What Car Has The Dumbest Name?JalopnikAndy KalmowitzFri, September 25, 2026 at 1:25 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleFerrariBentley just pulled the covers off its latest creation, an all-electric SUV that, while looking a bit odd, is still certainly a Bentley. It's a company known for some very good names — Continental GT, Mulsanne, Azure, and Brooklands are all 10 out of 10 bangers. Unfortunately, Bentley decided to go with Torcal for this bad boy. Bentley will tell you that its name was inspired by the El Torcal de Antequera, a wild-looking natural landmark in southern Spain. The thing is, reading it, the name looks like it rhymes with Urkle, and that's just not cool. In fact, it's a bit dumb, and that idea is what brought me to today's question.I want to know what car you think has the dumbest name. Which name is so baffling that there's just no way anyone with a functioning brain could have thought it was a good idea, yet despite that, someone came up with it, and then an entire boardroom of executives gave it the green light? Those sorts of miscalculations are rare, and when they happen, they need to be called out, because who doesn't love something silly like that?Read more: These Are The Cars That Scream 'I Peaked In High School'My choiceFerrariI know I brought up the Torcal as an example of a car with a dumb name, but if I'm being real, it doesn't even crack my top 10. To me, the car with the dumbest name is, without a doubt, the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari. Sure, the Enzo is an amazing vehicle — one of the most important of my childhood — but even back when I was 7 years old, I knew its name was silly. Yes, I know it's paying tribute to the company's founder, but doesn't every Ferrari pay tribute to Enzo since they're all named after him anyway?AdvertisementAdvertisementI don't really get it. Honestly, if the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari didn't exist, its successor would probably be the winner. I'm, of course, talking about the Ferrari LaFerrari, which, in English, means Ferrari The Ferrari. I don't know what the hell they're doing over in Maranello, but someone in the naming department has a terminal case of being Italian.Anyway, that's enough out of me. How about you all head on down below and let your fellow Jalops know what cars have the dumbest names? As always, I'll love you more if you tell me why you made your pick.Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox, and follow us or add us as a preferred search source on Google.Read the original article on Jalopnik.
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