5 Cars That Became Metaphors (deserved or not)

Great article on automobile history - interesting part is how all these experiences contributed to the development of the automobile industry as we know it today. The author talks about the following five:

• Ford Edsel = Failure
• Chevrolet Corvair = Unsafe
• Ford Pinto = Volatile
• DMC Delorean = Overhyped
• Yugo = Shoddy

You might want to add your own. For example,

Honda Civic = Sensible
FIAT = Fix It All the Time
Dodge Caravan = Soccer Moms' car