Mazda LaPuta (in Spanish: "
The Whore")
The car's name actually derivates from the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, but go explain this to spanish speakers. For them, it means "the whore".
Mitsubishi Pajero (in Spanish: "
Wanker")
The Spanish version ended up as "Montero", but still many spanish-speaking customer do have a wanker.
Buick LaCrosse (in French: "
Masturbating Teenagers")
When Buick launched the "LaCrosse" in Canada why couldn't it have come across as "the fancy pen on wheels," or something to do with archery? Nope, in French-speaking Quebec, the meaning is, of course, masturbating teenagers.
NOTE: "LaCrosse (...) means two things: either the act of masturbating (teenagers or not) or to trick someone. "
Opel Ascona (in Spain and Portugal: "
Female Genitalia")
Why couldn't the "Opel Ascona" mean "little flower" or "cute worm," which would have been cause for just mild embarrassment? Instead, it means female genitalia in Northern Spain and parts of Portugal.
Honda Fitta / Honda Jazz(in Swedish and Norwegian: "
Cunt")
So why can only spanish speakers have genitalic cars? Here's one for up there: the Honda "cunt".
NOTE: In Sweden, the Mercedes-Benz Vito, which also means "cunt."
Subject: Unfortunate Car Names Ever!!! 
Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:16 am
