All sites have their year end “best of” and “worst of” lists, and this one is no exception. And with that – the top 10 worst car names of all time:

10. Lincoln Zephyr - Besides being an odd word in general, can anyone tell me – what exactly IS a “zephyr”??

9. Chevrolet Cavalier- (noun), “one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; gallant; everything that the Chevy Cavalier is not.”

8. Pontiac Aztek - The Aztecs sacrifised countless people to the gods, and all they got was this lousy car named after them.

7. Chevy Celebrity – Worshipping celebrities is wrong. Naming a car “Celebrity” that any celebrity wouldn’t be caught dead in is even wronger.

6. Ford Aspire – Ford’s entry level small car in the 90’s was the “Aspire”, a small, bubble-like hatchback. Not exactly something to aspire to own, ever.

5. Plymouth Superbird – I don’t care how cool it was, how tall it’s spoiler was, or how much it’s worth nowadays. I don’t even care that it had the Road Runner plastered on its side. None of that negates the fact that “Superbird” is a dumb name.

4. Subaru Tribeca – It pains me, because I’m a huge Subaru fan, but Tribeca is a horrible name. Are we suppose to be impressed that it’s named after a ritzy New York neighborhood?

3. Ford Probe – Probe just has such a bad connotation, and it didn’t help that the car was shaped like something which, at 1:24 scale size, could potentially be a probe of *cough* some sort.

2. Oldsmobile Achieva – You obviously didn’t achieva much if you’re driving this car! *be-duh-ching!*

1. Daihatsu Charade – Easily the worst car name of all time. This can only be a case of translation gone awry. Who possibly wants to drive a charade? According to Dictionary.com, a charade is “a blatant pretense or deception, esp. something so full of pretense as to be a travesty.” JUST what I want in my next automobile!!

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