At the last moment, a model name change. These 9 manufacturers did it.
When the rock band will it even prevent. No one knows The Colliwogs, but that was the original name of Creedence Clearwater Revival: according to the undersigned and The Big Lebowksi -edit: and @MauritsH – the best band in the world. With names for cars is a bit harder. As a brand with many facets to consider before they with a name. The Germans saw this a long time ago, and decided the good with codes (200, 5 Series and E-Class).
Other manufacturers liked the idea of a name like fun, especially the Asians were especially well here. Meaningless names like Evanda, Leganza, Used, Espero, Magentis, Opirus and Shuma are you part. So that is also not always the solution. Then there is also such a thing as meaning in other countries. Therefore, it is called the Toyota MR-2 France MR-2 and MR-S. MR-Deux seems a bit on the ‘merde chez’. Something you don’t want in an image-booster as the Toyota mid. But it is nevertheless still wrong. Then think for a manufacturer, everything for each other, but at the last moment, still the name was changed. These are 9 great examples.
Alfa Romeo Milano
The why of this is still a problem. Because the timing could not be worse, but there is Alfa Romeo, and anyway, lord and master of it. The Alfa Romeo Milano would be the gorgeous 147 finally going to be replaced. Of course, it took much too long. So long that management has the appropriate thought to the name yet to change. This is remarkable, since the ink in the folder already just was dry. Seems to have had Alfa Romeo around that time all the activities of Milan and Turin moved, something in Milan is not very much to speak about. Just before the modelpresentatie, the name was changed from Milano to Giulietta.
Aston Martin Vantage GT3
Admittedly, this is not so much the type name or the code behind. The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 had to be the last and bruutste Aston Martin ever. So with a knoepert of an atmospheric engine in the cabin, rear-wheel drive and as little as possible luxury. The name of all of this: the GT3. Porsche was not agree, because they used that name already for sporting variants of the 911. Quite remarkable when you consider that Porsche is the name, not even himself. That was Lotus with the Esprit GT3 earlier the name used. For Aston Martin it does not matter, the name was changed to the GT12.
Ferrari Daytona
Rumors, what do you do there? Nothing, certainly not when it comes to the builder of the most prestigious sports cars. Today, Ferrari products are the most strange names, but in the past there was a received logic behind them. Take for example the Ferrari 275 GTB/4. 275 stands for the engine capacity per cylinder (12 pcs make up about 3.3 litres), GTB stands for Gran Turismo Berlinetta and the 4 stands for the number of camshafts. The suspect wanted the successor of this car in particular would be, and partly for this reason, a special name: Daytona. This was right, only took Enzo Ferrari-not the fun that everyone is already in advance knew. At the last moment, the Daytona name deleted for 365 GTB/4. It was still a special car.
Fiat Gingo
As the Italian brand somewhere good in, then it is in building small cars. The first Panda was a big hit and would be a whopping 23 years in the Fiat showrooms to admire. For the successor was the Fiat a different idea than the Panda. It was still a small car, but more practical. The design was totally different. Partly because of this, decided Fiat use a different name, namely Gingo. Everyone’s happy. Except Renault. The French found it too much resemble the name Twingo, especially because the car in the same class would come to operate. Therefore, it was on the last but again the name Panda out of the stable.
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 is a heldenauto pur Sung. Thanks Shelby developed. They did beat Ferrari at Le Mans after the Italians, the Americans for the crazy had taken. Ford wanted Ferrari to take over and everything seemed in jugs jugs. Nothing was less true: Enzo did enjoy what he wanted and the deal ricocheted off. Ford was badly affected in their ego making them self a race car went on to develop and with success: the GT40 beat ultimately the Ferrari’s. So if you are a supercar is build for the centenary it is logical to have that name to use, more car there are a lot of on seemed. It happened to be the name GT40 is no longer in the hands of Ford, but of a small kitcar manufacturer. This overspeelden their hands by ridiculous to ask many questions, so Ford decided to simply name GT to use.
Mercedes M-Class
Okay, this is a small name change, but still. At that time it was not BMW or Porsche with a street SUV, but Mercedes. The M-class was many times geciviliseerder than a G-Class. But well, even the disappointed fans yesterday at the Coolsingel were geciviliseerder than the G-class. In particular, in the USA, this was a popular car, hence the car also there was built. Only that name. M-Class is good, but at Mercedes they do a few numbers behind to indicate what is happening under the hood. Such as the M230, M320, M430. There was a BMW not agree, so the name was extended to ML-Class.
Mitsubishi Stallion
For this Japanese sportcoupé should we go a bit overdone clichés from the cabinet. In the ’80s wanted a Japanese car brands still cheating, European and American brands to get inspiration for their own cars. Mitsubishi did just that when she was a new sportcoupé to the up. The idea of the Mustang spoke. Sturdy, affordable, lots of power and gift name. So what is cooler than a Mustang? Well, Stallion, perhaps! But somewhere in the translation, there is someone with a slightly racist assumption that the Japanese never Stallion referred to could have because of the ruling. This was changed the name to Starion.
Porsche 901
The 356 was Porsche for itself a proper name, but the brand from Stuttgart wanted a step up in terms of performance, technology and luxury. Porsche named their cars simply to the projectnummers. Porsche was already in the ‘800’ regions and for their new top model, they went for the 901. The first cars (82 units) were built in september and november of 1964 until Peugeot a stop to put. The 901 was to shine more at the Salon of Paris in 1964, with the name 901. According to the French brand, they had the right to de-name-with-3-digits-which-the-middle-a-zero -. Peugeot be Porsche this, so the name was changed to 911. Remarkable: at Ferrari (308) did Peugeot not difficult…
Volvo S4 and V4
The Swedish brand was in the process of reinventing itself in the mid – ’90s. Of course, there were always comfortable, practical and safe cars, but a little sex appeal couldn’t hurt. Did that Volvo with the 850 T5. As the successor of the very mature 440/460, Volvo with a new line of medium cars: the S4 and V4. The first was the sedan, and the second the station wagon. Because Audi itself the name S4 used, they showed the necessary objection which Volvo and simply a nulletje out the serps with the S40 and V40 as a result. More fun Volvo facts tells @CasperH you in this video.
