Audi e-tron
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Brilliant. Just like the Toyota MR2 sports car, when MR2 is pronounced in French as ‘merde’ which means poo.
Anyway, as lovely as the Audi is, it also lives up to the French name since anybody who bought one has lost a great deal of money.
Rather fitting to what it is I reckon 
give me the feel and noise of a engine everyday
give me the feel and noise of a engine everyday
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Ha! “Merdeux”, I hadn’t heard that one, but can’t unhear it now.
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Urban legend is rife with these, some true, some not.
The tale of the Chevy Nova not selling well in Spanish speaking countries is a myth.
I know the Audi TT gets a chuckle in the Philippines because titi is slang for male genitalia.
It is reported that the Ford Pinto suffered in Brazil as in Portuguese slang, Pinto is small male genitalia. Ford reportedly renamed it Corcel.
The tale of the Chevy Nova not selling well in Spanish speaking countries is a myth.
I know the Audi TT gets a chuckle in the Philippines because titi is slang for male genitalia.
It is reported that the Ford Pinto suffered in Brazil as in Portuguese slang, Pinto is small male genitalia. Ford reportedly renamed it Corcel.
Ford had great Car in 58, 59, 60, the Grill that looked like Lemon Sucking Face Killed it, was called the EDSEL named for Henry Ford's son.
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Mitsubishi had an early SUV, probably 35 years or so ago, and it was named Pajero. For Spanish and Latin countries, and I think also here in the US, it was named Montero. My neighbor in Germany had one. Eventually he found out what the name means and sold it....
This is why BMW give their cars numbers like 320.
...and Mercedes, too.
VW had years ago two cars named after Winds: Sirocco (was a two-door sporty car) and Passat (THE German family car). Now every one was betting what the smallest car of their line would be named, most went for Fart....but, they named it Polo.
I am informed that when Mercedes Benz went into the Chinese market, they originally called their line "Bensi". Which is phonetically identical to the Mandarin word for "Rush to die".
Sometimes management does stupid things. Like thinking "e-tron" is a catchy name in any language.
E-tron is ok. It’s like laser bikes and fluorescent frisbee fights. I’m sure that’s no coincidence.
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I just looked that up and Pajero means loser in Spanish!
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It even looks like a rolling john.
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Maybe it just an environment where employees aren’t encouraged to speak out.
It actually means wanker in UK English, I am not writing the US version here....
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We had a bunch of those in Kuwait. They weren’t bad. Better ride than my Humvee.
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Just googled wanker…I can understand you not wanting to go further in details!
Let us not forget to mention the Mazda Laputa.
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