Now that the MINI is actually a brand name instead of actually meaning something small and petite unlike the original Austin Mini, it is the biggest automotive oxymoron around. To those that aren't aware of what 'oxymoron' means it is a figure of speech that juxtaposes contradictory elements. The MINI is definitely an oxymoron as it isn't truly small. We have cars like the Smart ForTwo and those Japanese Kei Cars which are much smaller than BMW's Mini.
People seem to accept paradoxes instead of straight forward monikers. Unless they're the Italians. They are quite straight to the point. We have the Maserati Four-Doors (Quattroporte) or the 1964 Ferrari 500 SuperFast (above) - which was really fast those days. Let's not forget the LaFerrari, or TheFerrari in English. Bloody straight to the point isn't it? Oh, the German Smart ForTwo is also a very straightforward name for a car as it only seats two people.
Some have really cheesy names like Nissan Leaf, to show its eco-green tendancies or the Honda That's. (below) What the heck is 'That's'? That's what? That's terribly awful?
I want manufacturers to be slightly more honest. Can I have the Nissan Almera sedan be called the Nissan Kim Kardashian as its rear end is huge as Kim's? Or the Nissan GT-R called the 'Nissan Turbokilla' after beating the heck out of the 911 Turbo in the hands of normal drivers. It makes perfect sense doesn't it?
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