Nissan Qashqai+2

[2o6]

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/04/nissan-qashqai2-7-seater-long-wheel.html
http://carspyshots.net/showthread.php?t=15268

[J86]

Why did they name this car after a nomadic group that lives in Iran?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Why did they name this car after a nomadic group that lives in Iran?

Why wouldn't they?

[Laconian]

Nissan's marketers want to be as cool as Volkswagen's with the obscure nomadic tribe references.

[J86]

well when ya put it that way...

[J86]

Nissan's marketers want to be as cool as Volkswagen's with the obscure nomadic tribe references.

Wouldnt ya want something that people will be able to pronounce easily... at least, they may remember something so odd...

[deesea]

Wouldnt ya want something that people will be able to pronounce easily... at least, they may remember something so odd...

which is what i think the point of the name was. Because the styling seems pretty bland IMO.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Wouldnt ya want something that people will be able to pronounce easily... at least, they may remember something so odd...

most Iranians will be able to pronounce it easily enough.

[nickdrinkwater]

which is what i think the point of the name was. Because the styling seems pretty bland IMO.

It might seem bland from pictures but it's not in real life.

[Galaxy]

It might seem bland from pictures but it's not in real life.

I agree. The Qashaqi is my favorite of the mini SUVs.

[deesea]

It might seem bland from pictures but it's not in real life.

but it looks so generic. doesn't look all that special imo.

[2o6]

but it looks so generic. doesn't look all that special imo.

Compared to.....what? Everyting in this segment is "Bland". This Nissan looks great.

[nickdrinkwater]

but it looks so generic. doesn't look all that special imo.

Have.you.ever.seen.one.

[2o6]

Have.you.ever.seen.one.

The Rogue is kinda bland.

[Soup DeVille]

Wouldnt ya want something that people will be able to pronounce easily... at least, they may remember something so odd...

All the good names have already been copyrighted.

[J86]

All the good names have already been copyrighted.

Make something up!  A la 'Alinghi'

[deesea]

The Rogue is kinda bland.

I think the rogue looks OK. the front maybe not so much, but the rest of the car is pretty good looking. Beats looking at the CRV.

[Raza]

but it looks so generic. doesn't look all that special imo.

Well, he works for Nissan now, so he tends to like all of them all of a sudden.

[Soup DeVille]

Make something up!  A la 'Alinghi'

That sucks too.

[nickdrinkwater]

Well, he works for Nissan now, so he tends to like all of them all of a sudden.

Not true.  I don't care for a lot of Nissans.  I'm no fan of the new Murano, for example.  And I don't like the Tiida at all.

[J86]

That sucks too.

Yes, but for a whole nother set of reasons

[2o6]

Not true.  I don't care for a lot of Nissans.  I'm no fan of the new Murano, for example.  And I don't like the Tiida at all.

The Tiida is terrible.

[SVT666]

The front and hood resemble the M-B ML500.  Otherwise, it looks alright.  The name is stupid though.

[akuma_supreme]

The Tiida is terrible.

Its a fun word to say though, especially the way they pronounced it on the promotional video Nissan had on its Japanese site, "TI-i-thuh".

I believe wholeheartedly that the name Qashqai is actually code Nissan's French masters are using to communicate with their fellow axis-of-evil members in Iran.  Every time a Nissan Qashqai is sold, the extremists who hate us have won.

[Secret Chimp]

I would call it the Nissan Derka Derka

[ThunderCharger]

The front and hood resemble the M-B ML500.  Otherwise, it looks alright.  The name is stupid though.

Yeah it does.

[the Teuton]

I would call it the Nissan Derka Derka

Nissan Squash-Banana?

[akuma_supreme]

I would call it the Nissan Derka Derka

That has to be slang for some sort of sexual act in some language somewhere.

[Raza]

That has to be slang for some sort of sexual act in some language somewhere.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=derka

[akuma_supreme]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=derka

   

1. In the card game of Hearts, the "Derka" is the Queen of Spades. Usually, the short phrase "Derka, Derka, Derka" sung in lowering intervals as in the first three notes of the Mario - Dungeon theme, when the Derka is dropped on another player.

2. When used in singular form, can refer to the game of Hearts itself.

3. Sweet Derka in your mouth. Need I say more?

1.
Jeff: "Derka, Derka, Derka."
Phillip: "Derka, Derka, Derka."
Daniel: "Derka, Derka, Derka."
Drayton: "Oh shit!"
Jeff: "Derka'd!"

2. "Let's hit up some Derka, shall we?"

3. "Mmm...you like that, sweet derka all over your face."

I knew it!