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Who thinks of names for car models?
I've seen some pretty strange car model names, and I'm wondering if they have some kind of meaning, are they latin, or were they just cool-sounding words? Who thinks of these things and how does the approval process go? Why do they give the cars these weird names?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
most cars have it's own reasons for it's name,an inspiration to its design, a significant word that helps describe it or a Code that means something to the factory
-Farrari Enzo-
This scaled down version of god was not made or designed by Enzo Farrari(founder), it was just so perfectly designed that there were no other name that would suit this Machine, other than the man who founded the legendary company.
-Lamborghini Murcielago-
Murciélago was a Navarra fighting bull known for having survived 28 sword strokes in an October 5, 1879 fight against Rafael "El Lagartijo" Molina Sanchez, at the Coso de los califas bullring in Córdoba, Spain.Italian automaker Lamborghini named one of its supercars "Murciélago", as part of the company's tradition of naming its cars for Miura bulls and other bullfighting-related terms. "Murciélago" means bat in Spanish.
-Bugatti Veyron-
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is the most recent version of a mid-engined full-sized grand tourer developed by the German car-manufacturer Volkswagen and produced by the Volkswagen-brand Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their headquarters in Château St. Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), and whose production and development is often credited to Ferdinand Karl Piech. It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company. It was named "Car Of The Decade" by the BBC television programme Top Gear.
Most japanese companies used a form of Latin to name their cars
-Toyota-
Corolla(LE,CE,XLE,S,XRS,Rumion)=Greek for flower petals, toyota gave the Corolla this name to signify its basic lightweight design.
Supra=Latin for Superior, this was toyotas top end sports car, figure it out.
Altezza=Means a new design, this took over the sport line up when the supra was discountinued.
-Nissan-
Maxima= plural of Maximum, Nissan gave it this name becuase this was meant to be the best family car money could buy.
Versa= capable of doing many things competently
Sunny(sentra)= bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
-Honda-
Integra(Rs,Ls,Gsr,R)=the result of a mathematical integration
Civic=relating or belonging to a city
Insight(Hybrid)=grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
-Mitsubishi-
Galant=a term in music referring to a style, principally occurring in the third quarter of the 18th century
Source(s): These Are just some examples. http://en.wikipedia.org/ - ?Lv 45 years ago
Ford - Pretzel...jk lol Yamaha - Pantryboy Supreme Subaru - Sambar Dias Astonish Mazda - Bongo Friendee Suzuki - Every Joy Pop Turbo Toyota - Estima Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Masayuki's answer is best.
Lol...