Subject: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
29/12/2006 @ 01:56:02: dwd4X4: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
What do you think are the ugliest cars ever made? Can include concept/show cars. Feel free to post pictures. Here is my list of the most ugly cars ever:

10: First Generation Chevrolet Aveo 5-door (aka Jelly Bean)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/2006ChevroletAveo.jpg

9: Tie, between 2006 Renault Megane and 2007 Honda Civic Type-R 3-door hatchback.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/2007HondaCivicHatchbackType-R.jpg
2007 Civic
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/RenaultMegane.jpg
2006 Megane

8: Scion xB
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/2005ScionxBfront-1.jpg
Jay Leno inspired. Basically its a cardboard box on wheels. Ugly, weak, slow, unsafe, unreliable and not as roomy as you might expact.

7: First generation Fiat Multipla
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/1998FiatMultipla.jpg

6: smart Fortwo
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/SmartFortwo.jpg
Anybody ever see that old movie 'Gremlins'? This car brings back unpleasent memories...

5: Toyota Yaris
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/2007ToyotaYaris.jpg
The Yaris is without a doubt the ugliest compact car. On top of that, it is not even that good of a car under the hood and inside the body like most ugly cars.

4: Pontiac Aztek
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/2004PontiacAztek.jpg
Although it introduced many innovative features in design and interior, it lacked three things: Power, Utility and acceptable looks. 2001-2004.

3: Acura Advanced Sedan Concept (2006, Las Angeles)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/AcuraAdvancedSedanConcept-1.jpg
According to InsideLine editors: "A mixed-bag design exercise with a mysterious nose."

2: Third Generation Honda CR-V (2007+)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/HondaCR-V.jpg
Where did Honda go wrong? The CR-V was a great little SUV, untill this happened. Why?

1: Subaru B9 Tribeca
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/Explorer4x4/2006SubaruB9Tribecafrontandrear.jpg
I once had nightmares about that car, before I first saw the Ford Tempo. It is just so, so wrong. What they tried to do, was take a 1957 Edsel Corsair front end, make it aerodynamic for the 21st century, then put it on a sedan platform (Legacy, which seems to be Subarus only platform), stretch it, lower it so it can not offroad or rally and then stuck a god awful engine in it that is no bigger then a 1992 Tempo GLS engine. It makes the Pontiac Aztek look stunning. And, on top of all this, it is super overpriced. Starting at $30,000! You can get a Explorer XLT, not even the base model, for $25,000. And for $2,000 more you can buy a Explorer Limited which is better in every way. V8 power, similar MPG, more room, more features, etc.

-Explorer
29/12/2006 @ 02:50:19: Donington: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
9.Ssangyong Rodius
http://www.nullprozent.at/images/ssangyong/Rodius.jpg

8.Aston Martin Lagonda
http://z.about.com/d/vintagecars/1/0/Y/5/lagonda_1984.jpg

7.Wartburg irmsher (WTF?)
http://www.usu.edu/langphil/German/pics/wartburg.jpg

6.Those later Robin Reliants
http://www.3wheelers.com/PRRob3.jpg

5.Amc Pacer
http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictures/1979_AMC_Pacer.jpg

4. Peugeot 207
http://www.linternaute.com/auto/salons-mondial/mondial-geneve/06/nouveautes/images/10-207-peugeot.jpg

3.Peugeot 908
http://www.gmx.net/images/602/2761602,h=179,pd=2,w=238.jpg

2.These things

http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/8880/tellie_tubbie_van.jpg

1.Peugeot 4007. ARRRGGGHHHH
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/images/article_images/Peugeot4007_1_560px.jpg
29/12/2006 @ 06:38:09: Neptune: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Arranged in order from the least ugliest, to horribly ugly.

1988 through 1994 model Chevrolet C/K Series pickup

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/272/88chevroletcknf1.jpg
I still love the 1973 through 1987 model C/K Series pickups’… However I thought the All-New 1988 model was ugly when it first came out, but eventually I got use too the new look. I liked it a lot better after the grille restyling for the 1995 model year.

2002 through 2005 model BMW 7-Series

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1101/02bmw7zy6.jpg
I loved the previous generation, but when the All-New 2002 models came out, I thought the bulky rear end and trunk lid were absolutely hideous. I love the car now after the 2006 restyling treatment.
2005 through 2007 Dodge Dakota

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4636/05dodgedakotakk9.jpg
I just don't like the front end… Need I say more?

2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3255/2008fordsuperdutylh9.jpg
I like it when it first came out, but over the years the grille has gotten bigger and bigger. Now the front grille just looks weird.

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/7742/2007toyotafjcruiserqz2.jpg
Looks good from the front… Looks like throw-up from the back…


2009 Toyota Land Cruiser

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7329/09toyotalandcruiserql6.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9565/09toyotalandcruiser2qz7.jpg
I love the 1998 though 2007 model Toyota Land Cruiser, I even own a 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser. It’s current design is classic, yet still advanced for it’s time. It’s liken to a toned, muscular athlete, healthy and strong. However the All-New Toyota Land Cruiser has put on some serious bulk. It looks like it has been on a weekend food binge…

2007 Lincoln Navigator

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7730/07lincolnnavigatoruy4.jpg
Oh my God, Lincoln what were you thinking?

That's all I can think of right now ...
Thank's Neptune :wink:
29/12/2006 @ 06:54:25: dwd4X4: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Dude... I disagreed with every car you listed but the two Toyota's. The Navigator is stunning, and elegant with its use of chrome (chrome, best thing on cars). The Expedition looks awe some, so does the old Chevrolet trucks, the 2008 Ford Super Duty trucks and the Dakota, 2002-2006 Silverado and 2007 Tahoe are exceptable, and definetly not ugly.
29/12/2006 @ 11:25:09: antp: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Dude... I disagreed with every car you listed

That's the problem with such listing. I think that for each car you will find people that dislike it, and that for each car you will also find people that like it.
So debating on what is ugly or not is a endless discussion, as the uglyness is, in most of the cases, very relative and depends on the tastes of everybody.
When you say "The Navigator is stunning, and elegant with its use of chrome", I rather agree with Neptune saying that this Lincoln is ugly :grin:
For that reason when doing a topic like this one it is quite useless to try to convince others that the cars that they mention as ugly are in fact beautiful. To take an example from "your" cars, I like that new Civic :tongue:

For my part, those that I really find ugly are quite rare. Very rare.
From these mentionned above, there is the Fiat Multipla, the Subaru B9 Tribeca and the Ssangyong Rodius.
I'll add the Rexton
http://www.verdictoncars.com/cars/250/ssangyong/rexton.jpg
and especially the Actyon, still from Ssangyong
http://index.hu/cikkepek/totalcar/magazin/hirek/ssangyong/plus/.gdata/cikk/gpc_actyon.jpg
or the Nissan Murano
http://www.cars.com/features/mvp/nissan/murano/images/main_murano.jpg
:boggled:

I could find others, but those that I mentionned are problably those that I like the least (from the recent cars, tough I do not think that there are some in older models that I dislike as much as those that I mentionned).

I know that the Pontiac Aztek is one of the most hated cars, but I actually find it good looking.
29/12/2006 @ 11:40:51: benny: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Interesting topic! I have some cars that I find ugly...I post the first that I can remember.

10. 2006 Nissan Maxima
http://images.automotive.com/cob/factory_automotive/images/features/auto_shows/2006_CIAS/2006_Nissan_Maxima_3.5%20SL_Rear.jpg

9.Ssangyong Actyon
http://index.hu/cikkepek/totalcar/magazin/hirek/ssangyong/plus/.gdata/cikk/gpc_actyon.jpg

8. Daewoo Tacuma
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Daewootacuma.jpg/250px-Daewootacuma.jpg

7. Renault Vel Satis
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/9/9f/250px-Renault-Vel-Satis-'02.jpg

6. Daihatsu Materia (a Toyota bB sold here in Italy)
http://www.samurai-motors.ru/InFo-data/item_019/foto_big_0001148.jpg
Sorry, I can find only a Toyota bB pic.

5. Honda That's
http://www.multiart.nu/fulabilar/minimikro/honda_thats.gif

4. Nissan Murano
http://www.autoblog.ru/files/nissan-murano.jpg

3. Kia Oprius
http://www.drive.ru/images/kia/kia-opirus.jpg

2. Subaru B9 Tribeca
http://www.edmunds.com/media/2006/chicago/07.subaru.b9.tribeca.special.edition/07.subaru.b9tribecca.340.jpg

1. Ssangyong Rodius
http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/7706036481524560.JPG?0.6671570394871691
http://degriottier.free.fr/ssangyong_rodius_ar.jpg

:icon_smile:

I don't find so ugly the SUVs that Neptune posted, but I agree on the BMW 6er/7er E63/E64/E65/E66: they are the less attractive and good-looking BMWs in the whole history. I don't like Bangle's design. Also the E90 is slightly less good than the older E46.
Although, I like all BMWs on the road... :grin: :clindoeil:





29/12/2006 @ 11:43:43: benny: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
I absolutely agree with Antoine on the tastes: De gustibus...
I like the new Civic...
29/12/2006 @ 13:02:50: stronghold: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
I'd say most modern car's look too much alike and are pretty ugly in general.!
Anyway here's a mixed lot of cars I particularly dislike:-

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5539/ladarapangp6.th.jpg
LADA RAPAN
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2159/toyotapodbb6.th.jpg
TOYOTA POD
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9414/hondauniboxit0.th.jpg
HONDA UNIBOX
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8735/peugeotmoovieconceptcc2.th.jpg
PEUGEOT MOOVIE
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9739/1957aurora3lq2.th.jpg
AURORA (1957)
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7422/ftxre9.th.jpg http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2558/altkamstalkerfw5.th.jpg
...ugly 4WD'S.!
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2339/striumphmodifiedgt61ab5.th.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5906/fordbatmobileoriontr7.th.jpg http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5279/1977sevillecustomag4.th.jpg
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3537/jag2xz0.th.jpg
Also hate these stupid/ridiculous customs.! (arrrgh..!!)
29/12/2006 @ 15:32:43: antp: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Customized cars and prototype do not count, you have to take them from regular production cars, else it is too easy to find lots of ugly things :grin:
30/12/2006 @ 01:00:34: G-MANN: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Good idea for a thread! I'll have to have a good think about it, but here's a few that will go on the list:

Fiat Multipla (one of the most truly stupid looking cars of all time)
Porsche Cayenne
BMW X5 (possibly)
Ford Ka (possibly)

I've never seen the Ssangyong Rodius before now, but having seen it it probably will go on my list. By the way concept cars shouldn't count, this list should only be for amazingly ugly cars that car makers actually had the gall to release to the public market. Renault and BMW have been big offenders on this front recently.

I agree with most of the choices on this page, except the Aston Martin Lagonda (I think it's a striking OTT (in the good way) fantasy car, a bit like the Lamborghini Countach and I like it the way some people like cheesy old horror and sci-fi films) and the AMC Pacer (Wayne's World made that car cool, though the particular version shown in the picture is a bit ugly). I guess one man's trash is another man's treasure.
30/12/2006 @ 01:10:40: stronghold: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Customized cars and prototype do not count, you have to take them from regular production cars, else it is too easy to find lots of ugly things :grin:

? ..dwd4x4 had said to include concepts/prototypes.!
30/12/2006 @ 01:13:28: Donington: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
i'll put the Kia Oprius there too, it was meant to be, but i forgot what it's called. A truely hideous car.
30/12/2006 @ 01:17:12: G-MANN: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
You've got a point, Stronghold, Explorer4x4 started the thread, the thing is nearly every concept car looks nasty. Maybe that's point of them, to scare people into thinking the world is about to turn into some dystopian futuristic nightmare, then they'll be relieved when the end product is less radical looking, then they'll be OK with buying it since it looks like it's actually turned out good compared to what it once looked like.

Customized cars and prototype do not count, you have to take them from regular production cars, else it is too easy to find lots of ugly things :grin:


Even so it is quite hard to think of a list of 10 cars without leaving out so many equally awful old heaps.
30/12/2006 @ 01:30:51: G-MANN: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History


It looks like a Borg Cube (from Star Trek).
30/12/2006 @ 02:21:14: dwd4X4: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Another nasty looking car is the current Hyundai Tuscon.
30/12/2006 @ 02:29:44: Donington: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Never really thought of the Tucson as an ugly car, just boring.
30/12/2006 @ 11:10:43: antp: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History

? ..dwd4x4 had said to include concepts/prototypes.!

Sorry, I didn't see it :wink:

Maybe that's point of them, to scare people into thinking the world is about to turn into some dystopian futuristic nightmare, then they'll be relieved when the end product is less radical looking, then they'll be OK with buying it since it looks like it's actually turned out good compared to what it once looked like.


:lol:
30/12/2006 @ 18:32:09: Hecubus: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Neptune, is the '88 Chevy C/K really more ugly than the contemporary F150? I mean, I own one (the F150), and I still find it a little ugly. The C/K, although it did improve quite a bit in '95, it was still a decent looking truck for all of that generation.

As for my top ten? I'm not entirely sure of that, but I know boxy or French isn't ugly enough for me (I like both boxy and French cars). Basically, anything noticiably deformed (like the Rodus). Oh, and the Mercedes-Benz CLS, I've just never been able to warm to it.
31/12/2006 @ 05:18:08: Neptune: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Neptune, is the '88 Chevy C/K really more ugly than the contemporary F150? I mean, I own one (the F150), and I still find it a little ugly. The C/K, although it did improve quite a bit in '95, it was still a decent looking truck for all of that generation.



Well, I’ll put it like this; when I was growing up, the 1973 through 1986 Chevrolet C/K Series and the last year model 1987 Chevrolet R/V Series pickups were the best selling trucks GM ever had, GM over sold Ford and Dodge in the 1980’s because of that truck. The 1973 through 1987 "Rounded Line" pickups (their nickname) as they were called are also considered the most attractive and brawny of all pickups’ GM has made in it’s long history. Almost 10 Million of them were produced between 1973 and 1987. I loved and still love those trucks. I had gotten attached to it’s look. After all, the truck was produced for a full decade and a half, making it one of GM’s longest production runs. So when GM unveiled it’s replacement, the All-New 1988 C/K Series, its overall outward appearance was to say the least... "Awkward". During it’s first year of production, GM’s (full-size) truck sales dropped.

So I ask you, which one would you prefer?

The 1973 through 1987 "Rounded Line" model, or the All-New 1988 through 1994 model?


My most favorite of all Chevrolet trucks…
The 1973 through 1987 "Rounded Line" Chevrolet C/K and R/V Series
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/491/83chevroletscotsdale500si6.jpg http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3378/chevy1zc1.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1656/chevy2ww1.jpg http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/678/chevy3un5.jpg




A truck I hated until it’s restyling in 1995.
All-New 1988 through 1994 Chevrolet C/K Series
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7797/93chevroletc2500fullsizoo4.jpg
I just never liked the grille (too plain), the interior was funky and I hated how GM didn’t carry over the sides that flared out on the 1973 through 1987 models. The truck didn’t have a personality about it, like it’s predecessor did. The new 1988 models’ had a cold, uniform look. While the older 1973 through 1987 models’ had a inviting, playful look (A look they still keep to this day).

01/01/2007 @ 18:12:27: wickey: The Ten Ugliest Cars in History
Ssangyong obviously has the most completed current "ugly as butt" offer :lol:

some more cars I think are not very pretty :crazy:
Nissan primera
http://www.carpages.co.uk/nissan/nissan_images/nissan_primera_15_07_05.jpg

Audi A2
http://audiman.ru/images/audi-a2-00.jpg

Renault Megane
http://www.caradisiac.com/media/images/le_mag/mag263/renault-megane-4big.jpg

Mercedes A-Klasse
http://www.fahrschule-betz.de/Photos/Mercedes20Klasse.jpg

Jaguar X-Type Estate
http://car-reviews.automobile.com/images/cars/ArtImages/22898/alt10.jpg

Skoda Roomster
http://www.motiontrends.com/2006/m02/skoda/skoda_roomster_fs.jpg

etc etc
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