Comments on: Chinese Pickups Truckin’ Right Along

By: GS650G

GS650G — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:24:21 +0000

Let’s not forget the Nova and it’s implications

The chinese have had fake Audi cars for years, in fact you can get a brand new 86 jeep cherokee over there.

By: carlisimo

carlisimo — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:21:52 +0000

Tercel is an archaic spelling of tiercel, a kind of falcon, Forenza sounds both like an Italian place and girl’s name (either of which work for cars), Astra means stars, and Camry is the English transliteration of a Japanese word for crown. Just ‘cuz you asked =].

By: casper00

casper00 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:02:44 +0000

I swear it look just like a chevy….

By: blautens

blautens — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:03:41 +0000

So the name of the pickup in picture is Big Diesel God? That’s too much…

By: NICKNICK

NICKNICK — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:07:42 +0000

i’m a pretty tall guy, but i’ll be damned if i’m going to lift anything heavy over the sides of what passes for new pickup trucks. there’s no good reason to have the top of the box as high as it is. if the chinese make a real truck and not a lifestyle accessory, AND name it Big Diesel God, i’ll buy it.

By: Guzzi

Guzzi — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:04:23 +0000

I’m going back on my vitriol against Chinese cars. I may not consider a Chinese car, but I would consider a Chinese or even Indian compact pickup, if it were RWD and ~$10000 new with a 10-year b-t-b warranty.

By: N85523

N85523 — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:38:15 +0000

Looks like there’s a bit of an identity crisis here. I think that name would be more appropriate for a F-450 Lariat.

I’ve often thought that car names on the US market lack identity. What, pray tell, is a Tercel? A Forenza? An Astra? A Camry? Perhaps some of the names are made-up and other actually have some obscure meaning found in the depths of the OED, but do they really have any meaning to the average American consumer? Now, Big Diesel God is to the point. I also think that Ford could ditch the Expedition (or old Excursion) moniker for Walrus. The H-bar grill kind of looks like tusks and the rest of the vehicle has pinniped-like proportions. Tell it like it is.