Random Funniest Car Names Ever Coined (29 items)

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  (#15) Chevrolet LUV

  • General Motors, Chevrolet

  Back in the 1970s and '80s, a lot of American manufacturers turned to captive imports to meet a quickly exploding demand for smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles. The result of one such arrangement was the importation of an Isuzu mini-truck, which Chevrolet re-branded the LUV. It's silly, but at least "Light Utility Vehicle" pretty accurately described what the truck was. Less so the Isuzu's home market name, the Faster. Known primarily for being brutally slow, Isuzu's Faster at least gets credit for being probably the only vehicle in history to ever cause its owner to furiously scream its name at the steering wheel. 
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  (#2) Suzuki Every/Scrum Joypop Turbo

  Compact, lightweight, mid-engine, turbocharged four-wheel-drive. Sounds like a recipe for a fantastic rally car, doesn't it? It probably would be, if the vehicle in question hadn't been the Every compact (kei) minivan. The standard model didn't come with a turbo, but for a few yen more buyers got both a blower and a Joypop badge on the fender. While the Every Joypop name is amusing, you have to wonder if Suzuki was scraping the bottom of the barrel when they later renamed this minivan the Scrum. 
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  (#3) Mazda Titan Dump and Light Dump

  Looking for a tough, versatile cargo carrier to haul your lumber, flooring, or plumbing fixtures? Come on down to Mazda, assess your load, and take your pick of the Titan Dump or Light Dump.
  
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  (#4) Honda Life Dunk

  • Honda

  Meet the Life Dunk. The Life name itself isn't too weird; at least Honda had the sense to name their compact kei car after a good Eddie Murphy movie, even one about prison. Honda applies the Dunk badge to turbocharged models, which somehow makes even less sense than Nissan calling their turbo cars Joypops.
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  (#11) Dinarg D200

  Dinarg (din-ARGH): The sound one might have made in 1962 after having taken delivery of a car bought sight unseen from Argentina. DINAARRGGHHHH!!!!!
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  (#19) Honda Fit

  • Honda

  "Fit" means a lot of things in different languages. In English, one meaning is "shaped, toned or athletic." Another is "spasm, twitch or tantrum." Calling your car spastic is worth a chuckle or two in English-speaking countries. But in Swedish, "fitte" means "a sharp pain," and "fitta" means...uhhh..."a derogatory term for women's genitalia."
  

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