Ahhh.. I didn't know that. That explains the orignial Italian sentance, which I didn't quite understand (context as opposed to translation):

"Si chiamerà Cayman e, nelle intenzioni della casa di Stoccarda, dovrà fagocitare una nuova fetta di mercato con la voracità dell'omonimo alligatore."

So a better translation is:

"It will be called Cayman and, in the intentions of the house of Stuggart, it will devour new market share with the voracity of it's alligator namesake."

Still not fond of the name, however.

Hey, anyone who watches Animal Planet knows what a Cayman is!

But if they were going to name the car after a reptile, they could have picked something either bigger or meaner. Those little things don't exactly inspire fear... But I guess it's still better than the "Porsche Komodo", or the "Porsche Green Tree Snake"...

Too bad they didn't use "Python" or "Mamba" though.

Yea, Godzilla doesn't look as good in script :!:

Yup, completely lost on me.... another D'oh for the day. :oops:

But will it be available in Viper Green?

now *that's* a good question :D

-not very happy with the name but I'm sure it has some kind of numerical designation anyway

Am I the only one who sees the irony in complaining about the name Cayman? Especially when we smile with pride when being called Dorki. :lol:

Yes, yes you are :!:

If I were to buy one, I'd do a badge swap with an old Fiesta. Hell, if Charlie can run a badge off a ford on his sc, why can't we?