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carlos fromspain said:
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Dr. Carrera said:
Carlos,
I understand from one of my Spanish associates that Mitsubishi had a similar issue with one of its 4x4's. The Pajero that was renamed Montero or something like that just for you Spaniards For us this one less obvious then Laputa of course...



Completely true its like calling a car "malaka" in greece though I still see some (I guess imported) Pajeros' around every once in a while.

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fritz said:
I've heard the explanation for the "Montero" foul-up, but now I may have to invest in a good (or bad )Spanish dictionary to get to the root of the Laputa mystery.

Unless Carlos would like to enlighten us all.



Laputa or La Puta mean The Whore or Prostitute or Bitch or... well you know what I mean so its the "New Mazda The Whore"



Maybe Bentley should have named the ContGT "Laputa" instead...name would resonate better w/rapper and rapper wannabe buyer base