#1: Maserati Shamal<\/h2>\n![\"Rear](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-Maserati-Shamal.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: Maserati<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe\u2019re starting off with Maserati<\/a>, the brand with the grandest tradition of windy names and a car that recently came into the spotlight as a rapidly appreciating classic. The flagship coup\u00e9 from the DeTomaso era took its name from a strong Arabic wind known to cause desert storms both during summer and winter.<\/p>\nPowered by a 322-horsepower, 3.2-liter twin-turbocharged V8 and donned in Marcello Gandini\u2019s dramatic design famously featuring flared fenders and a signature wheel arch, the Shamal<\/a> has definitely lived up to its name. The Shamal was built with only 369 examples from 1990 to 1996, so it\u2019s no wonder collectors are trying to get their hands on one today.<\/p>\n#2: Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n<\/h2>\n
![\"Orange](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/02-Lamborghini-Huracan.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTechnically speaking and in Lamborghini’s tradition, the Gallardo’s successor was named after a bull. But, that bull was actually named after a wind, and looking at its name and appearance, there’s probably no need to clarify which one (or why).<\/p>\n
In 2014, the Hurac\u00e1n<\/a> replaced Lamborghini\u2019s best selling Gallardo<\/a> and did so in great success, inheriting a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 from the second generation car.<\/p>\nThe Hurac\u00e1n is Lamborghini\u2019s go-to supercar, catering to a wide spectrum of customers. It is available as a coup\u00e9 or a roadster, in rear-wheel or all-wheel drive, as the track-focused Performante<\/a> and STO<\/a>, or as a full-on GT3 race car<\/a>. Whether it was named after a ferocious bull or a violent wind, the name definitely suits it well.<\/p>\n#3: GMC Syclone<\/h2>\n![\"Black](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03-GMC-Syclone.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: GMC<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNot even a deliberate spelling error can hide the fact that this hot rod single cab was christened after a rotating air current\u2014and rightfully so, because the Syclone came very close to this unstoppable force of nature. The gimmicky name was there because of FoMoCo\u2019s Mercury Cyclone<\/a> and this single-cab was also closely related to the equally impressive GMC Typhoon SUV.<\/p>\nThanks to all-wheel drive, the 280-horsepower, 4.3-liter turbocharged V6 gave the Syclone a 0-60 sprint of just under 5 seconds\u2014impressive for today\u2019s sports car standards, let alone an early 1990s pickup truck with a 4-speed automatic. Even more awe inspiring was its top speed of 124 MPH in bone stock configuration.<\/p>\n
#4: MG Maestro Turbo<\/b><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04-MG-Maestro-Turbo.jpeg\")
<\/a>Image Source: aronline<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf you\u2019ve never heard of the MG Maestro, we can\u2019t really blame you because this five-door hatchback was never offered in the US and wasn\u2019t a particularly good or popular car either. However, in 1989, boffins at MG created something special by putting a Garrett T3 turbocharger on the 2.0-liter Maestro EFi.<\/p>\n
In addition to getting forced induction, the unattractive Maestro got a Tickford body kit and it could sprint from 0 to 60 in 6.7 seconds, effectively becoming one of the fastest hot hatches on the market. The end result was the MG Maestro turbo<\/a> and it was produced until 1991 in just 505 copies.<\/p>\nBut what does its name have to do with winds? It was named after a northwestern Adriatic wind Maestro or Mistral, meaning that it actually shares a name with Maserati\u2019s Frua-bodied sports car from the 1960s. As the trident-wearing Mistral would\u2019ve been the obvious choice and just another Maserati on the list, we thought its unloved namesake deserved more recognition.<\/p>\n
#5: Maserati Ghibli<\/h2>\n![\"Black](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05-Maserati-Ghibli.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: Maserati<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSpeaking of another Maserati, there\u2019s also the Ghibli<\/a>, Maserati\u2019s second oldest active nameplate (after the Quattroporte<\/a>). Dubbed after a Libyan desert wind, when it first appeared in 1965, the Ghibli had the perfect name for both the East-obsessed West and sheikhs and khans from the Arabian peninsula.<\/p>\nThe Ghibli existed through Maserati\u2019s three major chapters, albeit in completely different forms. The original one was a grand tourer that appeared and it\u2019s the most memorable of the three.<\/p>\n
In 1992 and under DeTomaso, Marcello Gandini designed the second Ghibli, but this time as a V6-powered evolution of the Biturbo and a foundation car for the first entry on the list. Finally, under Fiat, the Ghibli was revived again in 2013 as an entry-level sedan slotted under the Quattroporte flagship.<\/p>\n
#6: Volkswagen Golf GTI<\/h2>\n![\"Red](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/06-Volkswagen-Golf-GTI.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: Volkswagen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIts name might fool you into thinking the quintessential Teutonic hot hatch is named after 1980s Wall Street billionaires’ second favorite pastime, but the Volkswagen Golf<\/a> actually got its name from the Gulf Stream, a massive ocean and air current brewing in the Mexican Gulf and crossing the Atlantic, which influenced the whole planet\u2019s climate. Given the Golf\u2019s everlasting impact on the industry, this name seems absolutely appropriate.<\/p>\nFor eight generations straight, the Golf GTI has been the most recognizable performance nameplate in the vast Volkswagen family. For those who find the GTI kind of mellow, the Golf R pushes the ante further, offering four-wheel drive and more power.<\/p>\n
Today, the Golf has lost its appeal of an affordable hot hatch with the base price of almost $30,000\u2014but what can\u2019t be denied is that it\u2019s still a benchmark in its class.<\/p>\n
#7: Tornado Typhoon<\/h2>\n![\"Blue](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/07-Tornado-Typhoon.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: Autocar<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRemembered only by British sports car connoisseurs, this entry is unique because both the company and the car have a windy name. Founded by Bill Woodhouse and Tony Bullen, Tornado Cars was a short lived boutique manufacturer operating in England in the 1950s and 1960s.<\/p>\n
The Tornado Typhoon was the company\u2019s first car, a fiberglass bodied kit racer built on a tubular frame and Ford\u2019s chassis. It was powered by a modest Ford Sidevalve inline-four and Woodhouse produced around 400 of these cars.<\/p>\n
Interestingly enough, apart from manufacturing the bodies as open or closed tops, the company offered the Typhoon as an estate as well.<\/p>\n
#8: Pagani Zonda<\/h2>\n
![\"Silver](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/08-Pagani-Zonda-C12.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nHoracio Pagani\u2019s first car has not only aged remarkably well, but its name is still synonymous with uncompromising performance and hair-raising engine noise. To ones who don\u2019t already know, the Zonda<\/a> got its name from a hot Argentenian wind moving down the Andes, exceeding speeds of 150 MPH.<\/p>\nThe Pagani Zonda is just as impressive as this ferocious air current, easily making us forget that it is now 23 years old! The original Zonda got its power from an unmodified 400-horsepower M120 V12, whereas later variants used AMG-built engines perfected in Pagani\u2019s factory in San Cesario sul Panaro.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Pagani unveiled the Huayra, a supercar named after Wayra Tata, a pagan god worshiped by people of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Since the company announced this car\u2019s successor in 2023, we can\u2019t help but wonder whether its name will again be of windy origin.<\/p>\n
#9: Rimac Nevera<\/h2>\n![\"Navy](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/09-Rimac-Nevera.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: Rimac<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe freshest automobile with wind for a name comes from Croatia in the shape of an all-electric hypercar named after an Adriatic storm. Just like Mate Rimac<\/a> disrupted the automotive world, climbing to its very top by becoming CEO of Rimac-Bugatti<\/a> in 2021, the Nevera sea storm is known for suddenly appearing during warm summer days, often followed by thunderbolts and lightning.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s easy to guess why Rimac named his halo car after a local wind, because the Nevera<\/a> is indeed electrifying and immensely powerful. With its 0-60 of under 2.8 seconds, a lightning-fast quarter mile of 8.58 seconds, and 1914 horsepower coming from four individual motors, the Nevera is a true game changer in the sports car industry. And to think that it all started with a modified E30 is almost unbelievable, just like the Nevera is\u2014both the storm and the car named after it.<\/p>\n#10: Renault Wind<\/h2>\n![\"White](\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/10-Renault-Wind.jpg\")
<\/a>Image Source: Renault<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/a>We\u2019re starting off with Maserati<\/a>, the brand with the grandest tradition of windy names and a car that recently came into the spotlight as a rapidly appreciating classic. The flagship coup\u00e9 from the DeTomaso era took its name from a strong Arabic wind known to cause desert storms both during summer and winter.<\/p>\n Powered by a 322-horsepower, 3.2-liter twin-turbocharged V8 and donned in Marcello Gandini\u2019s dramatic design famously featuring flared fenders and a signature wheel arch, the Shamal<\/a> has definitely lived up to its name. The Shamal was built with only 369 examples from 1990 to 1996, so it\u2019s no wonder collectors are trying to get their hands on one today.<\/p>\n Technically speaking and in Lamborghini’s tradition, the Gallardo’s successor was named after a bull. But, that bull was actually named after a wind, and looking at its name and appearance, there’s probably no need to clarify which one (or why).<\/p>\n In 2014, the Hurac\u00e1n<\/a> replaced Lamborghini\u2019s best selling Gallardo<\/a> and did so in great success, inheriting a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 from the second generation car.<\/p>\n The Hurac\u00e1n is Lamborghini\u2019s go-to supercar, catering to a wide spectrum of customers. It is available as a coup\u00e9 or a roadster, in rear-wheel or all-wheel drive, as the track-focused Performante<\/a> and STO<\/a>, or as a full-on GT3 race car<\/a>. Whether it was named after a ferocious bull or a violent wind, the name definitely suits it well.<\/p>\n Not even a deliberate spelling error can hide the fact that this hot rod single cab was christened after a rotating air current\u2014and rightfully so, because the Syclone came very close to this unstoppable force of nature. The gimmicky name was there because of FoMoCo\u2019s Mercury Cyclone<\/a> and this single-cab was also closely related to the equally impressive GMC Typhoon SUV.<\/p>\n Thanks to all-wheel drive, the 280-horsepower, 4.3-liter turbocharged V6 gave the Syclone a 0-60 sprint of just under 5 seconds\u2014impressive for today\u2019s sports car standards, let alone an early 1990s pickup truck with a 4-speed automatic. Even more awe inspiring was its top speed of 124 MPH in bone stock configuration.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve never heard of the MG Maestro, we can\u2019t really blame you because this five-door hatchback was never offered in the US and wasn\u2019t a particularly good or popular car either. However, in 1989, boffins at MG created something special by putting a Garrett T3 turbocharger on the 2.0-liter Maestro EFi.<\/p>\n In addition to getting forced induction, the unattractive Maestro got a Tickford body kit and it could sprint from 0 to 60 in 6.7 seconds, effectively becoming one of the fastest hot hatches on the market. The end result was the MG Maestro turbo<\/a> and it was produced until 1991 in just 505 copies.<\/p>\n But what does its name have to do with winds? It was named after a northwestern Adriatic wind Maestro or Mistral, meaning that it actually shares a name with Maserati\u2019s Frua-bodied sports car from the 1960s. As the trident-wearing Mistral would\u2019ve been the obvious choice and just another Maserati on the list, we thought its unloved namesake deserved more recognition.<\/p>\n Speaking of another Maserati, there\u2019s also the Ghibli<\/a>, Maserati\u2019s second oldest active nameplate (after the Quattroporte<\/a>). Dubbed after a Libyan desert wind, when it first appeared in 1965, the Ghibli had the perfect name for both the East-obsessed West and sheikhs and khans from the Arabian peninsula.<\/p>\n The Ghibli existed through Maserati\u2019s three major chapters, albeit in completely different forms. The original one was a grand tourer that appeared and it\u2019s the most memorable of the three.<\/p>\n In 1992 and under DeTomaso, Marcello Gandini designed the second Ghibli, but this time as a V6-powered evolution of the Biturbo and a foundation car for the first entry on the list. Finally, under Fiat, the Ghibli was revived again in 2013 as an entry-level sedan slotted under the Quattroporte flagship.<\/p>\n Its name might fool you into thinking the quintessential Teutonic hot hatch is named after 1980s Wall Street billionaires’ second favorite pastime, but the Volkswagen Golf<\/a> actually got its name from the Gulf Stream, a massive ocean and air current brewing in the Mexican Gulf and crossing the Atlantic, which influenced the whole planet\u2019s climate. Given the Golf\u2019s everlasting impact on the industry, this name seems absolutely appropriate.<\/p>\n For eight generations straight, the Golf GTI has been the most recognizable performance nameplate in the vast Volkswagen family. For those who find the GTI kind of mellow, the Golf R pushes the ante further, offering four-wheel drive and more power.<\/p>\n Today, the Golf has lost its appeal of an affordable hot hatch with the base price of almost $30,000\u2014but what can\u2019t be denied is that it\u2019s still a benchmark in its class.<\/p>\n Remembered only by British sports car connoisseurs, this entry is unique because both the company and the car have a windy name. Founded by Bill Woodhouse and Tony Bullen, Tornado Cars was a short lived boutique manufacturer operating in England in the 1950s and 1960s.<\/p>\n The Tornado Typhoon was the company\u2019s first car, a fiberglass bodied kit racer built on a tubular frame and Ford\u2019s chassis. It was powered by a modest Ford Sidevalve inline-four and Woodhouse produced around 400 of these cars.<\/p>\n Interestingly enough, apart from manufacturing the bodies as open or closed tops, the company offered the Typhoon as an estate as well.<\/p>\n Horacio Pagani\u2019s first car has not only aged remarkably well, but its name is still synonymous with uncompromising performance and hair-raising engine noise. To ones who don\u2019t already know, the Zonda<\/a> got its name from a hot Argentenian wind moving down the Andes, exceeding speeds of 150 MPH.<\/p>\n The Pagani Zonda is just as impressive as this ferocious air current, easily making us forget that it is now 23 years old! The original Zonda got its power from an unmodified 400-horsepower M120 V12, whereas later variants used AMG-built engines perfected in Pagani\u2019s factory in San Cesario sul Panaro.<\/p>\n In 2011, Pagani unveiled the Huayra, a supercar named after Wayra Tata, a pagan god worshiped by people of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Since the company announced this car\u2019s successor in 2023, we can\u2019t help but wonder whether its name will again be of windy origin.<\/p>\n The freshest automobile with wind for a name comes from Croatia in the shape of an all-electric hypercar named after an Adriatic storm. Just like Mate Rimac<\/a> disrupted the automotive world, climbing to its very top by becoming CEO of Rimac-Bugatti<\/a> in 2021, the Nevera sea storm is known for suddenly appearing during warm summer days, often followed by thunderbolts and lightning.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to guess why Rimac named his halo car after a local wind, because the Nevera<\/a> is indeed electrifying and immensely powerful. With its 0-60 of under 2.8 seconds, a lightning-fast quarter mile of 8.58 seconds, and 1914 horsepower coming from four individual motors, the Nevera is a true game changer in the sports car industry. And to think that it all started with a modified E30 is almost unbelievable, just like the Nevera is\u2014both the storm and the car named after it.<\/p>\n#2: Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n#3: GMC Syclone<\/h2>\n
<\/a>#4: MG Maestro Turbo<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/a>#5: Maserati Ghibli<\/h2>\n
<\/a>#6: Volkswagen Golf GTI<\/h2>\n
<\/a>#7: Tornado Typhoon<\/h2>\n
<\/a>#8: Pagani Zonda<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n#9: Rimac Nevera<\/h2>\n
<\/a>#10: Renault Wind<\/h2>\n
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