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However nothing beats in French the Audi e-tron, literally "turd". At least in the 00s Toyota prudently renamed the MR-2 ("shit") into simply "MR" to prevent pr
by wazoox 4y ago
However nothing beats in French the Audi e-tron, literally "turd". At least in the 00s Toyota prudently renamed the MR-2 ("shit") into simply "MR" to prevent problems.
- moffkalast 4y agoMaybe Ford Kuga, meaning "bubonic plague" in Slovenian.
- r00t4ccess 4y agoHonda Fita https://twitter.com/michal317/status/1554149869278953472?s=61&t=cnO1Odfxlhz8dUmcNa_X6Q https://twitter.com/michal317/status/1554149869278953472?s=6...
- narimiran 4y ago> Honda Fita Stretching a bit to fit a narrative? There was never Honda Fita. In USA, that's Honda Fit, and in Europe the same car is called Honda Jazz.
- fragmede 4y agoThe thread mentioned states that the name was changed to Jazz just before launch and that the problem with Fita was discovered pre-launch.
- Hamuko 4y agoThe worst part is that it's not just the name of a car, it's the entire EV sub-brand. So you have the Audi Turd, the Audi Q8 Turd, the Audi Q8 Turd Sportback the Audi Turd GT, and so on.
- wazoox 4y agoUnsurprisingly they don't seem to sell well in French-speaking countries :D
- olivermarks 4y ago@Wazoox Toyota joined this fun with their performance line 'TRD' (Toyota Racing Development) which they add in large letters to vehicles in the US, and which many enthusiasts of competing vehicle brands consider a good description of Toyota vehicle racing capability
- linsomniac 4y agoCompetitor enthusiasts? I have two Toyotas and think TRD is a stupid badge.
- olivermarks 4y agoToyota make terrific vehicles but their performance marketing is hilarious
- rascul 4y agoI drove a taco terd for awhile. Not a bad little truck.