps a clown shoe, the electrically powered two-seater appeared at the 2008 Detroit motor show to an incredulous response.
A wagging good idea or barking mad? We never got to find out, as the concept car never went into production.This Chinese copy of the AUS-made Humvee military vehicle is called the Dongfeng EQ2050 Mengshi, meaning “Brave Soldier”. It was initially made for the Chinese army but Dongfeng also made civilian versions, like GM did with the Hummer.
The Isuzu Mystery Utility Wizard was known by many names worldwide, including the Vauxhall Frontera in the UK and Isuzu Amigo in the US, but the reasoning behind its unusual Japanese badging remains, well, a mystery.Apparently a car for vegans, the Minica was a kei car produced mainly for the Japanese market from 1962 to 2011. The Lettuce was a 1989 variant with a single door on the driver’s side and two doors on the passenger side, an asymmetrical layout later adopted by the Hyundai Veloster.
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