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Car Names

Does everyone have car names for their favorite mode of transportation?

It is true we grow extremely attached to our cars. We take them on road trips, commute to the office, and go on shopping excursions. Our cars become part of the family, and we like to name them. If you are looking for a name for your new family member, we have compiled a list of possibilities. Enjoy checking these cool car names out, and maybe you will find one for your little buddy.

Good Car Names

You just bought a new or used car, and now you need to name it; here is a list of good, solid car names, and there is more to follow:

The Dream

Mercury

Iron Man

Black Widow

Quick Silver

Pony Boy

Fireball

White Noise

Tarantula

Moon Buggy

Silver Fox

Dead Straight

Galactic Gears

Hot Wheels

Judge Dredd

Alan

Good Car Names.

Best Naming Ideas

Magic Machine

Maximus Prime

Bug-Wiser

Jeepster

Thunderbolt

Jet Powered

Pure Victory

King of the Road

Full Throttle

Turbo

Stroked and Bored

Paddle Shifter

Rocket ‘88

Deadman’s Curve

The Godfather

Flathead

Fast Lane Freddy

Cute Car Names

You’re cute, your car’s cute, face it, you need a cute name for your car. Here is a list of some that just might work:

Smooth and Silky

Fast Lane Freddy

Andrea

Duchess

Rusty

Betsy

Poison Ivy

Slow Ride

Princess

Mary Ann

Cinderella

Jam Van

Xena – Warrior Princess

Fred

Chili Pepper

Ride Sally Ride

Kitten

Ginger

Greased Lightning

Queen of the Road

Beep…Beep

Slick

Wild Child

Chili Pepper - Best Car Names

TV and Movie Car Names

Movies and TV Shows have spawned many memorable cars. Whether it is a good chase scene or an outrageous ramp to ramp jump, these cars won our hearts and our imagination.

Monkeemobile – From the 60’s television series The Monkees. This was a 1966 Pontiac GTO customized into an oversized convertible that could accommodate 7 people.

Cannonball – A bizarre car from the movie Death Race 2000. It was a Volkswagen Beetle rebodied with a Corvette body. The body was decorated to look like a dinosaur with teeth.

Mystery Machine – The classic van from the cartoon series Scooby-Doo. Scooby and the gang would ride in the van while trying to solve mysteries. The van was a 1960’s vintage Chevy panel van.

Mach 5 – The fictional race car from Speed Racer. The car was designed specifically for the cartoon series.

Batmobile – Based on the concept car the 1955 Lincoln Futura, it was the real star of the 1966 TV series. The best part was when flames shot out the back.

Black Beauty – The Green Hornet’s treasured machine gun toting ride was based on a 1966 Imperial. His sidekick Kato was played by Bruce Lee in the series.

Ecto-1 – A 1959 Cadillac Hearse was used for the transportation in the 1984 comedy/science fiction thriller Ghostbusters.

Drag-U-La – In addition to the car seen in the Munster’s opening credits, Grandpa Munster had his own drag racer. It was a fiberglass coffin mounted on a chassis that held a 350 HP 289 Ford Mustang V-8 engine.

Canyonero – Cartoon Car from the Simpson that weighed an astonishing 65 tons.

Cool car names

Famous Car Names

Bumblebee – From the Movie Transformers, this 1976 yellow Chevy Camaro transformed from car to a bumblebee.

K.I.T.T. – From the Knight Rider TV Show, this 1982 Pontiac Firebird was named K.I.T.T. It stood for Knight industries Two Thousand.

Bluesmobile – A 1974 Dodge Monaco was used for the 1980 movie Blues Brothers. Actually, the production company purchased 19 of them for the film from the California Highway Patrol.

Bullit – This 1968 movie featured two cars, a 1968 black Dodge Charger and a green 1968 Ford Mustang GT. The mustang was driven by Steve McQueen in the movie and recently sold to a collector for $3,740,000.

Family Truckster – The over-the-top fictional station wagon from the comedy National Lampoon’s Vacation.

Herbie – The “Love Bug” from the 1968 Disney Film. It was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle.

Mad Max – A 1973 Ford XB Falcon provided the base for the armored war wagon driven by Mel Gibson’s character in the film of the same name.

General Lee – A 1969 Dodge Charger decorated with the now infamous Confederate Flag. The car would be seen routinely flying through the air in wild jumps. Several cars were destroyed during the filming of the Dukes of Hazard TV series.

Christine – This 1958 Plymouth Fury from the Stephen King film of the same name chased people menacingly.

Mirthmobile – A 1976 AMC Pacer from the 1992 Wayne’s World movie. The car served as the setting for Wayne and Garth lip synching “Bohemian Rapsody.”

Striped Tomato – Affectionately named by Hutch, the 1970 Ford Grand Turismo was red with white stripes. The car was featured in the 1970’s TV series Starsky and Hutch.

Funny Car Names

Who doesn’t want to have a car name that makes people laugh? Well, here you go:

Bronco Billy

Jet Set

Blew by You

Dusty

Nitro Zombie

Tiger Tires

Just Ducky

Smoke Maker

Dudley Do Right

Low Rider

Devil Driver

Lead Sled

Fog Cutter

The Flasher

George of the Jungle

Mars Rover

The Beater

Demented Driver

Speedy McSpeed Face

AUTOmic Bomb

The Joker

Crank Shaft

The Streaker

Road Kill

Road Roarer

Can’t Catch Me

Lunar Rover

Full Throttle

Over the Limit

Willie Wheels

Electric Car Naming Ideas

Small-scale electric vehicles date back to the mid-1800s. In 1898, Porsche developed an electric car called the P1. Before World War I, there were 10 Electric Car manufacturers in New York City alone. One of the most successful was Baker Electric. Jay Leno of The Tonight Show and Jay’s Garage fame owns three Baker Electrics dating back to 1909. He also owns an Owen Magnetic, which was the first hybrid. This 1916 car has a gas engine and electric motor.

Here is a list of electric cars currently available on the market and their manufacturers:

G8 – Xpeng

I-Pace – Land Rover

U5 – From Always

e-up! – Volkswagen

K27 – Kandi

ES8 – NIO

Etron 50 – Audi

Fetish – Venturi

C-Zero – Citroen

Model S – Tesla

Soul EV – Kia

Nexon – Tata Motors

I3 – BMW

Ze Car – Stevens

Clarity Electric – Honda

Soul EV – Kia

Bolt EV – Chevrolet

2 – Polestar

Sion – Sono Motors

Spring – Dacia

Luka EV – MW Motors

Smart Electric Vehicle – Smart

Mustang Mach E – Ford

Citigo – SFODA

Quds EE – EV Electric

E 28 – Rayttle

Zoe – Renault

Ioniq Electric – Hyundai

eRod Race – Kyburz

I-Min – Mitsubishi

Lightning GT – Lightning

B-Class Electric – Mercedes Benz

ZS EV – MG Motors

EV1: The Electric Car That’s Buried in the Desert

In the early 1990s, General Motors wanted to explore the Electric Car Market. They designed and built the EV1. The EV1 was a stylish two-door coupe available in a range of colors. GM leased the cars to consumers for $250 to $500 a month. Unfortunately, it cost GM approximately $340,000 to build each EV1. The lease payment would never allow the EV1 to be profitable.

So, GM recalled all of the EV1’s in the market. The cars were transported to Arizona and crushed. The crushed remnants were buried somewhere in the desert. About 40 cars were spared and can now be found in museums or research facilities. Occasionally, parts of the cars are offered for sale.

Sources – San Jose State University and Motor Trend Magazine

Animal Car Names

Car companies like to use animals to name their cars. Some of the best-selling cars in the world are named after our furry friends. Here is a list of some of those cars:

Wolf

Cougar

Badger

Raptor

Mustang

Stingray

Colt

Falcon

Marlin

Road Runner

Tiger

Cobra

Barracuda

Viper

Fox

Rabbit

Blackhawk

Pinto

Bison

Cheetah

Firebird

Jaguar

Mustang

Cougar

Sable

Wildcat

Sunbird

Robin

Impala

Puma

Concept Car Names

Each year at auto shows worldwide, car companies “test the waters” with concept cars. These cars feature cutting-edge designs and interesting new features. Here is a list of concept car names that didn’t make it to production:

Caimano – Alpha Romeo

Up – Volkswagen

Y-Job – Buick

Modula – Ferrari

Furai – Mazda

Norseman – Chrysler

Margarete Rose – Volvo

Downtown – Fiat

Gina – BMW

New – Toyota

Ray – Kia

Aqua – Volkswagen (A combination Car and Hovercraft)

Scrambler – Subaru

Zeo- Dodge

Eye – Fiat

Frenzy – Renault

Nucleon – Ford (This concept featured a uranium reactor)

Gallardo – Lamborghini

Bird Cage – Maserati

California Cruiser – Chrysler

Monster – Saab

Land Glider – Nissan

Nagare – Mazda (Japanese word for flow or stream)

Centurion – Buick

Honey-B – Peugeot

Track Trainer – BMW

Levacar Mach 1 – Ford (Also a combination Car and Hovercraft)

Wow – Honda

Hurricane – Jeep

Groove – Chevrolet

Debutante – Cadillac

Copperhead – Dodge

Hypnos – Citroen

Tapiro – Porsche

Bulldog – Aston Martin

Clever Car Names

You want your car name to reflect your personality and your car’s personality. Pick out something clever and memorable. Here is a list of clever car names:

Boomer

King of Chrome

Speedy

The Doominator

Jack the Cadillac

Carzilla

Iced Lightining

Little Red Corvette

The Chairman

Surfer Dude

Vlad the Inhaler

Heavy Chevy

Swifty

Highway Star

Fly by Night

Going, Going, Gone…

Max Power

Street Storm

Eat My Dust

Speed Hunter

Red Line

Dodge Ball

Need for Speed

Shifty

Porsche Pacer

Rubber Burner

Tennessee Earnie Ford

Grimm Reaper

Street Shadow

Hellon Wheels

Luke Streetwalker

Speedy Dan

James Bondo

Hot Rod Lincoln

The Streak

4 x 4 Monster Truck Names

Who doesn’t like to see a subcompact crushed by a Monster 4 x 4 Truck? Ok, well, some of you probably don’t. But you can’t beat the flamboyant names for these bruisers. Here are the names of some real and fictional trucks:

Axe Grinder

The Crazy Crusher

Dark and Dangerous

Maximum Pain

Fire Breather

Metal Pedal

Wizard of Wheels

Big and Bad

Dragon’s Breath

Gear Grinder

Truck of Mass Destruction

Tidal Wave

Iron Sides

Junkyard Dog

Bad News

Monster Masher

Grave Digger

Cannibal Crusher

Wheeled Warrior

Stand Back

Unidentified Crushing Object

T-Wrecks

Swamp Thing

Mega-Death

Sasquatch

Bad Car Names

Many consider the Ford Edsel or Pontiac Aztec the ugliest car of all time. In a similar vein, there is no shortage of awful car names, including The Thing, Probe, Ka, Lettuce, Le Car, Mysterious Utility Wizard, Pacer-is-Better, and Titan Dump.

By Tim Moodie

Tim Moodie loves cars. For his 65th birthday, his wife gave him a 2003 BMW Z-4 convertible. The car is named “Herman the German” (although it was built in Greer, South Carolina). Even at his advanced age, Tim enjoys cruising around town with the top down. The “Racy Renault” was the name of his car in college.

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