Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Production Electric Car

Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by jansan on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:12AM (#33609351)

Long time ago a friend oof mine told me that Passat is a horrible choice for a car name, because it sounds like "Pas ça!" (=not that) in French. Can any native French speakers tell me if this really sounds awkward, or is it just a name like any other?

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by 1983054105 on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:19AM (#33609427)

I'm French and it doesn't sound weird because we (and the advertisements) have always pronounced the "t" at the end.

On the other hand, the Audio "e-tron" changed its name in France because "étron" means excrement in French.

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by carl_dr on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:26AM (#33609503)

Audi didn’t change the “e-tron” name in France, as you can see from the Audi homepage : https://www.audi.fr/fr/web/fr.html

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by neural_thing on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:23AM (#33609475)

It also sounds like "to pee" in Russian

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by heavenlyblue on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:18PM (#33612094)

More like "to piss" rather than "to pee"

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by toolslive on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:24AM (#33609480)

ford nova (no va!)

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by stardenburden on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:31AM (#33609559)

wasnt that one chevrolet

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