What's in a name?

[Reaper]

It has become quite the fashion for car companies to have a "performance" brand for their products. Of course Holden have HSV, Ford have FPV, Mitsubishi have Ralliart and (my favorite) Mercedes have AMG.

Nomatter what you think of the products, all of these are excellent names. They add an edgy excitement to the marque and create an aura of exclusivity that you are driving something special.

Then we get to Toyota. WTF is a TRD? Every time I see the badge I wonder who wants to be seen driving a TuRD? Toyota are the masters of building whitegoods on wheels but I never thought that would extend to a dunny.

Reaper

[Torquen]

Toyota Racing Development. TRD.

[Torquen]

to me tho TRD looks kinda like TRYHARD... lol

[Julie]

Yeah crappy naming but holden didn't do so well in the naming department either:

HSV- Herpes Simplex Virus
HRT- Hormone Replacement Therapy

[Emackulation]

Huge Sexy Vehicle

[Hot-Rod]

Who reckons the new toyota corolla looks like a yaris?

Who reckons the new toyota corolla sedan looks like a camry/aurion?

[TheForgotten]

yaris look slike an echo, 'rolla looks like a yaris, adn anything with that stoopid t on the bonnet looks like crap IMO

[andyman]

its sad that all the newer toyotas follow the same basic design now, ie

yaris and corrola look the same now,

camry and aurion look the same, well they are the same,

rav4/v6 to kluger to the new landcrusier (not released yet) all look the same

hilux has similar dash to the prado

etc etc,

but i wouldnt mind having a trd aurion, looks tough

[Reaper]

Yeah crappy naming but holden didn't do so well in the naming department either:

HSV- Herpes Simplex Virus
HRT- Hormone Replacement Therapy

Maybe it's because I'm a bloke but if you asked me what HSV/HRT means, I would not have said either of those responses.

Reaper

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Then there is Nissan with Nismo, sounds like a friggin Smurf name.

Mitsubishi have two, Ralliart and MRT, Mitsubishi Team Racing.

[Astranomical]

Yeah crappy naming but holden didn't do so well in the naming department either:

HSV- Herpes Simplex Virus
HRT- Hormone Replacement Therapy

Oh yes, i learnt that the hard way...i was googling "HSV VT", looking for a photo of a VT Clubsport, when i came across an image...of a....erm....infected "thing".

I don't want to think about it.

For the record, the other day i saw a Hyundai with "HSV - HYUNDAI SPECIAL VEHICLES" plastered all over it. Is there really a Hyundai Special Vehicles, or just another dumbass tryhard Hyundai driver trying to be "kewl"? *cringes*

[azzfox]

I like AMG.. something no-one would ever guess

"Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach"

Hans Werner Aufrecht (A)
Eberhard Melcher (M)
Aufrecht’s birthplace of Großaspach (G)

(gotta love mercs )

[TheForgotten]

Then there is Nissan with Nismo, sounds like a friggin Smurf name.

Mitsubishi have two, Ralliart and MRT, Mitsubishi Team Racing.

if my dodgy memory serves, TMR is a backroom wing of ralliart

[TheForgotten]

For the record, the other day i saw a Hyundai with "HSV - HYUNDAI SPECIAL VEHICLES" plastered all over it. Is there really a Hyundai Special Vehicles, or just another dumbass tryhard Hyundai driver trying to be "kewl"? *cringes*

i've not heard of a performance arm for any korean meccano cars

[Torquen]

does BMW have a performace 'tag'?

[AttaBoy]

does BMW have a performace 'tag'?

I don't know but BWM stands for Big Man Willie

[Troy711]

they should have named the new commodore the VD

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

if my dodgy memory serves, TMR is a backroom wing of ralliart

TMR sorry, not MRT....sort of yes. Ralliart is the commercial name, TMR is the development team.

[Stan003]

does BMW have a performace 'tag'?

yeah i think its their 'M' series cars

[f1tzy]

the bmw performance tag is M, hence m3, m5 etc

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Mopar....I really like them grits, gimme sum mopar....

[pow3rslave]

whenever i see a trd i think 'tard' not turd

[vtdemon]

Mopar....I really like them grits, gimme sum mopar....

MOPAR vehicles (Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge nowadays) have SRT (Street & Racing Technologies)

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Two different things, MOPAR is the parts and service side, SRT is the performance side.

[JD]

personally i don't really care about the name, HSV could of been called GHSV ( Gay Holden Special Vehicles ) and i wouldn't care because the cars themselves are great!