Car names to make you ponder

Car manufacturers are running out of names for new models. Just how desperate they are is obvious from these names, all of them real. And clearly, names work better in some countries and languages than others...

Volkswagen Thing
Honda That's
Nissan Cedric
Corbin Sparrow
Mazda Bongo Friendee
Mazda Bongo Brawny
Suzuki Joy Pop
FSR Tarpan Honker
Toyota Toyopet
Mitsubishi Dingo
Volkswagen Rabbit
Daihatsu Naked
Honda Life Dunk
Daihatsu Move Latte
Jinbei Haise Underservant
Mitsubishi Lancer EvolutionZero Fighter

Find out what they look like by searching in Google Images.

FT 26/27 Nov 05