Marketers do a great job of convincing us to buy stuff (often stuff we don't need) - but through the annals of history they have occasionally gotten things wrong. This is a list of the ten most unfortunately named cars.

The car's name actually derivates from the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, but go explain this to spanish speakers. For them, it means "the whore".

The Spanish version ended up as "Montero", but still many spanish-speaking customer do have a wanker.

In 1948, Jaguar created what would become one of the most famous automotive names in the world, as the all-new and highly advanced XK engine made its debut in the revered XK120 sports car.Now, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that iconic car, Jaguar is launching a very special series of the current XK for the United Kingdom market -- the uniquely equipped and aptly named XK60, a car that pays homage to the legendary performance of its predecessors.

Much has changed in those 60 years, but the Jaguar ethos of beautiful fast cars remains as true today as it did in 1948.The current XK range was the first of the modern breed of Jaguars to introduce the marque's new design language as well as the technologically acclaimed advanced lightweight architecture.

Like every Jaguar to carry the XK badge, the XK is all about performance with style -- plus a large helping of individuality.As the XKR Portfolio and XKR-S Special Editions brought something extra to the supercharged XK models, the XK60 offers its own spin on the naturally aspirated 4.2 litre V8 XK, in both coupe and convertible forms.

The 60th anniversary of the XK name is a milestone well worth celebrating, and the Special Edition XK60 is a unique car that delivers legendary performance with style.

The black Jaguar D-Type was the very first to roll off the production line in 1955.The white Jaguar E2A is a prototype made in 1960 and is expected to sell for $7 million. The D-Type is expected to raise $4-$5 million.

Creating history, India's top corporate giant Tatas on Wednesday acquired luxury auto brands -- Jaguar and Land Rover -- from Ford Motor Co for $2.3 billion, stamping their authority as a takeover tycoons on March 26, 2008.

The Tatas beat compatriot Mahindra and Mahindra for the prestigious brands, just a year after acquiring steel giant Corus for $12.1 billion.