Earlier this week I asked you, our treasured and knowledgeable audience, which automaker has the coolest model names , and you offered some great answers. I said that I felt Lincoln has the best model names, particularly Corsair , Nautilus , and Zephyr , and I was heartened to see a fair amount of commenters agreed with me. I always prefer a good name to an alphanumerical model designation, and it was also encouraging to see how many people shared my aversion to them. I knew I could count on the Jalopnik audience to be sensible.
๐ The Core Development
This is a roundup of a handful of my favorite answers, but there were plenty more great answers that didn't quite make the cut, so feel free to go back and read through those, or if you missed the original question, just leave your answer in the comments section of this blog.
All of their vehicle names are powerful and forceful sounding, letting even non-car people get a good idea of what an Aston Martin is and what it's capable of. It's tough to argue with a Vantage, Vanquish, Valhalla, and Valkyrie.
๐ Background & Sector Context
Mercury had some great names. Montclair, Medalist, Meteor, Marquis, Montego, Monarch, and who could forget Marauder. There was also Comet, Cyclone, Capri, and Cougar. Plus my favorite is the aptly named Turnpike Cruiser!
TVR all day โ Griffith, Chimera, Typhon, Tuscan, Tasmin, Cerbera, Sagaris, Tamora, Vixen โ anything that isn't an alphanumeric code sounds absolutely awesome.
๐ Industry & Real-World Impact
Pontiac and it's part of the reason why I miss them. Bonneville, Grand Prix, Firebird, GTO, LeMans, Catalina, Chieftain, Star Chief, Solstice, Vibe, Fiero, Sunbird, Sunfire, Tempest...
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๐ฎ Strategic Outlook & What Lies Ahead
The Nash Motor company (and later AMC) had some great-ish names, especially post-war. The Airflyte, Metropolitan, Rambler, Ambassador, and Statesman. Under AMC they had the Hornet, Wasp, Gremlin, Pacer, Rebel, Matador, Marlin, Javelin and more. Maybe not all "cool" names (I'm looking at you Gremlin...), but at least they weren't overly aspirational.
But the best of the bunch is the Y-Job, which sounds like a 1950's sexual technique.
