Then there is the Nissan Sylphy. Was that made during an era when it was against the law to use vowels in car names? It makes you phyl sylly not being able to read it, I bet.

From no vowels to only a vowel, there is also the Mitsubishi i, that cute little minicar. They went one up Apple's iPhone and iPod by just keeping the "i". And lowercase only, please, in case you still don't get that it is a small car. At this rate, Mitsubishi still has twenty-five other letters to use for their one-letter naming strategy. Or four more letters to use if they only want the vowels.

Volkswagen has the Tiguan, a name that came from the words Tiger and Iguana, I am told. I keep thinking of Khong Guan biscuits when I see that name. And while I get the tiger bit (fast and fierce), I am not too crazy about an amphibian that is known for its slow reflexes

And whenever I see the mini-van from Suzuki, the Suzuki Every, I feel like asking "Every WHAT?" It drives me crazy. It's like naming a car the Very.