Vote for the name of Vauxhall's new convertible

I've got a name or two...

How about the Vauxhall Swanker?

or

How about the Vauxhall Chavalier?

By LegioIXHispana on 9 March, 2011, 6:01pm

Being serious...

As I av an old Astra turbo-diesel Mk4 for lugging dog and sundry about cheaply, I dont wanna appear bigited against GM!

So its gotta b a Monza!

By LegioIXHispana on 9 March, 2011, 6:05pm

Vauxhall Chavster, Daz, Darren, Levi, Dean, Nathan, Stacey........any of these names would be fitting for this chav car ainnit, you get me.

By scott1234 on 9 March, 2011, 7:50pm

You'll get a rise out of this ...

... it's gotta be the Vauxhall Viagra!

By BKWANAB on 10 March, 2011, 4:05am

But seriously ...

... maybe it can beat Ford again so it should be the return of the Victor!

By BKWANAB on 10 March, 2011, 4:07am

You'll get a rise out of this ...

... it's gotta be the Vauxhall Viagra!

By BKWANAB on 10 March, 2011, 4:08am

Stick to Astra

Both the Manta and Calibra are legends , with their own independant logic in terms of design. Call it the Astra Cabriolet , and give us the re-birth of the Calibra ..

By skeeth43 on 10 March, 2011, 8:08am

Chavalier

Neither Manta nor Calibra would be appropriate for this ugly 4-seat convertible. No doubt it'll appeal to wide boys dripping with faux gold, but it lacks the elegance of any Manta (OK, I'm biased - I had an A-model Berlinetta, a B-model SR and finally a modified GTE) or Calibra. I nearly bought a Calibra Turbo, but couldn't face driving a Vauxhall - so I bought the vastly better Honda Prelude.

This thing is overstyled and is really just a flash rat. Quite horrible.

By nickwilcock on 10 March, 2011, 8:08am

Mantra!

Cross Calibra with Manta, you can have Mantra, Caliba, Calantra.
OR Vauxhall Vopen. Veryboring. Velocity.Verisimilitude,Vesuvius (when the cooling system fails)

Or VectrafailedfrontsuspensionspringVauxhallwontpayout.

By hedgehopper on 10 March, 2011, 8:40am

I'm with skeeth43!!

Seriously you can't call this car a Manta or Calibra...

To be a modern day Manta following the footsteps of the 80's rally legend, it would need to be rear or four wheel drive, powerful, and be available in coupe or hacthbck form only! You can't have a soft Manta convertable it would be sacrilegious!! Vauxhall Manta...seriously it even sounds wrong!

As for Calibra although not held quite in the same light as the legendary Opel Manta, this car definitely had a separate identity and position in the market than the Astra. Surely a new world Calibra would be more upmarket, sleeker and more sports car focussed?

The car pictured looks like a replacement Astra Bertone Convertable, and not matter what else it was called would always be classed in that segment.

Save the 'Manta' and 'Calibra' names for cars more worthy of the badge...

By MikeyRules on 10 March, 2011, 8:51am

Name for new Vauxhall?

Instead of 'Calibra', how about 'Caliban'?

The monster from Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
"it is one of the wildest and most abstracted of all Shakespeare's characters, whose deformity, whether of body or mind, is redeemed by the power and truth "

By jayprime on 10 March, 2011, 9:44am

Vauxhall Chardonnay?

This will be bought by the people who can't afford the Audi/Mercedes/BMW equivalents. I don't have strong feelings about calling it the Calibra, as that was just a Cavalier in a party frock, but a Manta should be rear-wheel drive and handle well - and I suspect this new car will feature neither quality.

By snappyuk on 10 March, 2011, 10:48am

Does it matter for THIS car?

I always remember the Opel Manta as a sleek, highly desirable 2+2 coupe. I remember it was widely regarded as one of the best cars of its day. I knew someone who had one and I dreamt that I, too, would be able to afford one in the future.

I always remember the Vauxhall Calibra as a Cavalier re-shaped into a rather portly, and thoroughly pointless 2+2. It always made more sense to buy the saloon unless you were a bit of a poseur. By then I could afford one... but didn't.

Sadly, looking at the pictures, I feel Calibra is more appropriate here.

By quintilian on 10 March, 2011, 12:28pm

the calibra surely not

it cant be called a calibra,if i remember it was an awful rusty thing that played 2nd fiddle to the Ford Cougar,bit like the Tigra and Puma.GM must be able to come with a name thats not been recycled or licensed by another company.

By nickbsmooth on 10 March, 2011, 3:42pm

New Vauxhall

I prefer Calibra to Manta, but if it were to have a new name I'd go for Vauxhall "Vigor".
I had postulated "Viagra" to depict its potency, but I guess that name is well trademarked!

By Baxcar on 10 March, 2011, 4:17pm

Astra APERTO

If GM must give the Astra Convertible a name: Aperto! Italian for 'open, in the open air' and has arty associations!

By Anorak17 on 10 March, 2011, 5:18pm

What About...?

The Vauxhall V*g*na...(lol)...Sorry...but I saw this coming a mile away. Yeah I know...'bad humour'. But it might sell well with women? who knows...give it a shot @!

By badboyrocco on 10 March, 2011, 5:47pm

Revive Firenza ....

How about Firenza? The name was used briefly in the early 70s for the souped-up Viva. The deliberate similarity of the name to Firenze (Florence, Italy) makes it an attractive name for an open car.

By wintonian on 11 March, 2011, 8:20am

New name

its a nice car why not to make it easy

wind
air
free (freedom) etc...

name shall be simple and attractive

By dactor on 11 March, 2011, 9:56am

The Euro

Just call it the Euro, they can just call all their cars that which saves coming up with anything new. That would then clearly match the design philosophy of the current breed of car. They all look like the same old bloated fat a**ed euro designed cars that everyone else is turning out.
If you want a unique design these days you have to buy a classic or spend over £100K.
Calibra and Manta may not be everyone's cup of tea but they both had unique designs and turned heads rather than this lump which just turns stomachs
Leave the Calibra and Manta name alone until they come up with a design that rightly matches the pedigree.

By Teejay39 on 11 March, 2011, 1:17pm

Don't call it Manta

Being the owner of a 1983 Manta coupe, I'm horrifed they're considering calling this car a Manta. If the Manta name is revived, it should be a rwd coupe or hatch to fill the void left since the demise of the original Manta, Capri, Nissan 200SX, etc

By manta18 on 12 March, 2011, 11:59am

New Name

Having experienced Vauxhall dealerships again after Twenty Years of buying other brands, the best name should be...
The Vauxhall Dinosaur.

By toycollector on 12 March, 2011, 3:40pm

ARIA

How about Aria, Italian for Air! (I don't know where I am going with this).

By taaudi on 16 March, 2011, 9:33am

Of the two...

It'd have to be a Manta. The Calibra was bloated and this looks sporty. The Manta was sporty.

That's not to say an entirely different name would be more appropriate. I like the suggestion of Firenza.

By lucasowen85 on 23 May, 2011, 8:38pm

reality

vauxhall depreciator....as the name represents what happens to it

By vRSgordon on 30 May, 2011, 11:12am