First,,,to be a pain in the butt to someone who posted earlier...Fuego is not a wind,,,its Fire in spanish...Then,,,I dont think I ever cared about the name of the car I was looking at..i think that they go for flow of pronunciation, once you get it, more than meaning...Although the XR4Ti,,,could have just been called the Sierra as in Europe..But in Europe,,the escort was Xr4,,theen they added the turbo and fuel injection, so there comes the T..i....
Actually Paseo means "go for a walk,,,or drive",,and that car is sporty looking,,,I think that most people bought Miatas because of the car and not what Miata meant. But the hit is when the car sells and everyone repeats the name...If a caddy Coupe de Ville sold well,,,I dont think Coupe de Ville rolls of people's tongues as easily...