In March, we reported that Volkswagen was considering five possible names for its Golf-based compact SUV. We also reported that the automaker had turned to the audience of Germany’s AutoBild magazine to vote for the best name for the car. Today, Automotive News is reporting that VW will announce the winner of the contest — which ended earlier this month — in mid-July. As previously reported, the possible names for the Volkswagen Concept A-inspired vehicle are: Nanuk (Eskimo for small polar bear), Namib (a desert in Namibia), Rockton (a play on the word “rock”), Tiguan (a combination of the words “tiger” and “iguana”), and Samun (a hot desert wind that blows in North Africa and some Arabian countries).
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06/27, 2:16 PM
posted by:
Jolly Angelina
thought it was Marrakesh or a “wind” name. Rockton sounds like the name a Korean Manufacturer would use so I doubt it will be that. Samun sounds bad but so did SHaran and that didn’t stop VW. I like Tiguan or Namib, which gets the Brad Angelina connection. Nanuk could be the outsider that makes it.
06/27, 2:22 PM
posted by:
ss
i think this will be a really sucessful vehicle for VW…i would like to see the production version. hopefully its true to the concept
06/27, 2:24 PM
posted by:
JCWhitless
I think it would make a great platform for a baja-inspired 911 myself…
06/27, 2:38 PM
posted by:
Donfuy
Horrible names
06/27, 2:41 PM
posted by:
Thai Ladyboy
Donfuy, so are the names Sheneequah and SHarkeeshah and ****head (pronounced shu-theed)but that hasn’t stopped them being popular in the African American Community.
06/27, 3:01 PM
posted by:
Ben
GO VW … I don’t care what’s the name.
You could call it virgina and I’ll still get one.
06/27, 3:29 PM
posted by:
que
This is a Road Toad.
But I bet Lady Chablis (aka Thai Ladyboy) likes it, he’s got great taste.
06/27, 3:35 PM
posted by:
Thai Ladyboy
Its Chardonnay ACTUALLY. que is my gimp
06/27, 3:40 PM
posted by:
Jim in LA
VW has the worst names in automaking, so i expect no difference here. they’re almost defiantly awful, as if to say, F english speakers.
i mean, “touareg”? when you have to buy ad time for a self-parody ad showing people struggling with the name, you’re just being jerks about names.
06/27, 3:45 PM
posted by:
Thai Ladyboy
Whats so hard about Twa-regg? Most sophisticated people (ie Europeans- thats people from Yurp to you Jim)know its a nomadic north african tribe.
06/27, 4:54 PM
posted by:
BartMack
They should just call this one the ‘Poot’. That’s a wind name.
06/27, 6:16 PM
posted by:
British_Rover
Land Rover almost always picks place names for its colors but at least it picks names that can be prenounced in english. Originaly all Land Rover colors were named after different counties in the U.K. but now they have exspanded to include many different geographic place names around the world.
06/27, 6:55 PM
posted by:
I'm with Ahk-Med
I heard from a good Source at Wolfsburg that this will be called the VW Jism or Bukakke, depending on which one clinics better or flows off western tongues better.
06/27, 7:15 PM
posted by:
Mitch
In Road & Track they said the look was based on a cheetah, name it something like that. Great car by the way. It would be a blast to drive with some a decent power
06/27, 7:23 PM
posted by:
Manimal
Its not going to look like this, the production modul will have a far more conventional SOft-Roader look to it a la Rav 4 etc.
06/27, 7:27 PM
posted by:
Mandingo
http://www.syukcars.co.uk/cars/actyon/actyon.htm
In reality this is what coupe sports utilities end up looking like.
06/28, 12:39 AM
posted by:
john
they should call it the rendezvous
06/28, 1:28 AM
posted by:
Jon'O
I liked Bedouin.
06/28, 1:41 AM
posted by:
Ryan
All these names are crap. Marrakesh was the only one remotely decent and i guess id have to take tiguan if anything from this group of poppy****.
07/12, 10:11 AM
posted by:
Lawrence R. Decoste
Call it the Volkswagen Rhino or Sabretooth