LOL......hmmmm american cars = names...not numbers and letters..... like......Z28, Z34, Z06, WS6, ZX2, GTP, 300M, R/T, GT500, GT350, XR7, eighty eight.....oh wait....those are american cars........lol Sorry guys, I just had to chime in...

 

I dont know. I like the letter/number thing. I went to work an this guy was like what kind of car is that?. LOL! It only has a big "M" for Mazda on the front, but I told him it was a Mazda RX-8.

 

Tiburon means shark in Spanish, Einstein. Get your facts straight before you go online and make an *** out of yourself.

 

Damn tough crowd.

I'm just saying it's too bad all these cars have numbers and letters now. I have no idea what kind of car people have when they tell me they have an RSX because it's not original. That was the whole point, I think a few of you might have picked up on this, the rest of you took it personal like I was insulting your car or something.

-Rupes

 

I drive a 486 DX2.

 

Anyone remember the Merkur Xr4ti ? Some sort of crappy EuroFord?

 

I’m simply stating that names are easier to remember than arbitrary numbers and letters. I look to this forum for opinions and advice, but not to be personally attacked. Maybe I have made a mistake in thinking that was the point of this website. Granted I am 21 years old and am not all knowing about all cars and their traditions, so I speak only from personal experience. I would think that manufactures would want to name their cars only because it makes them unique. This thread has nothing to do with which cars are better, ones with letters/number combos or cars with names, it was just something that I am suprized to see that so many manufactures use the letter/number combo now. Could anyone argue that cars with numbers/letters are easier to remember and picture in your head than a word is? In the future I hope I will not be attacked for voicing my opinion, and if I am, than maybe I’m hanging out on the wrong forum.

-Rupes

 

i don't have any hangups on cars with alphabetic names

if it's a good car people will remember its name regardless what it is.

 

You should upgrade to an Intel 550. :p

 

AMEN!!!:D

 

I think it's because it's more international. RX-7 is more internationally recognizeable than Impala or Mustang, especially in print.

And also, I disagree with having to announce the name as "Mazda RX-8". RX-8 stands by itself, just like 350Z, G35, RX-7, etc... I only add Mazda to its name only when I'm pretty sure that the person I'm talking to won't know that an RX-8 is a Mazda, just like what I would do if it was an Impala, a Chevy Impala.

 

Mercedes does it too but they have a few exceptions to the rule.

 

A few are car names but most on this list are packages or trim levels. Camaro Z28, Lumina Z34, Corvette Z06, etc.

 

One of my buddies autocrosses one, he'll beat you in an RX8 unless you really know what you are doing.

 

Yeah but there still is the GTO, SSR, 300M, SRT-4, GT (Ford), ZX-2, XLR, CTS, STS, SRX, LS, S-10, most Saturns, 442, H2, etc.

 

It is not hard at all (at least for me) to remember a name like RSX or 350Z. Either something is wrong with you Rupes or your just not a car person.

 

Like the Model T

 

I was thinking about car names the other day.. A lot of them seem strange, and you wonder why they were named the way they were.
I think my favorite has to be the "escort" and there is a lot of truth behind the name, because it might something you can afford, but your friends are all going to laugh at you when they see you with one.

*rim shot*

 

Victor E nailed it - Car companies will either use a word; e.g. Corvette, Durango if they want the "brand" to live at the vehicle level. They'll use an "alpha-numeric"; e.g. 745i, RX-8 if they want the manufacturer to be the brand.

The alpha-numerics are used when what the brand stands for is relevant to the entire market. For example, with BMW, all (in theory) of their buyers are "drivers" so the "Ultimate Driving Machine" is relevant throughout the line. With Mazda, the idea of fun (Zoom, Zoom) is appropriate across the entire line. Contrast that with Chevrolet, where a Tahoe and a Corvette have entirely different purposes, markets, etc. In that case, the sub-brand (Corvette, Tahoe, etc.) has to carry the message.

See Victor, you're theory was right.