Modern cars and truck names are total rubbish. Once, car names in fact implied something. They were intended to raise a picture psychological’s eye. Names like Mustang, Corvette, Javelin, Riviera, and Stealth have actually been all but changed by randomly produced password assortments like OPTIQ, bZ, EQS, EQE, GV70, EX30, and limitless strings of letters and numbers that seem more like a CAPTCHA image test than an automobile. There’s in fact a reason car manufacturers started doing this, and while conventional wisdom would certainly recommend it’s about worldwide branding, hallmarks, item pecking orders, and inner classification, there are various other factors these names have captured on within the automotive market. In this episode of Fuel For Thought, I’ll provide you some of my picks for the dumbest contemporary car names, investigate why calling automobiles has actually ended up being so difficult, and why at least one major automaker shows up to be having reservations.
If you delight in RCR, Patreon is the finest means to support us: https://www.patreon.com/regularcarreviews
A Message from Johan de Nysschen to INFINITI Owners and Fans:
https://usa.infinitinews.com/en-US/releases/release-bb14e74092f64587b83210fa53fed932-a-message-from-johan-de-nysschen-to-infiniti-owners-and-fans
If you appreciated this video, look into some of our long-form automotive industry deep dives:
The Forgotten Failures of Ford Motor Company (RCR Stories): https://youtu.be/XNyOqbGEEpI?si=feLGEyChu13T5cbi
2024 Toyota bZ4x (Regular Car Reviews): https://youtu.be/isicH4dAwnw?si=Clm5kc0Lf0T_CG9l
Auto Companies Forgot How Door Handles Work (The Roman Report): https://youtu.be/UwIDB4Dbz-4?si=w7A0S-LTB-THtxH8
These Headlights Are Going to Get Someone Killed (The Roman Report): https://youtu.be/I3vm3wgaJBE?si=ymtJemaEZvQ-zzAf
Merch:
Mugs and t shirts: https://regularcars-shop.fourthwall.com/
Key tags and plate frames: https://www.zazzle.com/store/regularcars
Locate RCR online:
BlueSky: @regularcars/ @theromannick
Instagram: @regularcarreviews/ @theromannick
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/regularcarreviews
Second network: https://www.youtube.com/@RegularandRoman
Thanks for supporting Regular Car Reviews!
Timestamps:
00:00 Car Names Used to Mean Something
03:23 Intro Theme
03:32 BMW’s X Problem and the Worst Honda Name Ever
06:30 Cadillac’s Low IQ
09:48 Toyota Gets bZ
11:37 Mercedes CAPTCHA Cars
14:14 Polestar’s Linear Limitations
16:35 Why Car Names Are So Bad Now
20:00 Lost In Translation
24:56 The EV Naming Disaster
27:55 Why Volkswagen Is Changing Course
31:15 Sources and Photo Credits