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OT: strange car names in Japan (m) (archive)
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Posted by Scott Yu on November 20, 2000 at 12:53:34:

In Reply to: Lexus stuck to me like glue upto 200kph! posted by Robotnik on November 19, 2000 at 20:01:00:

...I used to live in Japan. The names of the cars over there never ceased to amuse me - the ES300 is called the "windom", GS series is "aristo", LS series is the "Celsior", the miata is the "eunos roadster", the 300ZXTT was called the "Fairlady Z". How come they didn't use "Fairlady Z" in the states?! ;)

Other random things: the Q45 could be called the Cima or the Gloria - as far as I can tell they're the exact same car with minor variance in trim. Expect to see both besplendent in their abundance of doilies. Fun place to be, though.

scott y.
'97 M3/2 Alpine White

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