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andrepd
20 days ago
There's a Hyundai car whose name literally means "pussy" in Portuguese and Galician x) It's marketed as something else in those territories.
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celsoazevedo
20 days ago
Hyundai Kona :D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Kona
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upcoming-sesame
20 days ago
Don't forget the famous Mitsubishi Pajero (wanker)
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numpad0
20 days ago
And Toyota Venza which sound like "toilet seat" in... Japanese, of all languages...
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throwaway65277
20 days ago
Honda was originally planning to name a model "fitta" before they discovered what it meant for Swedes/Norwegians (same meaning as in your example)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Kona