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forum_emoticons.html	[quote=G-MANN,9912] The fact is Mercs are just better than the Cadillacs of recent years, they are more sporty, more technologically advanced and more sophisticated. The Cadillac DTS just can't really compete with the Mercedes S-Class. Perhaps Mercedes are a bit overpriced but they are still better than most other cheaper cars. Cadillacs aren't bad cars but they are still big, wallowing barges padded out with leather interiors, a Mercedes is just a different animal, they are still luxurious but are much sleeker, quicker and more sophisticated, a big Cadillac could never keep up with it on a racetrack, and I don't want to hear about the CTS-V and STS-V, I'm talking about the traditional big Cadillac like the Deville, or the DTS as it is called now, besides I seriously doubt the new V-series sporty Caddys could match the AMG Mercs. I thought even most Americans consider luxury European imports to be more prestigous than all the Lincolns and Cadillacs.[/quote]
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antp

But what about rest of Europe then, where it is also sold as Yaris? :grin:

Lateef

I'd like to point out that the reason Toyota Vitz is sold in Norway as Yaris, is because everyone'd pronounce Vitz as Vits, which means joke.

Road Wars Fanatic

How about the Daihatsu Naked? Has that been mentioned?

crazyforcars12

Has the Proton Savvy been mentioned yet?
What about Morris Minor?

lastinpurple

For me, the most stupid name is the Rover Cityrover. I don't see the point at repeating the Rover brand at the model name. But probably they did it because Rover City sounds 3 times worst.

antp

Indeed, "say-at" seems to match how the name is said in French, not sure about original Spanish pronunciation.
But my message was rather about model names actually.

G-MANN

The problem with the name Seat is it reads "seet" (as in chair) in English, I think the correct pronunciation is "Say-At". They should have put an accent over the "a" or something.

antp

In French these names are fine, but maybe in non-latin languages it is more a problem (I do not know what is in these video, right now I cannot watch them).

lastinpurple

Quote From: G-MANN

I always thought Seat was a stupid name for a car. I know it's pronounced "Say-At" but it's still spelt the way as the other word for chair. And then there's the Seat Arosa, which is a real dodgy name. Seat Arouser, sounds like something you'd buy in a sex shop.

Seat means "Sociedad Española de Automóviles y Turismos" (Spanish Society of Cars and Automobiles). I think that Seat has very nice names (The Seat Ibiza, says that is a funny and nippy car, as Ibiza is) But the problem was when Seat exported it's cars, making names easy to pronunce in Spanish as Marbella or Cordoba unpronunceable in other languages, as those videos prove: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFyjNd2Vxw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54C38TWC1Qs&mode=related&search=

For me, this is completly funny!

MBSL65fan

If I'm right, There is a car company called "Yes" and another called a "Diet" :grin:

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