Mar 28, 2012
ferrarimanf355 So, has anyone named their cars yet? I named my BYO Model S Katniss, in honor if a certain young adult novel-turned movie.
I wanna hear some good ones, folks.�
Mar 28, 2012
ElSupreme I have named my beater/commuter bicycle "Rocinante" but I have never named a car and had it stick. I plan on naming my Model S not sure what I am going to use as of yet.�
Mar 28, 2012
brianman "Tess, my redhead" is starting to grow on me...
[Short for Tes(la Model) S]�
Mar 29, 2012
VolkerP Electriraptor?�
Mar 29, 2012
bonnie Is it time to start a 'Pet Names for the Model S' thread? It would be similar to Pet Names for the Roadster.
edit: Yes, it was time.
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Mar 29, 2012
Robert.Boston A German friend of mine named his VW "Otto". :biggrin:�
Mar 29, 2012
Hache Mine could be Teslache, easy ;-)�
Mar 29, 2012
jerry33 Essie�
Mar 29, 2012
ElSupreme Maybe "Clever Girl"�
Mar 29, 2012
ferrarimanf355 I named my Fiat 500 Mario. As in, "hey, it's-a-me, Mario!"
I'm a bit of a video gamer.�
Mar 29, 2012
Lloyd Maybe T-Rex or just Rex?�
Mar 29, 2012
NigelM That's kinda like calling your car Kmart......
http://www.otto.de/�
Mar 29, 2012
ckessel I've never had a pet name for a car. Those I know that did, usually it's a rebuilt classic or something sort of run down and it's a humorous name. I've wracked my brain, but it's just "my car". I have a similarly hard time thinking of a custom license number.
Maybe someone will end up naming it for me.�
Mar 29, 2012
Doug_G I've been calling my Roadster "Tessie", mainly because my wife groaned loudly the first time I said it. So I told her I was going to call the Model S "Essie". More groans. She's demanded naming rights, though, and wants to call it "Nikkie" (after Nicola Tesla of course).�
Mar 29, 2012
gg_got_a_tesla I'm with ckessel on this one. Might sound silly but, naming a car makes it rather personal for me; it'd be that much harder to part with it eventually and any little dent/chip etc. let alone any major mishap will hurt that much more
It'll indeed just be "my electric car".�
Mar 30, 2012
Beavis I like it, but then it would eat you. That would be bad.�
Mar 30, 2012
Beavis I have a 96 Pathfinder that is known as The Bucket, short for Rust Bucket. My son took it to college so we replaced it with The SOB (Son of Bucket). In each case, the car has picked its own name. Someone says it and it sticks.�
Mar 30, 2012
spatterso911 I had always had pet names for my cars. It shocked me when I discovered shortly after meeting my wife that she had done the same. I guess it was a perfect match. For some reason cars have always been female and trucks/SUV's male. Currently we have:
Winston
Thumper AKA Orca
And Freya�
Mar 30, 2012
ckessel I'll call it "The Pit", because it's where I dumped all my money...�
Apr 1, 2012
BYT_P1837 I'll call mine, "The Shocker" for the many obvious and not so obvious reasons.�
Apr 1, 2012
bonnie I swore I'd never name a car, but time on this forum resulted in naming my Roadster "Baby Turtle". And you'll have to take a walk back in time to figure that one out.
(Teg, Ian ... you're not allowed.)�
Apr 1, 2012
Odenator Since most ships are referred to as female and as an extension, most cars are referred to as "she" (with the exception of KITT); my Model S is named Charlene.�
Apr 1, 2012
gg_got_a_tesla Like I said earlier, will not be naming the car but, will call the touchscreen console "HAL" (so, "play Metallica, HAL" or "set temperature to 70 degrees, HAL") to pay homage to my University of Illinois roots! No 'malfunctions', I hope.�
Apr 1, 2012
Doug_G "Open the pano roof HAL."
"Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."�
Apr 1, 2012
dsm363 I like that.
Dave�
Apr 2, 2012
Iz Good one!!�
Apr 2, 2012
de704 I will be calling my Model X the "X-wing Falcon" (Star Wars Reference of course)
Half X-Wing fighter, Half millennium falcon.
It makes sense with the falcon doors & because it will be the fastest ship in the sector.�
Apr 16, 2012
ferrarimanf355 Upon further reflection, if I do get a Model S and name it Katniss, I gotta get a black roof so I can get a Mockingjay painted up top.�
May 8, 2012
Brian H How 'bout "S-Car", Scar for short?�
May 8, 2012
Jason S Some friends of my wife and I name all their cars. The mini-van is "Rommy" (TV show Andromeda), the sedan is "Marshall", etc... So we asked their advice.
Two options came up for the Red Perf Sig: Rowan (means fire or similar apparently) and Nikki. Turns out we know somebody named Rowen, so that one was tossed and the name that stuck was Nikki. For Nicola and for "Nikki Heat" who comes from the TV show "Castle".
So far the Nikki name seems to be sticking.�
May 8, 2012
spatterso911 After today's shocking event in Sugar Land, TX, I think Rowan may not be a wise idea...�
May 9, 2012
dsm363 I'm going with HAL. Especially if I can say "HAL, turn on the AC".�
May 9, 2012
VolkerP you don't want do that if your first name is Dave, would you? 'caus we all know the answer.�
May 9, 2012
dsm363 I think it would be cool for someone to develop an app that the user could set that would have the car respond a certain percentage of the time "Dave, I'm afraid I can't allow you do to that" when you tried to adjust the radio or air conditioning. Would be funny for passengers in the car at least.
Dave�
May 9, 2012
SByer So we can say 'look at that S-Car go?'
?(wait for it... wait for it... <ouch>)�
May 10, 2012
MarkR I've been thinking about naming the car "EeeVee," but might have to also secure the vanity plate so people can spell the name correctly.�
May 10, 2012
78Lion Hal on wheels�
May 10, 2012
Brian H That would be equivalent to calling it "S-Nail", wouldn't it?
:crying:�
May 11, 2012
Trnsl8r Maybe get a white Model S with the black roof and call it Panda?�
May 11, 2012
Trnsl8r BTW... naming the car is important if you're into feng shui I guess: Do you have good 'feng shui' energy in your car?
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May 11, 2012
ferrarimanf355 I think he may be referring to Rowan Atkinson, the British comedian behind Blackadder and Mr. Bean.
He also owns a McLaren F1 and owns the fastest Top Gear Star in a Reasonably Priced Car time in the Kia. Faster than Tom Cruise.�
May 11, 2012
Jason S <3 Rowan Atkinson, but it is actually the son of somebody I know who is named Rowen/Rowan... I'm not sure of the spelling.
I'm not entirely comfortable with naming the car 'Nikki' but for now it works until a better name comes along. It may be one of those things where I'll name the car after I get to know it better.
Tho I don't know how good a name OMGBESTCAREVER is going to be... :wink:�
May 12, 2012
digitaltim I think I am going with "My Precious"�
May 12, 2012
Liz G Serenity�
May 12, 2012
KBF
"What has it gots in it's pocketsess..." oh wait, that won't work. ;^]�
May 12, 2012
Bound466 If I got the performance version, I would call it "The Beast"
But I'm getting the regular version.�
May 12, 2012
spatterso911 I'm getting the performance version, and calling her Joules, after the unit of electrical energy I typically deal in. It also happens to be my license plate.�
May 13, 2012
vfx FYI there are a few Roadsters out there named Nikki.�
May 13, 2012
bonnie They have different last names, however - so we probably won't get them confused.�
May 13, 2012
jerry33 Well, for those who have two, I guess they could be Nick and Nora.�
May 13, 2012
ckessel Beast makes me think of something loud and probably smelly, like an ICE
I like the Joules spatters mentioned, that's quite clever. If I were to name it I'd want something associated with quiet/silence/stealth or with energy.�
May 13, 2012
brianman For some reason N* made me think of NUMMI, which made me think "child of NUMMI", which led to the question...
Has Tesla renamed the factory yet?�
May 13, 2012
dsm363 They call it Tesla Factory now.�
May 13, 2012
smorgasbord �
May 21, 2012
DisneylandIsHome Until my wife names her Model S, the Roadster is Tessie and the Model S is Essie.�
May 21, 2012
Doug_G Same here!�
May 21, 2012
ElSupreme I put this on the noise maker thread. But after a snarky comment towards my dad this weekend "S.B.D" is the front runner for the name of my Model S. It is for "silent but deadly". I made a comment about running him down in his parking garage, after he revved his engine at me as I was walking to meet him.�
May 21, 2012
digitaltim @ElSupreme sounds like you picked your vanity license plate! ;-)�
May 21, 2012
Lloyd Uh oh sbd
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May 21, 2012
VolkerP SBD Dauntless?�
Dec 6, 2012
Vexar As far as car pet names go, I've only owned one car long enough to care about it. I have a penchant for the classic Transformers, so I tried making Autobot names of my own. My beloved '99 Chrysler Cirrus was named Treadbare, and I'm selling it (cheap) to a 16-year-old who promises to love it and honorably keep the name. As for my Model S, the fundamental problem with keeping name patterns of Autobots related to esoteric car terms (Wheeljack, Ratchet, Camshaft, etc) and naming an electric car is that there aren't a plethora of electric car parts from which to choose a name. Right now, I can think of "Frunk," Pano," and maybe "Supercharger."
Other names that might work:
Inductor (as in Linear Inductance Motor)
Pneumatrix, Pneumatron, Pneumatross (in reference to the pneumatic suspension)
Discharge (as in electrostatic discharge, but it is a horrid name)
Regenix (regenerative braking system)
I'm not moved by any of these names, however.�
Dec 6, 2012
sublimaze1 1588 is Trudi.�
Dec 6, 2012
STxTesla Tess is the natural choice.�
Dec 6, 2012
ClearwaterBchSteve The Silver Streak�
Dec 6, 2012
Zextraterrestrial My girl's name is Joules :love:
Vin 1588
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nice one ;>�
Dec 6, 2012
dsm363 Mine named itself HAL
Dave�
Dec 6, 2012
TXjak I think I might name her "Angel" since she's clean, quiet, and pure -- electric, that is.�
Dec 6, 2012
zax123 Since 1999, my vehicles have all had names based on characters in the movie Matrix. So far, their names have been:
2000 Honda Prelude - Trinity
2001 Toyota RAV4 - Tank
2005 Acura TL - Persephone
2009 Acura MDX - Morpheus
2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R - Apoc
My 2013 Tesla Model S will be Oracle (as she represents the future).
Admittedly, I am reserving Neo for if and when I get an NSX... but having been bitten by the EV bug, Neo may be Tesla's next-gen sports car.
- Rob�
Dec 6, 2012
ClearwaterBchSteve And the fact that your name is Dave makes it even more appropriate.�
Dec 6, 2012
inkynote I didn't name my cars until one day: I was working at a bookstore as a used book buyer and was sorting through boxes of books about horses, both fiction and non-fiction. I took a break to run out and feed the meter where my 1966 seafoam green Toyota Corona was parked and I spontaneously thought, "There's ol' Minty.". When my husband restored a 1967 Toyota Stout pick-up, it came back from the paint shop with the wrong shade of red. It had gone in for a repeat of the original color, a very basic red, and came out with an orangey "Mars" red. It was a bit shocking but now we like it. That truck is now known as Caliente. We also have a blue 2001 Toyota Corolla which, while undeniably a great workhorse which we have no complaints about, has never inspired naming.
So far we have themes of horsey, color and temperature. We're getting a brown Model S and are thinking of naming it Coco.�
Dec 6, 2012
Robert.Boston A friend of mine calls his car Otto.�
Dec 6, 2012
dsm363 Great naming scheme. I think Neo should be for next Gen Roadster. The NSX isn't 'The One', that has to be the Roadster=)�
Dec 6, 2012
jchangyy I like "serenity" that someone earlier mentioned. On that note, 'FireFly' would be nice too, especially if your car is Signature Red.�
Dec 6, 2012
JoshG Winner!!�
Dec 6, 2012
Tribble Wow! A lot of good ones. My favourite is Joules so far.
And here I was thinking that I was clever with Electra!
--- Tribble�
Dec 6, 2012
Doug_G As in "Otto the pilot"?
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Dec 6, 2012
SuperCoug I like SPARKY. Ironically, that's what I mutter to idiots on the road when my kids are in the car (as in "Nice going Sparky! Where did you learn to drive?")�
Dec 7, 2012
Lynn005 I call my Volvo SUV (V8) "The Beast."
My Model S responds to "Lucy." So, that's her name.�
Dec 7, 2012
Lyon I'm going with Wattson.�
Dec 7, 2012
adurstewitz Someone has to name their car Christine. Take a video when you tell her...�
Dec 7, 2012
Zythryn Our Roadster was named Nikki, our Volt is named Vikki
We have been playing with Faraday for the Model S, although I love Joules. That was a great suggestion and I think we may need to adopt the name�
Dec 7, 2012
brianman WattsOn?
Or just Wat(t)son.�
Dec 7, 2012
Lyon Yeah, sure.�
Dec 8, 2012
Psullivan My neighbors put a sign on my garage when I came home from the factory that said "Welcome Home Tesie". The name has stuck.�
Dec 8, 2012
brianman Your neighbors are cool.�
Dec 8, 2012
Vexar I agree, those are enviable neighbors.�
Dec 8, 2012
Lynn005 That was very nice!! Since I had my car delivered to my home, I had a few neighbors around taking pictures. But YOUR neighbors made a serious effort to welcome her home!!�
Dec 8, 2012
Vger Our first Tesla, a Brilliant Yellow Roadster 2.0 is named "Saffron". "I'm just mad about Saffron; she's just mad about me... wahwahwah"
Our Signature Red Model S will be called "Ruby". I guess we need to come up with a theme song for "Ruby" now. "Ruby Tuesday" does not quite do it for me. We are not sayin' goodbye to this one for a looong time!�
Dec 8, 2012
Lynn005 Ruby is a great name! it makes me think of Ruby slippers in the Wizard of Oz. Maybe you can make a play on that.�
Dec 8, 2012
Psullivan Thanks all. I am lucky to have such great neighbors.�
Dec 8, 2012
sublimaze1 We have chosen to rename Trudi to BadA**. Feel free to check my thread (link in Signature footer) for more details ....�
Dec 10, 2012
Vexar After news today of some downed power lines due to the sick snowfall, and the radio cautioning us not to come in contact with the power lines, I've decided my Model S will be called Live Wire! Also, it counts as good Autobot name for an electric car.
In completely the wrong direction, Electro-cute would be a good My Little Pony name.�
Dec 23, 2012
Sakamoto I've yet to decide, but toying with an idea. Given the frunk space, I immediately thought of the Mach 5 from Speed Racer. It's got similar styling, speed and curious cockpit functions to boot. I think the catapulting function may be hidden. Has it been found yet?
I plan to put a monkey in the frunk all the time because it's just too perfect not to. Optional names would be Sprytle, Chim Chim, Trixie...Pops...from the show but not sure if those really work. Maybe Trixie or Sprytle. I can't bear to associate such a fine machine with a monkey. If I got an X as well, then I fear the vehicles would always be fighting...�
Dec 23, 2012
Al Sherman I live out in the woods in flyover country. I'm getting a California car in Pacific Blue. In my mind a surfer dude is named Shane. So, he will be called Shane.�
Apr 10, 2013
Discoducky What do you call your Model S?
We are undecided but are leaning toward calling ours "Belle" for "Bellevue" where we first met.�
Apr 10, 2013
Doug_G See Pet Names for the Model S�
Apr 10, 2013
Daniel Scherer I ordered a custom plate frame that says "100% Electric" up top and "SWEET REVENGE" below. My plate is "SUNPWRD" as I have Sunpower solar panels.�
Apr 10, 2013
Andrew I guess we're resurrecting this thread, eh?
We named our Model S "Milo" this weekend... after Milutin Tesla, Nikola's father.�
Apr 10, 2013
NigelM Hmmm, whenever I hear the name Milo I can't help thinking of Milo Minderbender which is obviously not what you wanted.�
Apr 10, 2013
fluxemag Thunder Gun Double Eagle. Aka Eagle.�
Apr 10, 2013
Andrew Hahaha! Yeah, not so much.�
Apr 10, 2013
DEinspanjer I am sorry to say, but if your MS is smoking, you did something wrong.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta�
Apr 10, 2013
aaron.s 
Aaron�
Apr 10, 2013
AndyM My green "dragon" is called ryuu, or ?.�
Apr 10, 2013
dave "Green T"
I didn't plan to name her that, but I was calling her "T" preceded by various adjectives depending on the day. My wife called her Green T one day, the kids latched on, and that's now her name!�
Apr 10, 2013
Liz G Aaron- funny thing. I went back thru this thread and looks like I had seriously considered naming Lithie Serenity back in May '12.
Not sure why I changed my mind. Though I did that with my dog too. He was supposed to be Jack but some how ended up Jake. Guess I'll just blame it on my ADHD.�
Apr 11, 2013
Desdi Best one. Elementary, really.�
Apr 11, 2013
Teriyaki88 1) Astro (from Jetsons)
2) Millenium Falcon�
Apr 11, 2013
Rodolfo Paiz We already have an "Otto" who sometimes flies the airplane for me (he's the "otto-pilot"), so I couldn't use that. We refer to our cars as a function of what they are, so we talk about taking "the van" or "the BMW". My Model S was just baptized as "the carpet" a few days ago, in reference to Aladdin's magic carpet: silent, awe-inspiring, futuristic, magical... and it flies. :-D�
Apr 11, 2013
NigelM What's Mycroft going to call his car now?�
Apr 11, 2013
Apoclyps I think I am going to name my Model S, "Stacy"....short for "ecstasy". Or is that lame?�
Apr 11, 2013
Andrew Not lame at all!�
Apr 11, 2013
SteveG3 alas, 3 years or more before I'll be able to buy a Gen3, but on the topic of names...
perhaps a bit out there, but anyone else think referring to Tesla's cars as digital cars makes sense?
i.e. Silicon Valley DNA of the car a different animal than original electric cars of 1900s. The instant and smooth torque seems digital in comparison to the clunky ICE's analogue like gear shifting acceleration. There's also the S's ability to be upgraded digitally. Finally there's the delight of the enhanced experience of an S people associate with smart phones/tablets rather than compromised experience people associate with term electric car, i.e. Leaf (no offense to any Leaf owners... I'm referring to mainstream perception).�
Apr 11, 2013
Babylonfive Nikki�
Apr 11, 2013
v12 to 12v How about Hans? aka Hans Ohm
Personally I like the maritime tradition of feminine names. I don't want my dad to get the idea that I named my car after him either.
Still trying out names but nothing stuck so far.�
Apr 11, 2013
Mr X no man should name their car lol�
Apr 11, 2013
spatterso911 Joules, as in 360 Joules, the amount of energy used to restart your heart when it stops. My kids all want a ride in Joules whenever possible!
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Apr 11, 2013
brianman .....
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Apr 11, 2013
jerry33 lol is a funny name for a car anyway.�
Apr 11, 2013
hans Great name!�
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