August 28, 200718 yr Author GMC Sprint =======================================================================Sprint reminds me too much of the Chevy Sprint that receeded the Metro.
August 28, 200718 yr ======================================================================= Sprint reminds me too much of the Chevy Sprint that receeded the Metro. I was just about to type that. AND it's a damn phone company. Sprint was super-cool in 1969 but I'm not sure it translates well. How about PALOMINO http://www.1955gmc.com/1957palomino.html
August 28, 200718 yr Anyone for a new name? Villa Compagne (French: companion) Todos (Spanish: everything) All I can think of for now
August 28, 200718 yr im trying to think of mountain ranges/ minerals (ie: yukon, sierra, granyte.... etc) no luck..lol
August 28, 200718 yr im trying to think of mountain ranges/ minerals (ie: yukon, sierra, granyte.... etc) no luck..lol GMC Cascade. (Cascadia?) Or maybe use the Western town name theme like other trucks and SUVs.. GMC Telluride. GMC El Paso. GMC Tempe. GMC Arvada (this would sound good with the Acadia) GMC Cheyenne. (Chevy used to use it as a truck trim level long ago) GMC Scottsdale (Chevy used to use it as a truck trim level long ago) ...or G8 Denali
August 28, 200718 yr GMC Centaur (half man/half horse = half car/half truck) Please leave the Syclone name in the past where it belones, on an AWD small pickup. "Palomino" is a 1957 GMC concept/showtruck name, and really doesn't resonate with today's market (how many Western/cowboy movies <outside of Brokeback Mountain> are made today? How many kids still play "cowboys and indians"???). Too many people will think of a cell phone company with "Sprint" (plus OnStar uses Verizon ), and Caballero would only work if Chevy had an El Camino (that's why there was a Spanish theme going on with the renaming in '78). Can't use "Granite", as MACK trucks has the trademark on that for their current truckline. Acadia, Denali and, to an extent Canyon, are named after U.S. National Parks. Biscayne is a national park name, but was also used on Chevy models. You can see the emense listing of U.S. national parks here, if you can find one appropriate: wikipedia Yukon comes from the Canadian Yukon Territory, Savana (savannah) is a type of grassland, Sierra is spanish-language for mountain ranges. I presume the word Sonoma was named for teh Californian wine valley, and while not currently in use, could be resurrected for the Ute. Of course, mountain ranges have many names available from the North Atlantiac region, click here. I was going to suggest "Cascadia" too!
August 28, 200718 yr Author If it came as a 4-door for GMC, it could be Crewman, but since its not, I go with Ute If it were to be a Chevy, we wouldn't need this thread.
August 28, 200718 yr Another Crewman AWD name if it has the Midgate: CASCADE Thanks for sending my thoughts in that direction, Roger.
August 28, 200718 yr G8 Ute That suggestion requires another thread. Plus we can come-up with something more creative than that, can't we?
August 28, 200718 yr Author I got it! Bring the Holden brand over here and call it the Holden Magroin.
August 29, 200718 yr K.C., that's brilliant. What guy wouldn't want a Holden Magroin of their very own? Only a select few would ask for their buddy's Holden Magroin for the weekend. I like GMC Syclone because the original left the market on a high note, so the name is still respected. "Syclone" evokes power and adventure, something the Ute will provide plenty of. A new name would also suffice, something geographical, as has been GMC's practice over the last couple of decades. Edited August 29, 200718 yr by ocnblu
August 29, 200718 yr Author K.C., that's brilliant. What guy wouldn't want a Holden Magroin of their very own? Only a select few would ask for their buddy's Holden Magroin for the weekend. I like GMC Syclone because the original left the market on a high note, so the name is still respected. "Syclone" evokes power and adventure, something the Ute will provide plenty of. A new name would also suffice, something geographical, as has been GMC's practice over the last couple of decades. About 10% would ask for their buddy's Holden Magroine.
August 29, 200718 yr I got it! Bring the Holden brand over here and call it the Holden Magroin. You've been on a roll lately.
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