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Fun factoid about the Rimac Nevera: it's a crappy name in Spanish (European flavour). Nevera means fridge and it's used in everyday language. It sounds really u
by zorrolovsky 3y ago
Fun factoid about the Rimac Nevera: it's a crappy name in Spanish (European flavour). Nevera means fridge and it's used in everyday language. It sounds really uninteresting.
Now that we're a bit off topic... let's talk about Mitsubishi Pajero. Also used in everyday language in Spanish and it means 'wanker' (UK) or 'jerkoff' (USA). They had to change the name in some markets because it sounded really funny and/or awful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero
- elteto 3y agoPicture an ice box hurtling down the freeway at 100mph.
- BerislavLopac 3y ago"Nevera" means "storm"; specifically a storm on the sea.
- elteto 3y agoIn Spanish it most definitely does not. The most accurate translation would be ice box, or freezer, if you want to be super pedantic.
- BerislavLopac 3y agoBut then it's not a Spanish car. ;)
- euroderf 3y agoFor more stories about products badly named for international markets, heck out "International Business Blunders". It's the only business book that's made me laugh out loud.
- comprev 3y agoKona bicycles had to be rebranded in Portugal due to the translation being offensive/derogatory.
- peplee 3y agoIsuzu sold a small truck called the Hombre. I saw one this week here in the US, and thought it was some joke sticker or something. Nope, turns out Isuzu took an S-10 and called it "guy" or "man". The Isuzu man truck.