Product names
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:39 am
Twilight Fenrir's comments about silly names (Comfortron and Twilight Sentinal) in another thread sent my mind spinning about similar things I've often wondered about. Why do they pick names and advertise them.
I've had several Buick's with Twilight Sentinel, GM must have used that name for all divisions. I had a 1976 Thunderbird that had a similar system (and would also dim the lights for oncoming traffic), but I don't remember what Ford called it.
A somewhat different observation, Pontiac sedans from about 10 years ago (Bonneville, Grand Prix) had "ABS" written on the wheel covers, why? GM vans had an "ABS" tag on the rear doors, too.
I had a Buick Lesabre in the mid 90's that said "Dynaride" on the dashboard. Is this an advertisement for the suspension system, viewable only to those that get inside?
I had a 1973 Pontiac Catalina that had a plaque on the dash that said "Radial Tuned Suspension".
I had a 1973 Buick Estate Wagon that had traction control, only instead of calling it that, the switch was labeled "Max Trac". The Buick also had "Comortron" HVAC controls, as did my 1980 Olds 98. They used that name for years. (Or did the 1980 say Climatic or Climitron?
Just interesting observations. I'm interested to hear what other product names or advertisements you've run across over the years in your cars.
I've had several Buick's with Twilight Sentinel, GM must have used that name for all divisions. I had a 1976 Thunderbird that had a similar system (and would also dim the lights for oncoming traffic), but I don't remember what Ford called it.
A somewhat different observation, Pontiac sedans from about 10 years ago (Bonneville, Grand Prix) had "ABS" written on the wheel covers, why? GM vans had an "ABS" tag on the rear doors, too.
I had a Buick Lesabre in the mid 90's that said "Dynaride" on the dashboard. Is this an advertisement for the suspension system, viewable only to those that get inside?
I had a 1973 Pontiac Catalina that had a plaque on the dash that said "Radial Tuned Suspension".
I had a 1973 Buick Estate Wagon that had traction control, only instead of calling it that, the switch was labeled "Max Trac". The Buick also had "Comortron" HVAC controls, as did my 1980 Olds 98. They used that name for years. (Or did the 1980 say Climatic or Climitron?
Just interesting observations. I'm interested to hear what other product names or advertisements you've run across over the years in your cars.