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Old 11-08-2008, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by pcs0snq
I started wondering why Honda had to change the fine name Jazz to Fit? Perhaps this has come up before and the answer is clear. If so I'd like to here the WHY.

So I started looking
Fit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Than guessing it was an acronym, tried a few

Fun International Transportation
or Fun Intellectual Transportation

how about
Frequently In Third (place)


What's your guess
How 'bout ... Fun Intelligent Travel
 
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Old 11-08-2008, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by F0NIX
The name "Ford Ka" is like a joke where I live.
"Ka" is the dialect word for "what". And since the car look very strange the name goes with the car; each time you see it you go "Ford what??" (and in my dialect "Ford Ka?")

It is not easy to find a car name that goes well in all countries around the world.
Here, you'll hear regional accents that make "car" sound like "cah" or, in Ford's case, "Ka"

[What dialect would that be? I know that Norwegian for "what" is "hva", but I'm wondering where that "k" came from. Or is it more of a "kva", because that would make more sense to me.]
 
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Old 11-08-2008, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by somdamon
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Originally Posted by pcs0snq
I started wondering why Honda had to change the fine name Jazz to Fit? Perhaps this has come up before and the answer is clear. If so I'd like to here the WHY.

So I started looking
Fit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Than guessing it was an acronym, tried a few

Fun International Transportation
or Fun Intellectual Transportation

how about
Frequently In Third (place)


What's your guess





How 'bout ... Fun Intelligent Travel
What about "F**king Intense Theology"



Theology as in religion...i know it's not a perfect Fit (hahahahha) but it'll have to do.
 
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Old 11-08-2008, 04:34 PM
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I am glad it's a Fit and not a Jazz - the Jazz sounds so faggy. Fit is just a word, and even if I have to say it twice so people understand, it has fewer associations than "Jazz." No car name should end with 2 zz's. Think of it "Buzz," "Fuzz," "Azz," etc. Just doesn't work.

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Old 11-08-2008, 04:34 PM
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Oh, and the Ford Ka is one of the ugliest vehicles on 4 wheels. IMO, of course.
 
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Old 11-11-2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Juliane
I am glad it's a Fit and not a Jazz - the Jazz sounds so faggy. Fit is just a word, and even if I have to say it twice so people understand, it has fewer associations than "Jazz." No car name should end with 2 zz's. Think of it "Buzz," "Fuzz," "Azz," etc. Just doesn't work.
Jazz still isn't as faggy as some of the JDM cars like Fairlady, Altezza, Soarer, Eunos, etc. Car Name in North America and Europe. Used Cars from Japan JTM



Originally Posted by F0NIX
It is not easy to find a car name that goes well in all countries around the world.
This is true. It's no wonder many car manufacturers go with the alphanumeric model names.
 
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Old 11-11-2008, 05:19 PM
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Honda what?

 
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