Dah Dah DUH
As Shpilkes points out, it's hard to know what the naming consultants at Volkswagen were thinking when they named their new models Touareg, Tiguan, and Routan.
I can't help wondering if Touareg is some kind of anagram. ("Outrage"? "Age Rout"? "A Toe Rug"?)
Btw, how did I miss until just this instant that there's a Microsoft version of that old VW commercial that uses the "Dah Dah Dah" song?
I can't help wondering if Touareg is some kind of anagram. ("Outrage"? "Age Rout"? "A Toe Rug"?)
Btw, how did I miss until just this instant that there's a Microsoft version of that old VW commercial that uses the "Dah Dah Dah" song?
posted by Martha at 8:16 PM
6 Comments:
Martha,
I think Touareg might just be the French spelling for the word identifying the berber ethnic group called Twareg in English. Why they eventually went for French though baffles me.
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Andrea
But why would they sell a car based on an ethnic group? What's next?
re Touareg: Why not after this people? They live in the Sahara and travel great distances in difficult conditions.
Hmmm, well, why not call it a Camel?
Toyota names may sound better focus grouped to English speakers, but have the odd property of containing sounds that do not exist in Japanese. Corolla? Camry? Prius?
Good point, Bruce.
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