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[SJKOO01]

Car names that didn't translate well in other.... Countries, and had to be renamed !  .

Here's one to start it off, unless no-one else adds to it    .

Vauxhall Nova = In mexico, roughly translated to "Won't go".  Excellent start to a new car model at the time 

[Welung666]

Mazda MR2 - They are named something else in France as if you say M R du (as they do in France) it sounds the same as Merde which is French for Sh1t

[derry lad]

Mazda MR2 - They are named something else in France as if you say M R du (as they do in France) it sounds the same as Merde which is French for Sh1t

ha ha...think it might be a toyota mr2 though!

[Omegatoy]

lol Shogun means something unprintable in spanish, !!
! they cant believe people drive round in a car with this name!!! they only got the pajero or the hyundai copy

[RobG]

Triumph Acclaim..............Sieg Heil

[Dishevelled Den]

I would suggest that those of a rather more sensitive disposition should avoid opening the following link.


http://www.oddee.com/item_93544.aspx

[Welung666]

Mazda MR2 - They are named something else in France as if you say M R du (as they do in France) it sounds the same as Merde which is French for Sh1t

ha ha...think it might be a toyota mr2 though!

you are right  It ain't a Vauxhall otherwise I'd have got it right

[tidla]

I would suggest that those of a rather more sensitive disposition should avoid opening the following link.


http://www.oddee.com/item_93544.aspx

seeing so many of a similar vien, one can only asume some of those responsible for "creating" interesting car names were having a laugh!

[Iain]

lol Shogun means something unprintable in spanish, !!
! they cant believe people drive round in a car with this name!!! they only got the pajero or the hyundai copy

Is it not Pajero that roughly translates to W*nker in Spanish?

[PC Techy]

it is indeed, shogun is  Mitsubishi Montero in spain

[Banjax]

Opel Ascona - may be an urban myth, but I heard ascona is slang in parts of Portugal and Spain for see you next tuesday if you get my meaning 

[mathewst]

Ford Pinto, in portugese it meant small prick 
Ford Kuga, in my language it means plague

[mudflap]

Hillman Avenger drivers were to be avoided in the 70's, they took their car name literally and got very nasty if you cut them up or overtook them   



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[Omegatoy]

lol Shogun means something unprintable in spanish, !!
! they cant believe people drive round in a car with this name!!! they only got the pajero or the hyundai copy

Is it not Pajero that roughly translates to W*nker in Spanish?

oops!!! you are right of course!! knw it was one of them!! lol