The Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Aston Martin Vanquish, Ford Mustang and Lamborghini Diablo are four very different vehicles that share one thing in common — an awesome name.
The Giulietta is beautiful, in appearance and etymology. The Mustang is a wild horse, which coincidentally best describes the hijinks you can get into with the car itself. As for the Vanquish and the Diablo? How are they not intimidating?
Automotive etymology: How cars got their names
But sometimes, it’s easy to mess up one of the most important aspects of a car. Over the years, there has been no shortage of strange, obscure and downright weird nameplates affixed to trunk lids, printed in brochures and mentioned in commercials. Some are hilarious, others are obscure and many are simply lost in translation.
Whatever the case may be, flip through the gallery above to look at just a handful of the weirdest car names we could think of. There are plenty of others out there, so leave us a comment below telling us about your favourite one.
