What Car Needs A Better Name (And What Should That Be)?

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Patrick George
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It happens all the time: an automaker unveils an amazing new car, only to give it a name that's totally underwhelming. Take the Tesla Model S P85D, for example.

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It's a high-tech, self-driving marvel with all-wheel drive that is fast enough to crush supercars. And what name does it get? The sad, Johan de Nysschen-esque "P85D." Come on, Tesla. Do better.

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Your Jalopnik staff talked this over this morning and we collectively decided the car should be called "THE SHOCKER" instead. Preferably with several exclamation marks. Also, it needs more chrome.

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That's our question of the day: What car needs a new name, and what name should that be?

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Go nuts. Hyperbole is fun.