Oh, and

[weaktwos]

What kind if name is "Tuareg" for a sport ute? Historically, I think Volkswagon has had great names for vehicles:

-Bug/Beetle
-Rabbit
-Jetta
-Cabriolet

But Tuareg? It sounds like something from the realm of Carroll's "Jabberwocky", but not nearly as cool. Sure, why not have a sport ute named "Brilliig" or "Wabe"?

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[saintrigger.livejournal.com]

It's the name of a nomadic people in the sahara desert. *shrug*

Perhaps they are evolving.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Okay, well, when I think of travelling long distances in sporty luxury, I don't think of nomadic tribes from the Sahara.

[spooble.livejournal.com]

Except that the idea is supposedly that the Touraeg were known for traveling great distances under nasty circumstances and surviving.

...and as it turns out, keeping slaves. Which has been pointed out to VW, and VW said (I think) something to the effect of "oh...crud. Well, we can't change the name now. Keep thinking about the traveling long distances over extreme conditions part."

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Furthermore, I don't just want to survive when I pay 20k for a car. Bad marketing. Bad.

[spooble.livejournal.com]

Impressively enough, the slavery story hasn't really made the news, to a great extent, which suggests that their PR is really good, or someone who hates VW made it up.

It wasn't VW who made up the name, if normal naming strategy works out anyway. Usually their agency does it for them.

They might've been fired.

Hey, you can get one for $20k? Where? I thought they started at $36k or something.