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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by wazoox on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @09:35AM (#33609597)
However nothing beats in French the Audi e-tron, literally "turd". At least in the 00s Toyota prudently renamed the MR-2 ("shit") into simply "MR" to prevent problems.
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by moffkalast on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:01AM (#33610836)
Maybe Ford Kuga, meaning "bubonic plague" in Slovenian.
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by r00t4ccess on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:21AM (#33611160)
Honda Fita

https://twitter.com/michal317/status/1554149869278953472?s=6...

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by narimiran on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:05PM (#33611867)
> Honda Fita

Stretching a bit to fit a narrative?

There was never Honda Fita. In USA, that's Honda Fit, and in Europe the same car is called Honda Jazz.

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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by fragmede on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:02AM (#33619850)
The thread mentioned states that the name was changed to Jazz just before launch and that the problem with Fita was discovered pre-launch.
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by Hamuko on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:05PM (#33611863)
The worst part is that it's not just the name of a car, it's the entire EV sub-brand. So you have the Audi Turd, the Audi Q8 Turd, the Audi Q8 Turd Sportback the Audi Turd GT, and so on.
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by wazoox on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:55PM (#33612609)
Unsurprisingly they don't seem to sell well in French-speaking countries :D
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by olivermarks on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:06PM (#33611881)
@Wazoox Toyota joined this fun with their performance line 'TRD' (Toyota Racing Development) which they add in large letters to vehicles in the US, and which many enthusiasts of competing vehicle brands consider a good description of Toyota vehicle racing capability
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by rascul on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:41PM (#33612427)
I drove a taco terd for awhile. Not a bad little truck.
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by linsomniac on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:38PM (#33612398)
Competitor enthusiasts? I have two Toyotas and think TRD is a stupid badge.
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Re:Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Produc... by olivermarks on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @07:18PM (#33617188)
Toyota make terrific vehicles but their performance marketing is hilarious
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