10.) Toyota Estima Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy

Known in the US market as the Toyota Previa and in Japan as the Toyota Estima, SOS10 brought to our attention the
Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy edition of this futuristic van. Any of these modifiers by themselves aren't necessarily ridiculous,
but when combined you're reminded of the awesome exuberance the Japanese have for naming their vehicles. 

9.) Diahatsu Charade

Consumers are already wary of purchasing a new car, especially from a company that has little name recognition in their
market, so giving it a name that translates to "a pretense or fiction that can be seen through readily, or a travesty" is a travesty
of its own. We can't be sure this is why the Diahatsu Charade was the last vehicle Diahatsu sold in the US market, but
AllBoxedUp is right to suggest it didn't help. 

8.) Tang Hua Detroit Fish

While the amphibious Chinese auto was named in honor of its debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the actual concept itself is
horrifying. No matter what anyone tells you BLS, do not under any circumstances eat any fish you catch in Detroit.

7.) Pontiac Parisienne

For most of its life the Pontiac Parisienne was sold in Canada, where people speak French and don't mind driving a
car that translates to "French lady from Paris." Unfortunately, for a few years Pontiac thought it would be smart to resurrect
the name in the United States for a rebadged Impala with a Caprice nose and a Pontiac grille because customers wanted
a RWD car from the brand. Clearly, people who demand RWD sedans also demand to drive the French lady from Paris. 

6.) Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard

Though Isuzu no longer sells non-commercial vehicles in the United States, they had a pretty good run with names.
This is especially true with their trucks, which had tough names like Trooper and Rodeo. In Japan, they settled for the
far more confusing Mysterious Utility Wizard. Ignoring the Wizard part, what is so Mysterious about the Utility?
Maybe it's great at attracting parking tickets or getting birds to crash into the window. It should make drivers like
Parkington nervous. 

5.) Nissan Homy Super Long

In a fit of fantastic Engrish, the folks at Nissan named their small van the Homy. This is comical enough as a version
of the American "Homey," made funnier by the slightly perverted addition of "Super Long" to the end of it.
But add to it the fact that "m" looks like "rn" and you've got one horny and long van to carry around Joelf

4.) Studebaker Dictator

Originally called the Standard Six, the Dictator was so named because of the car's ability to dictate the standard for
other cars to follow. Unfortunately, this was in the late 1920's when dictatorships were rising around the world and
threatening peace. In order to not ruffle any feathers, the Studebaker Dictator was given the name Director in markets
that might be sensitive to being seen inside a dictator.

3.) Geely PU Rural Nanny

Oh Geely, how we love your comical mistranslations. The Beijing Olympics have shown that China is willing and capable
of communicating in a way that the world understands. Those skills have not yet translated to the automotive industry.
Geely offers two versions of its pickup truck: Urban Nanny and Rural Nanny.
We get Urban Nanny but what exactly is a Rural Nanny?
 In addition to being a bad name it's almost impossible to say. Try saying it three times fast .

2.) Ford Probe

Proving that if you want to do something wrong you should to it yourself, we have no mistranslations to blame for the Ford Probe.
Meant to conjure up thoughts of the space program, it instead conjured up thoughts of what space aliens might do to mytdawg.
Making matters worse, the car itself was enema shaped. Really, no automaker should ever name a vehicle after an invasive
medical procedure. Ever. 

1.) Mazda Scrum Wagon

While most of these names are bad on their own or involve some kind of double entendre, the little Mazda Scrum Wagon,
like an English casserole, is layer upon layer of badness. Do we not like it because it sounds like scum? Do we not like it
because it is a rugby term?  Worse, it's not just a car named for the pale ale, it's an entire wagon full of the joe juice.
So gross.