OPPONIONS: Cars you think are ugly

"El Rivinado" (joeman856) 03/26/2015 at 17:33 • Filed to: None

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This is going to be a very controversial post, but it is a post worth expounding upon. What so called "Beautiful" car designs do you think are absolutely disgusting to gaze upon?

For me, I've got many choices, but two stick out in my mind.

The 1970-73 Chevy Camaro, I'm usually a huge muscle car fan and I like plenty of old mid-late 60s-early 70s designs, but I can't for the life of me understand why people think this is pretty, look at the front end. IT'S REPULSIVE!!

The Fisker Karma, if you want to know why this failed, it wasn't because it was an expensive, slow, cramped, sports car that wasn't that fuel efficient. It's because it was all that plus absolutely hideous! look at that thing! It's like the Panamera got merged with a mental patient and this is the hellspawn abomination from that experiment. KILL IT WITH FIRE!!

I've got more, but what about you Oppo? What cars do you find disgusting that everyone else thinks look amazing?

Sn210 > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:36

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* ducks *

My citroen won't start > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:38

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The Fisker I like. That Camaro does not look good.

I loathe the alien octopus interior on the AMG GT.

jkm7680 > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:38

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This thing looks like a snake swallowed a Frisbee.

Thunderface > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:38

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4th gen Camaro.

It's not terrible, but it's just not the right look for a Camaro.

New ones, however, are seeeeexyyyyyy.

crowmolly > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:38

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Just FYI, that Camaro front end is not a factory configuration.

JR1 > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:38

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It is a horrible design, not sexy, not sticking, not beautiful. Just an utter mess.

El Rivinado > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 17:39

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Dude, pull yourself back up. You're safe. I won't kill you.

Jcarr > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:39

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The entire GM Lambda family. These things sell like nobody's business, but they look like bloated jelly bean minivans to me. Especially compared to something like a Durango.

Sneaky Pete > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 17:40

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high five! First car that came to mind, especially the rear...not because of the taillights (which are indeed ugly) but because it's so damn tall with that ugly horizontal line that sits way too high dividing the body from the underside/diffuser.

. . > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:40

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I totally agree with you on the Fisker.

I'd also like to nominate:

The Jaguar E-Type.

Never found it good looking in the slightest. Also, it has the mouth of a fish and a really awkward looking cabin.

El Rivinado > My citroen won't start 03/26/2015 at 17:40

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Oh god, looks like one of those alien probing consoles from South Park covered in the kind of cheap velour you'd see at a S&M club.

crowmolly > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:41

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Tech marvel, great performer, but hard on the eyes IMO.

El Rivinado > Thunderface 03/26/2015 at 17:42

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The fourth gen catfish are disgusting, the fifth gen? Meh. it's grown on me over time but I still don't like it that much.

Sneaky Pete > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 17:42

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Nissan GTR. The R32 was a good looking car, the R33 was gorgeous, the R34 wasn't bad, but the roofline, profile, and front end of the R35 is ugly, ugly, ugly.

TheJWT > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:42

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Not the worst looking car in the world, but compared to the first generation CLS, a massive step backwards.

JR1 > . . 03/26/2015 at 17:42

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I can agree with the coupe the convertible however I do not hold the same opinion.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:43

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Ugh. Mercedes CLS 4 door coupe. It has body lines reminiscent of a sea turtle. Horrible. Everything else they make is merely inoffensive. Plus Audi, BMW, and even VW took that body style and made beautiful cars.

El Rivinado > . . 03/26/2015 at 17:43

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YES!!! Too phallic in the front, no ass in the back. Thank god for the XJS and XK8.

MonkeePuzzle > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:43

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this supercar look that multiple companies are guilty of. the cockpit sit too far forward, the lines are awkward, and the interior on at least the Paganis is ludicrous. Give me a more classic and simple look any day.

SlickMcRick > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 17:44

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That car looks like it was sponsored by Micheal Bay for his next Transformers movie.

. . > My citroen won't start 03/26/2015 at 17:44

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Luckily, it looks better in person than it does in photos.

Sn210 > Sneaky Pete 03/26/2015 at 17:45

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now see I actually like the rear! I think the taillights are refreshing and find the quad-exhaust setup very muscular. I love the lip on the top and the contrasting color of the diffuser. I'd rank it above C4-C6 rears

that front end though...

El Rivinado > JR1 03/26/2015 at 17:45

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The convertible looks better than the coupe, but it's still not THAT beautiful.

. . > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:45

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Amen!

misfitmascots > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:46

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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:46

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"Hey, let's rice our midsize luxury sedan for the lulz."

And

"We need more aerodynamics. Hey Bob, could you go to Lowe's and get some plastic landscape edging that we can fasten on?"

Sn210 > crowmolly 03/26/2015 at 17:47

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I hate that contrasting bumper beam cover. It's a stupid trend that needs to go away. Other than that, I don't mind the looks of it

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:47

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R32 GTR. I really like the R33 and R34, but the R32 just doesnt do anything for me. I mean, the front is kinda nice, in a conservative way, but the back third is just terrible. I see more forbidden fruit than anything else.

El Rivinado > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/26/2015 at 17:47

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That Cadillac can die in a fire. In fact, most of Cadillac can die in a fire, their too disgusting as it is. Keep the ATS Coupe and the CT6 thought, I'm okay with those.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jkm7680 03/26/2015 at 17:48

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If only the looks matched the sound.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:48

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The Karma failed because it tried to KILL PEOPLE WITH FIRE!

Sneaky Pete > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 17:48

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I love the C6 rear. Classy, classic, somewhat understated. If they didn't have valve train issues, I'd pick up a Z06.

I also hate the angled Alien looking eyebrow over the taillights on the new Vette.

Zerofret > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:49

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Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:50

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I disagree with the Camaro, but I do like the split bumpers less than the regular bumper. I somewhat agree with the Karma. Here's a few that'll piss people off.

I think the 250 GTO is appallingly hideous.

Every single Bugatti Veyron is atrocious.

I don't like the Type 57 Atlantic at all. (This will probably generate the most hate)

The new Mustang looks like a Fusion coupe. In other words, its utterly lame.

MonkeePuzzle > crowmolly 03/26/2015 at 17:50

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I've always thought in stock form they are far too bland.

Sneaky Pete > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/26/2015 at 17:51

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Seriously, Wtf is with the plastic tape on fender extensions? Awful. Why not just flare the fenders out a bit?

El Rivinado > Zerofret 03/26/2015 at 17:51

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Not the biggest fan, it's like some weird awkward phase when the C4 was trying to metamorphosis to the C6 but it got stuck halfway.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:51

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I don't even mind the CTS, but the splitter and wing are too much.

Dean Beyer > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:52

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I hate these things.

BorkBorkBjork > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:52

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I'm not sorry, it's ugly, plain and simple.

My citroen won't start > . . 03/26/2015 at 17:52

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It isn't, both the new S-Class and AMG GT are cars I despise.

El Rivinado > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/26/2015 at 17:53

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I agree with everything but the 250 GTO. I can't believe out of all the jokes people make about the Edsel and it's chrome vagina grill, nobody ever draws those same comparisons to the Veyron. it's just as bad.

Sneaky Pete > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/26/2015 at 17:53

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Agree with all except the Jag. I kinda like that one. Thanks for mentioning the new Mustang, it's ugly as sin - with exception of the GT350 which looks, sounds, and will likely perform like a total badass mfer.

El Rivinado > Dean Beyer 03/26/2015 at 17:53

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You're not alone.

El Rivinado > BorkBorkBjork 03/26/2015 at 17:54

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Not the biggest fan either to be honest.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Sneaky Pete 03/26/2015 at 17:54

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Bean counters.

Jcarr > crowmolly 03/26/2015 at 17:55

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Washing machine. No soul, no spirit.

Sure, I'd like to go fast and handle well, but I'd also like to get that feeling in the pit of my stomach and a few goosebumps.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 17:56

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It's striking, and attention-getting, but not beautiful.

Will be interesting to see how well it ages.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:57

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I know, seriously. I mean, yeah, I get it, you're trying to stay with your "horseshoe" heritage. But don't do it like that.

My hovercraft is full of eels > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:57

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E90 Beemer. And I'm not a fan of the E60 either.

KnowsAboutCars > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:57

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+1 on the Karma. The Karma Sunset concept manages to look slightly better though.

JR1 > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:58

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I mean nothing is perfect but the E-Type is high on my list of beautiful cars

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > jkm7680 03/26/2015 at 17:59

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The 8C it's based on is better.

MultiplaOrgasms > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 17:59

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You can't tell me this doesn't look like a 2009 Mazda 6 Hatchback, mixed with some Panamera and 5GT. Maybe not ugly as such, but most definetely uninspired. The future, it hasn't arrived in Teslas design department yet.

Also, my favourite:

JR1 > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/26/2015 at 18:00

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I agree with you on the Type 57. I don't think it deserves the holy grail status it has been put in.

Sneaky Pete > BorkBorkBjork 03/26/2015 at 18:01

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the rear is ok, the engine cover is awesome, but the front and side are a whole lotta ugly.

El Rivinado > MultiplaOrgasms 03/26/2015 at 18:01

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I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks something's wrong with the Tesla.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > misfitmascots 03/26/2015 at 18:02

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True with the NC Miata. Those wheel archers are all wrong, and the grill was upside down.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:02

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that big goofy and cheap looking grille

Both gens look terrible.

try to unsee that!

Sneaky Pete > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/26/2015 at 18:02

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That's not a good excuse for an $85k (or whatever it is) Chevy.

Sn210 > SlickMcRick 03/26/2015 at 18:02

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it kind of sort of was!

JR1 > My hovercraft is full of eels 03/26/2015 at 18:03

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Basically not a fan of any BMW (besides Z and i8) that has come out since about 2000.

MultiplaOrgasms > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/26/2015 at 18:03

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Agree, but the proportions on the C7 are perfect. Unfortunately it was ruined by an overflow of "character lines" everywhere. Most Corvettes to this point have aged well (besides late C3s) but this one won't.

El Rivinado > My hovercraft is full of eels 03/26/2015 at 18:03

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BMW stopped making a decent looking car after 1997. Though the i8 is certainly stunning, it's not enough to save the entire company's dreary looking lineup.

El Rivinado > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/26/2015 at 18:05

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I thought Ferraris were supposed to be lusted after, not removed through the ample application of bug bombs.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Sneaky Pete 03/26/2015 at 18:05

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That last word is the true reason.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Zerofret 03/26/2015 at 18:08

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I always loved the stealthy, sleek look of the front end thanks to the popups. The oval tail lights on the other hand are ugly. I almost prefer the squircles of the C4.

V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8 > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:08

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Ugh.

Mainly the front end on the 650s, I think it looks good on the P1, but this however. I would rather have the 12c.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Dean Beyer 03/26/2015 at 18:09

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Agreed, I've never really liked it. Yes, it's unique and exotic but I just find it ugly.

Sneaky Pete > Sneaky Pete 03/26/2015 at 18:11

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Not Jag, type 57. Was looking at the E type above while typing.

El Rivinado > V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8 03/26/2015 at 18:12

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Definitely see where you're coming from on the 458, but I don't mind it. I agree with everything else though, especially the Ford with it's stupid faux Aston grill.

All Motor Is Best Motor > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/26/2015 at 18:13

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Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > My hovercraft is full of eels 03/26/2015 at 18:15

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I wouldnt say ugly, what I would say though is boring. To be ugly there needs to be styling features of some kind.

Amoore100 > misfitmascots 03/26/2015 at 18:20

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Leave the 850 alone! (Are you referring to just the R or the entire line 'cuz I do agree that the body kit doesn't really fit the classic box shape)

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/26/2015 at 18:21

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Every Bugatti is atrocious I lol and agree so hard.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Thunderface 03/26/2015 at 18:21

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Steve in Manhattan > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:23

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Always thought this was awkward, especially from the rear. And the poorly-designed door handle once pinched my tiny six-year-old fingers when I tried to get in - someone else's car, of course.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/26/2015 at 18:23

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I thought the Karma failed mostly due to unrecoverable losses brought on by that hurricane?

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > JR1 03/26/2015 at 18:25

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THANK YOU

desertdog5051 > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:25

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With that split bumper in the front. How can a person like that?

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > JR1 03/26/2015 at 18:25

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Enzo and F50 are worse than LaFerrari.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:26

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Agree on the Fisker... it looks saggy, with a demented-evil grin.

Don't agree on the early 2nd-gen F-bodys... Camaro and Firebird 2nd-gen cars started out looking good... and got worse toward the end.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Sn210 03/26/2015 at 18:28

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Agreed, it looks like GM tried to design a RWD 2-seat Nissan GTR... including the ridiculous floating a-pillar.

Why is there not red on the A-pillar, and black between the targa roof and the rear glass?

C6 was a more timeless modern corvette design.

jkm7680 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/26/2015 at 18:28

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I've never heard one, is it good?

jkm7680 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/26/2015 at 18:29

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Very much so

desertdog5051 > desertdog5051 03/26/2015 at 18:31

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I originally had it as "how can a person not like that". I decided to take out the "not" to see your reaction. In reality, I do like that look.

JR1 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 03/26/2015 at 18:32

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Enzo I disagree. I agree with F50

SlickMcRick > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:35

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I'm assuming you're including those vehicles facelifted versions as well right which ended production in the early 2000s right?

Steve in Manhattan > JR1 03/26/2015 at 18:35

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Oh year - I am with you. MP3-12C, or whatever that McLaren is called, is a much purer design. Hell, the Camry is ....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 03/26/2015 at 18:38

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I think the company was in trouble before that. Tesla did it right by making their own batteries.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/26/2015 at 18:40

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$30 mill lost in Hurricane Sandy, $139 million lost at close of business.

El Rivinado > SlickMcRick 03/26/2015 at 18:42

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Yeah. I made sure to word carefully to include the facelifts as well.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:45

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Ugly. Front to back. ABSOLUTELY WRONG. So ugly, the fact that it sells suggests that other designers can get away with other ugly designs...

Jeep Cherokee maybe slightly less offensive than the Nissan JOKE, but still not right.

The thing is... I have come around to CUV designs, and I see their versatility and usefulness.

I would like a compact, fun, turbocharged AWD CUV... but JOKE is horrible, horrible, horrible.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > JR1 03/26/2015 at 18:50

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Red roof, split nose, awkward flared fenders, huge C-pillar, stunted fastback roofline...

Properly black canopy roof, with longer fastback. Nicely resolved intake and vent shapes, more cohesive visual flow, and generally sleeker.

I would have tied the red chin spoiler back to the bottom of the front fender sides, rather than leaving a visual gap with the carbon fiber.

SlickMcRick > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:53

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So the last model year of the E38 with the sport package does nothing for you?

JR1 > Steve in Manhattan 03/26/2015 at 18:54

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I understand it is all about aero performance but at the end of the day it is a road car. At least make it look half way appealing.

JR1 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 03/26/2015 at 18:56

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Actually now that I see the Enzo again I remebr how much I hate the Enzo as well.

Axial > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 18:58

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This fucking thing:

Look at it! It's disgusting! It's got the same profile up front as it does in the rear and just looks dopey as fuck. It also looks like a pickup truck, sitting that high. It's a squashed New Beetle, designed by the same guy, even. The door's shut-line is charring and, along with the quarter windows, terminates in the laziest possible way. And inside?

Oh boy! That's the definition of cheap-looking! Jesus, if it wasn't 10 years older I'd swear that came right out of a 2004 GM parts bin. Specifically, the ones designated for Saturn!

I hate this car with such a passion. I want to see them all crushed. I hate all of the VAG designs by Freeman Thomas. Most of his other stuff, too, especially his various concepts for Chrysler's brands.

Honestly, Audi should have remained the obscure, shit-cars-that-VAG-experiments-with-new-things-on brand. They contribute nothing. Not as powerful as Mercedes, not as agile as BMW, and not as utterly infallible (this is hyperbole) as Porsche. I can get 80% of an Audi out of VW, and the other 20% is generally stuff I wouldn't appreciate anyway.

Axial > . . 03/26/2015 at 18:59

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I concur. It's really not a good-looking car. It's a smooth, featureless tub with bumpers at either end.

Axial > El Rivinado 03/26/2015 at 19:00

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That is pretty much exactly what it is.