50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years

agbenny · 15th April 2011, 10:27

I found an interesting thread with a gallery of filthiest cars (mostly vintage) and I wanted to share this:

Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years: A Half-Century of Automotive Eyesores - BusinessWeek

Please delete it if found as duplicate or move it, if not appropriate here.

mayankk · 15th April 2011, 11:09

a couple o' strange picks there, the el camino and the delorean.
and why the nano??
strange looking yes, but definitely not one of the top 50 "ugliest"...

Spitfire · 15th April 2011, 11:19

There is the Enzo, the Lamborghini LM002 too. Whoever wrote that needs to lose his job.

This is what they say about the Enzo:

"The Enzo's superfluous curves and angles take flashy overcompensation to a new high. The V-shaped hood, scooped-out doors, and bulbous windshield scream overkill."

Morons the hood is V shaped for aerodynamics and to lend it a F1 car silhouette. The scooped out doors are to channel air to the engine. Ok nuff said.

dar3dev|l · 15th April 2011, 11:19

this report is obviously posted by someone who has the least knowledge about cars and more from a fashion industry.

Calling Hummer H2, New Beetle, Ferrari Enzo and Nano ugly ??

DicKy · 15th April 2011, 11:51

I saw this page months back and i believe it was discussed in T-BHP, this page doesn't even deserve to be discussed.
Some of the list maybe right but El camino,Aston Martin Lagonda,DeLorean DMC-12,Toyota Van,Lamborghini LM002!!!,Hummer, Nano,Enzo!!!, Toyota RAV4, Cadillac Escalade(bling mobile). And he seems to hate 70s Cars all together.
Like dar3dev said, these seems to be a fashion industry analysis to whom the beautiful cars would be an Audi TT or sorta (the one's i hate)

mayankk · 15th April 2011, 11:57

er,it IS about the ugliest cars, not the most brilliant technically.
The TT may qualify to be disqualified from that list(ugly, ie).

manishalive · 15th April 2011, 12:13

BMW 7 Series, New Beetle

do you call them UGLY. Common this is height of it.

DeLorean DMC-12, Renault Twingo, Toyota RAV4, Škoda Roomster (on which Yeti is based) are some of the other goodlooking car.

In my humble opinion all south korean designed cars are worthy for the title (we have to take out Daewoo matiz and Hyundia gets as both were european designs and very good at it).

Except for the SsangYong Rodius none of the other models are talked about. This is badest article I am reading for this year.

agbenny · 15th April 2011, 13:02

Some of them are real ugly, some are certainly great looking cars. I can't agree with this list! Funniest thing is BMW 7 series is in the list.

agbenny · 15th April 2011, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar3dev|l

this report is obviously posted by someone who has the least knowledge about cars and more from a fashion industry.

Calling Hummer H2, New Beetle, Ferrari Enzo and Nano ugly ??

I agree with you.

Its by one Damian Joseph. They do not have feedback/comments for postings. 1000s would have flooded if they have comments enabled. :-)

speedmiester · 15th April 2011, 13:27

Written by an absolute idiot with little or no knowledge about automobiles. Period!

dot · 15th April 2011, 14:26

Silly page filler. Rightly said that written by someone with very little automobile knowledge. Not worth a discussion.

Fillmore · 15th April 2011, 14:31

This site has pulled out 10 cars from the list giving the reasons.
Nano included
Jalopnik - Drive Free or Die

dot · 15th April 2011, 14:46

@Filimore, thanks for sharing the link. At least they had more substance in their article.

Arkin evoisrevo · 15th April 2011, 15:37

What??? They call the DMC, 7 series, H2 and more ugly??? About the enzo, the looks never appealed to me, but that doesn't mean it is among the ugliest!
I like the And I like Ford Taurus.

This guy must be nuts; proof: Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years: Cadillac Escalade - BusinessWeek

Quote:

Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years
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WIKIMEDIA/IFCAR

Cadillac Escalade
Introduced: 1999

The perfect car design if fuel, practicality, maneuverability, and class mean nothing to you. One of the most self-indulgent vehicles ever made, the Escalade is for looking rich while you're burning gasoline.

He admits the Escalade looks rich, but comments about the other aspects. What he's saying is totally irrelevant.

mayankk · 15th April 2011, 15:59

By the by,did anybody notice that the thread title is quite unrelated to the list?

Initially came here expecting see loads of horrendously unclean cars!!

15th April 2011, 10:27	#1
agbenny BANNED Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TN38 Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 294 Times	50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years I found an interesting thread with a gallery of filthiest cars (mostly vintage) and I wanted to share this: Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years: A Half-Century of Automotive Eyesores - BusinessWeek Please delete it if found as duplicate or move it, if not appropriate here.
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mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,233 Thanked: 8,613 Times View My Garage	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years a couple o' strange picks there, the el camino and the delorean. and why the nano?? strange looking yes, but definitely not one of the top 50 "ugliest"...
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Spitfire BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panaji - Goa/Bangalore - Karnataka Posts: 3,313 Thanked: 778 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years There is the Enzo, the Lamborghini LM002 too. Whoever wrote that needs to lose his job. This is what they say about the Enzo: "The Enzo's superfluous curves and angles take flashy overcompensation to a new high. The V-shaped hood, scooped-out doors, and bulbous windshield scream overkill." Morons the hood is V shaped for aerodynamics and to lend it a F1 car silhouette. The scooped out doors are to channel air to the engine. Ok nuff said.
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dar3dev\|l BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Munich, DE Posts: 292 Thanked: 100 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years this report is obviously posted by someone who has the least knowledge about cars and more from a fashion industry. Calling Hummer H2, New Beetle, Ferrari Enzo and Nano ugly ?? Last edited by dar3dev\|l : 15th April 2011 at 11:26.
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DicKy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TVPM Posts: 4,392 Thanked: 15,278 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years I saw this page months back and i believe it was discussed in T-BHP, this page doesn't even deserve to be discussed. Some of the list maybe right but El camino,Aston Martin Lagonda,DeLorean DMC-12,Toyota Van,Lamborghini LM002!!!,Hummer, Nano,Enzo!!!, Toyota RAV4, Cadillac Escalade(bling mobile). And he seems to hate 70s Cars all together. Like dar3dev said, these seems to be a fashion industry analysis to whom the beautiful cars would be an Audi TT or sorta (the one's i hate)
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15th April 2011, 11:57	#6
mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,233 Thanked: 8,613 Times View My Garage	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years er,it IS about the ugliest cars, not the most brilliant technically. The TT may qualify to be disqualified from that list(ugly, ie).
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15th April 2011, 12:13	#7
manishalive Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,556 Thanked: 1,144 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years BMW 7 Series, New Beetle do you call them UGLY. Common this is height of it. DeLorean DMC-12, Renault Twingo, Toyota RAV4, Škoda Roomster (on which Yeti is based) are some of the other goodlooking car. In my humble opinion all south korean designed cars are worthy for the title (we have to take out Daewoo matiz and Hyundia gets as both were european designs and very good at it). Except for the SsangYong Rodius none of the other models are talked about. This is badest article I am reading for this year.
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15th April 2011, 13:02	#8
agbenny BANNED Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TN38 Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 294 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years Some of them are real ugly, some are certainly great looking cars. I can't agree with this list! Funniest thing is BMW 7 series is in the list.
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speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,453 Thanked: 6,981 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years Written by an absolute idiot with little or no knowledge about automobiles. Period!
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dot Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ban Chang Posts: 1,680 Thanked: 734 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years Silly page filler. Rightly said that written by someone with very little automobile knowledge. Not worth a discussion.
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Fillmore BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 511 Thanked: 596 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years This site has pulled out 10 cars from the list giving the reasons. Nano included Jalopnik - Drive Free or Die
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15th April 2011, 14:46	#13
dot Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ban Chang Posts: 1,680 Thanked: 734 Times	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years @Filimore, thanks for sharing the link. At least they had more substance in their article.
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mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,233 Thanked: 8,613 Times View My Garage	re: 50 Ugliest Cars of the last 50 years By the by,did anybody notice that the thread title is quite unrelated to the list? Initially came here expecting see loads of horrendously unclean cars!!
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