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Old 12/3/08, 08:34 PM
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Worst Car names! Chime in...
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Merkur XR4Ti

Horrible name and ugly to boot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkur_XR4Ti
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Old 12/3/08, 08:36 PM
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Chevy Nova comes to mind. Doesn't No va' mean "no go" in Spanish?

How about the Isuzu Vehicross. Talk about dumb and ugly... (and no, I'm not talking about Rosie Odonnell)
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Merkur was the German word for Mercury, pronouced "mare-coor". It's hardly the ugliest car ever. I have seen much worse. One of the main reasons it was not continued was because passive restraints or airbags were going to be mandated on all US cars, but was not a requirement on European models. The car may not be as interesting now as it was then, but it inspired a whole generation of successful Fords with it's aero look, plus the XR4Ti's 2.3 liter turbo engine was the same exact one found in the Mustang SVO and Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.
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Pinto, Vega, Chevette (it easily turns to $***vette)
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Originally Posted by 05GT-O.C.D.
Chevy Nova comes to mind. Doesn't No va' mean "no go" in Spanish?

How about the Isuzu Vehicross. Talk about dumb and ugly... (and no, I'm not talking about Rosie Odonnell)

Yep... I bet they wondered why no one bought any in Mexico...
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I agree, Yugo wins, because it's an awful car.

However, for the actual NAME of the car... I pick Peugeot. Looks like a scrabble tile set: PEUGEOT

/well aware it's a family name... still.
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Plymouth "Breeze", Hummer (I'm marrried, don't need to be reminded of being single and free). Here's some bad names, scroll to the bottom

http://www.forbes.com/2004/07/12/cx_dl_0712feat.html
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In no particular order…

Ford Windstar
Ford Probe
Lamborghini Countach (awesome car, stupid name)
Dodge Diplomat
Dodge Stratus
Chrysler Cirrus
Dodge Neon
Ford Flex
Toyota Prius
Chevrolet Chevette
Chevrolet Citation
Volkswagen Thing
Volkswagen New Beetle
Volkswagen Rabbit
Plymouth Breeze
Mercury Milan
HUMMER
Toyota RAV-4
Lincoln Mark LT
AMC Pacer
AMC Gremlin
Chrysler Crossfire
Pontiac Sunfire
Chevrolet Cruze

This could go on forever.
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Nissan Murano. You big Morono.
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Also, anything that BMW and Mercedes names.
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Edsel.. Actually a good car with a TERRIBLE name
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What was wrong with Yugo's name? It was short for Yugoslavia.
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Cadillac Cimarron! Its a Chevy Cavalier with leather, and a Caddy badge! FAIL!!!
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I'll go first..

Merkur XR4Ti

Horrible name and ugly to boot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkur_XR4Ti
Actually, those cars were the US versions of the Ford Sierra Cosworths. Ane the UK Cosworths were FAST cars.
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