Most Ridiculous Car

"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15) 02/16/2014 at 23:37 • Filed to: None

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Cars can be transportation, projects, members of the family, pains in the ass, best friends, houses, entertainment centers, the list goes on and on. While most people see cars as mere tools to get from A to B, we at Oppo see cars for more than the sum of their parts. But some cars are simply ridiculous.

Take the Bugatti Veyron. 16 cylinders is 2X more than a lot of cylinders. 4 turbochargers are insane, and the performance figures of the car are terrifying and sadly pointless. The slowest Veyron does 253mph. The SLOWEST. A few weeks back I asked what was the fastest you've ever been. Most people were around 100mph. Only one person had broke the 200mph barrier and they were on a closed course.

A Veyron is a technical stroke of brilliance with an encyclopedias worth of useless information to bore your friends with. It's a wonderful, ridiculous automobile that cannot be driven as it was designed to be.

Ridiculousness does not limit itself to the technology or achievements of the car. Some cars have ridiculous styling or interiors or they can be ridiculous for very negative reasons as well! What is the most ridiculous car you can think of? Let me know in the comments.

fhrblig > Matthew Keyser 02/16/2014 at 23:44

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Has to be the Suzuki X-90, right?

It had none of the space of an off-road SUV and yet none of the style of a coupe. At least it was also slow.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Matthew Keyser 02/16/2014 at 23:45

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2 V8 engines, 4 superchargers. Veyron eat your heart out.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Matthew Keyser 02/16/2014 at 23:49

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Because rolling phallus.

Matthew Keyser > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 02/16/2014 at 23:50

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Counting Cars? Haha. That is pretty ridiculous

hethoughtofcars > Matthew Keyser 02/16/2014 at 23:50

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A lot come to mind, especially in the Suzuki X-90, Murano CrossCabrio, Isuzu VehiCROSS mold. Note these all have ridiculous names as well. I can't imagine owning a Veyron. Driving one on a closed course, definitely...but parking it my driveway, filling it up with gas? No I'm too much an introvert for that. Doug DeMuro has a story in his book about pulling a U-turn in the middle of a highway to track down (um, stalk?) Ralph Lauren in his Veyron. Doug writes great, funny articles, but I don't really want to be chased down by dudes because of what I'm driving. That said the most ridiculous car is a Geo Metro convertible, 3 cylinder, paired with a standard automatic. That's way more insanity than say a $90k 12 cylinder VW, in my opinion.

Matthew Keyser > fhrblig 02/16/2014 at 23:51

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It may be ugly, but at least it's slow

Matthew Keyser > hethoughtofcars 02/16/2014 at 23:55

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Doug is awesome, loved the Ralph Lauren bit in Plays With Cars. The Metro is in fact a ridiculous car. My dad was given a Geo Tracker that he DDed for a year or so before he couldn't bear being seen in a blue convertible SUV anymore. That is another ridiculous car.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Matthew Keyser 02/16/2014 at 23:55

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I saw it first on Big Muscle, but the "History" show had it too.

Singhjr96 > Matthew Keyser 02/17/2014 at 00:00

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A porcelain bugatti veyron.

THE WORLD'S FASTEST TEA SET! Making the ridiculous even more ridiculous. I imagine you have to be very careful with potholes. One big one, and you'll crack everything.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…

Justino6969 > Singhjr96 02/17/2014 at 00:07

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Just from your comment I'm wondering, do you actually think the whole thing is made of porcelain?

fhrblig > Matthew Keyser 02/17/2014 at 00:39

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Don't forget impractical!

Singhjr96 > Justino6969 02/17/2014 at 00:44

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No. It was supposed to be humorous. but clearly you've ruined that. It's just the wheel inserts and a few other parts. How insane would it be if it was though? But I bet you if I drove that thing around for a while, i'd be able to crack a couple inserts. lol. Here's a video of a bugatti drifting though.

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In circles but still.

Arben72 > Matthew Keyser 02/17/2014 at 00:52

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Anything by brabus. 1000hp C class, sure why not? A G class that can walk every super car, hell they'll even tune your Maybach.

TA4K > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 02/17/2014 at 01:14

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And of course it is a Kiwi who built it, probably a bit jealous of the jet engined-jet boats he left behind in the motherland...

edu-petrolhead > Matthew Keyser 02/17/2014 at 11:12

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Any Ssangyong!

Actyon:

Rodius:

Reborn Pyrrhic > edu-petrolhead 02/19/2014 at 12:33

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I like the Korando, both old:

And newer:

edu-petrolhead > Reborn Pyrrhic 02/19/2014 at 15:10

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But the newer model is so incredibly dull and tasteless:

If I didn't knew it was a Korando and saw some thieves fleeing in one, if the police asked me what car they were driving I would say "Uhm, it was a... uhm... sort of a SUV, don't know which one... It looked like a... er... I don't know... SUV."

Reborn Pyrrhic > edu-petrolhead 02/19/2014 at 16:53

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Yes, just another SUV.