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After investing time and money into developing a new vehicle to meet consumer's needs you'd think that coming up with a name would be the easy part. Whether because of mistranslation, cultural misunderstandings or just plain mistakes, these names prove it's not as easy as you'd think. Culled from our automotive knowledge and commenter suggestions these are the worst of the worst. And like great Olympic gymnasts, many of these cars are Asian and less than 16 years old. If you think you can do worse, drop a suggestion in the comments below, and of course, don't forget to vote for what you think is the least appealing. More »
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In honor of our Vantastic QOTD, we've got some video of the once omnipresent and always strange-looking Toyota Previa getting sideways Tokyo drift style. Known as the Estima in Japan, this giant orange people mover comes complete with a carbon fiber-esque hood, manual tranny, racing harness and soon-to-be-shredded tires. Why would someone drift a Previa? If you have to ask, you're clearly far too sane for your own good. [YouTube via JPCNews] More »
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