The most entertaining bit of normal car news lately is that Honda and Nissan want to get married. Now, as silly as it sounds, Japan’s automakers love hooking up with each other. Mazda and Toyota share a manufacturing facility here in the states! Still, it’s funny to think about something like the Nissonda Super Cub Nismo. Oh yeah, I’d ride that.
Now, Matt’s headline from the Morning Dump is innocent: Why Honda Is Making Nissan Merge Right Now. But it’s also sort of hilarious when you think about the Big Altima Energy meme, from Sid Bridge:
One need only observe a few Altimas on the interstate to understand that well-executed merges just aren’t a thing for Nissan.
Ash78 made the same joke:
If Nissan talking about merging seems last-minute, just think about every single Nissan you see on the highway.
Are we sure this is going to work out? Anyway, Kevin Cheung makes a funny point, even if it may not be entirely accurate:
The Kanji for Nissan is 日産, and Honda is 本田. Combine the two and you get 日本, aka Japan.
One Japanese car maker to rule them all.
Yesterday, Jason wrote about how you can get so many speedometers at the same time in modern cars. But is that really necessary? From Jesus Chrysler drives a Dodge:
If I had 4 speedometers, I’d set them to display my speed in New York, Chicago, Denver, and LA.
You know what? Today must be Ash78 day because here’s another banger from the Nissan Kicks piece:
“All the other brands with their pumped-up Kicks better run, better run, faster than our Ghosn”
–Foster the Credit-Challenged People
Have a great evening, everyone!
(Topshot: Universal Pictures/Nissan)
I promise not to hoard COTDs like I once did on The Site That Shall Not Be Named. Mwahahaha…
Damnit, no matter how hard close I rode on your ass, I still never achieved greatness of my own. Is it – am I? – am I the Big Altima here?
If I recall correctly, if you combine the Kanji the other way – you get “Exit”
Or is it “Prepared”?
I could never be sure….