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Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (David Votoupal)

quote:[HR][/HR]I guess when referring to the Delta Integrale, the Integrale bit means the complete package
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Integrale is the shortened version of "trazione integrale", the italian term for AWD
Also, Integra in italian means complete, or upright, honest.
 
#22 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (mgratzer)

Or the Suzuki _Swift_ (notable except being Swift GTI, which isn't sold in the US any more anyways). It's funny how Suzuki makes some of the best motorcycles, but they can't really make a decent car. In fact, probably the Hayabusa, or may be even the GSXR1000 has more horsepower than any car in Suzuki's current lineup.
 
#23 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (Dinosaurius)

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Your comment reminds me when Hyundai first entered the American market. With the anglicized pronounciation of their name (hun-day) sounding similar to Honda, more than a few people were confused. To be fair the name Hyundai is long established, I just call to question their pronounciation.
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i think it's pronounced that way cuz that's the way it's read in korean.
 
#24 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (matt007)

quote:[HR][/HR]Corrado means jet stream in Spanish[HR][/HR]​
No, no, and no. I brought this up in the Corrado room, hoping to find an answer. Out of numerous spanish/english dictionaries that I have and shootin' the poop w/ the Spanish department of George Mason University, nobody had heard of that. My guess the name of the wind is the correct answer, but I know that it's not a direct translation from spanish.
 
#26 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (Dinosaurius)

quote:[HR][/HR]Similar to Maxima-maximum. [HR][/HR]​
Speaking of Nissan and names, shouldn't it then be Ultima, from Ultimate, and not Altima? And why would the ultimate car not be the top dog of the totem pole? Or am I totally wrong and Altima comes from something else?
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quote:[HR][/HR]Accord means peace-of-mind[HR][/HR]​
Accord means "agreement or settlement" or "to cause to agree or bring into harmony" or "to grant what is due". Are you referring to a language other than English?
quote:[HR][/HR]Thankfully, there was never a Catera CTS, ~cataracts.
Who is Lisa Catera? And why did Cadillac ads repeatedly tell me to go to my dealer and Lisa Catera? [HR][/HR]​
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Actually Catera CTS is appropriate because it would probably only appeal to people with cataracts.
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I believe Catera comes from "cater" - to attend to the wants or needs of. As in it satisfies your every wish. haha, yeah, ok.
quote:[HR][/HR]And why the ETC badges on Eldorados? ETC=etc=etcetera. I know it stands for Eldorado Touring Coupe, but come on, is that the best Cadillac could do? Apparently so.[HR][/HR]​
Yes, that's so stupid!! Actually all of them are, but at least STS and DTS roll off the tongue a little easier. "Essteeess" and "Deeteeess" are better than "Eee tee see".
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#27 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (matt007)

quote:[HR][/HR]Passat is a specific trade wind that comes annualy in Germany
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Passat means trade wind in general. Trade winds exist in the tropics, in areas above and below the equator.
 
#29 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (A4Jetta)

quote:[HR][/HR]Speaking of Altima, I am curious on what's the appropriate pronounciation. Does it pronounce all-ti-ma or l-ti-ma?[HR][/HR]​
I believe it's the former - all-ti-ma. At least that's how I've always pronounced it...
 
#30 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (Dinosaurius)

What about Camry? Is that a real word?
And what exactly is an Astra? Agila? Corsa? Zafira?
Now that I've attacked Opel, what about Nissan... Cima? Cedric? Cefiro?
 
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#31 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (swatch60)

Now, I have to go after Infiniti's designations on their meaning.
What do G, Q, M and QX mean?
Lexus and Acura have meanings.
ES: Executive Sedan
IS: Interesting Sedan
GS: Grand Sedan
LS: Luxury Sedan
SC: Sports Coupe
RX: Racy SUV
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LX: Luxury SUV
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EL: Executive Luxury (ok, its a Civic
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TL: Touring Luxury
CL: Coupe Luxury
RL: Road Luxury
MDX: Middle Luxury
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BTW, Nissan's Extroid CVT is definitely not the world's best word to pronounce. EX-TRO-ODD?
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Discussion starter · #32 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (strlen)

Zinhead and strlen: I agree with what you've said:
quote:[HR][/HR]When the original Prelude came out, it was supposed to be the test bed for new technologies that would filter through to other Hondas. Hence the name because you would see all of Honda's highly succesfull hitech stuff, like 4 wheel steering, on the Prelude first.[HR][/HR]​
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I believe Prelude was the earliest Honda (besides the NSX) in the North American market to have received VTEC. Also, a few other technologies were tried on the Prelude before being available on other Hondas in North America (not sure exactly which). Now, that probably wasn't what Honda intended, but it came that way. Shame that Honda is discontinuing, I think the H22 engine in the Prelude has tons of potential. It'd be nice if it were to be offered in the Accord, rather the V6.[HR][/HR]​
The definition of prelude (from dicitionary.com) is "An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface."
Hence my question: Prelude to what? I think "The NSX and the S2000" is a possible answer to that question.
I brought it up because the name (prelude) gave the car (Prelude) a sense of being an 'opening act/warm up' or of being of lesser importance. In hindsight, this seems to have been proven true since it has been cancelled. Still in its heyday, it was, and still is, but to a lesser extent, highly regarded. In which case, the name didn't fit as well as considering it to be a "preview".
Toyota Previa anyone? (To be fully accurate, previa means previous in Spanish.)
BTW, AFAIK, the active 4WS system in the Prelude didn't make it's way into any other Honda product. And only now, after another less than stellar usage of 4WS in the Mazda 626 sedan, is active 4WS back in use...in large trucks and, possibly, large SUVs.

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[Modified by Dinosaurius, 9:31 PM 5-25-2002]
 
Discussion starter · #33 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (billgti)

quote:[HR][/HR]
Your comment reminds me when Hyundai first entered the American market. With the anglicized pronounciation of their name (hun-day) sounding similar to Honda, more than a few people were confused. To be fair the name Hyundai is long established, I just call to question their pronounciation.

i think it's pronounced that way cuz that's the way it's read in korean. [HR][/HR]​
Not according to my Korean friends. The name has definitely been anglicized/made more palatable to westerners' ears and tongues. IIRC, my Korean friends accurately pronounce it 'hyoon-die' or 'hoon-die', although they, too, say 'hun-day' in everyday conversation. (Just another example of the western word's (linguistic) imperialism. But, let's save that topic for another day)
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Discussion starter · #34 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (candyweißpassat)

quote:[HR][/HR]What about Camry? Is that a real word?
And what exactly is an Astra? Agila? Corsa? Zafira?
Now that I've attacked Opel, what about Nissan... Cima? Cedric? Cefiro?[HR][/HR]​
Hmm...Good questions all.
Camry is most definitely made-up.
Astra may connote 'star', from astro (Chevy!).
BTW, does anyone remember the Pontiac twin to the Chevrolet Vega, called the Pontiac Astre. Do I remember correctly? I remember, as a child, calling it the Pontiac Ashtray. What were they thinking?
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Agila is eagle. Eagle (AMC!) in Italian is aqila, in Spanish it's águila.
Corsa is race in Italian. Similarly, carrera is race in Spanish, as in Carrera Panamericana, as in Porsche 911 Carrera.
What is Zafira? Could it be inspired by zephyr(Mercury!)? Zephyr=breeze (Plymouth!) or west wind.
'Zephyr' may have influenced Cefiro.
Cima or more correctly cyma is a type of molding (s-shaped in profile) in architecture
Cedric is just another example of the Japanese love for western, especially uppercrust British-sounding names.
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I remember one model 1st-gen MR2 being called the MR2 G-Limited! They may have thought 'limited' sounds special, as in "limited edition" until a foreign writer explained it wasn't good for a sportscar to be "G-Limited"
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Aspire also cracks me up. Truth in advertising! What does your car say about you? I can't wait for the Ford Humble or the Buick Destitute.
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[Modified by Dinosaurius, 10:21 PM 5-25-2002]
 
#36 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (Dinosaurius)

quote:[HR][/HR]I brought it up because the name (prelude) gave the car (Prelude) a sense of being an 'opening act/warm up' or of being of lesser importance. In hindsight, this seems to have been proven true since it has been cancelled. Still in its heyday, it was, and still is, but to a lesser extent, highly regarded. In which case, the name didn't fit as well as considering it to be a "preview".[HR][/HR]​
No, no; the first Prelude was that dumpy little Accord based coupe that debuted in '79, the same year as the Accord sedan. I think women liked that one, so you know, Prelude to a Kiss...
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#37 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (BilingualGringo)

quote:[HR][/HR]Corrado means jet stream in Spanish
No, no, and no. I brought this up in the Corrado room, hoping to find an answer. Out of numerous spanish/english dictionaries that I have and shootin' the poop w/ the Spanish department of George Mason University, nobody had heard of that. My guess the name of the wind is the correct answer, but I know that it's not a direct translation from spanish. [HR][/HR]​
Corrado is derived from the Spanish word "corre" which means to sprint or run. Not all VWs are named after winds (ex. Lupo)


[Modified by Hajduk, 8:11 PM 5-28-2002]
 
#38 ·
Re: Car Names: Does "Integra" mean anything? ...in any language? (maskedSONY)

quote:[HR][/HR]
Camry is most definitely made-up.
I thought Camry meant crown......[HR][/HR]​
aye that's what i read in a toyota dealership: that it's the "anglicized" version of "ken-muri" the japanese term for "crown".
and corolla is some part of a flower
and paseo is something in spanish(?) - like a stroll or something?
tercel - dunno ...
 
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