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The 10 Ugliest Cars
The 10 ugliest cars By David Derbyshire, | 12/10/2005 In pictures: truly ugly cars @ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...12/ncars12.xml On first catching sight of the new Ssangyong Rodius, a bulbous tank of a people carrier, one critic is said to have sucked his pen, scratched his ear and announced that it resembled John Prescott. On a bad day. That may have been too harsh even for Mr Prescott. For yesterday, the seven-seater behemoth was named the ugliest vehicle on Britain's roads. Beating stiff competition from some of the most carelessly designed motors in the world, the Korean vehicle, known to its detractors as the "Odious Rodius", picked up nearly a third of votes in a poll of 1,500 car enthusiasts. The high ranking of the Rodius, which costs US$33,200, is particularly remarkable given that the car was only introduced to Britain this year. In just a few months, its challenging looks have made a big impression. It has been described by car reviewers as a "surprised hippopotamus", "so ugly it could frighten small children" and so bulky "it makes Bernard Manning look like a matinee idol". The author of Auto Express's road test commented: "Its unconventional rear is said to resemble the open deck on luxury powerboats, however if the rest of the boat looked like the Rodius we'd scuttle it." Ssangyong refuses to concede that its car is ugly. The official line is that it "comes with a strong emotional component that will make it a focus of attention". It also comes with a small plastic flower vase for the dashboard. In second place, visitors to the cardata.co.uk website disliked the original version of the Fiat Multipla, which got 19 per cent of the votes. In 2000 The Daily Telegraph's columnist Honest John said: "The Fiat Multipla is the weirdest looking new car on the road today." Even its greatest fans admitted that the Multipla resembled two halves of two different cars rather carelessly placed on top of each other. Third in the list of ugliest cars came the Mercedes Maybach - a car designed and built for the super-rich celebrity, aristocrat and business person. Despite the price tag of US$433,600, its lines failed to impress one in 10 voters on the website. The poll also reveals that the controversial Chrysler PT Cruiser continues to be a car that the public either loves or hates. Its retro-American styling failed to impress eight per cent of the voters, leaving it in fourth place. Other models that offended the eyes of voters included the Suzuki Liana -the chosen vehicle for the BBC Top Gear "Star In A Reasonably Priced Car'" feature, the Ford Scorpio, the Rover 75, Renault's new Megane, as well as two models from Kia - the Rio and Sedona. Andrew Sobell, a spokesman for Cardata, said: "Naturally, the results are very subjective. "For example, everyone always notes the Multipla, but its design quirks continue to be a major appeal for many observers and buyers alike. One man's ugliness is another man's beauty." One car not to feature in the British top 10 is the Pontiac Aztec, unveiled in America by General Motors in 2000 and generally regarded as one of the ugliest in the world. However, ugliness no longer appears to be a barrier to success in the car world. Back in 1957, Ford's most ambitious and heavily hyped new car to date - the Edsel - proved to be a commercial disaster on launch. There were many reasons for its unpopularity, but many Americans were unable to cope with its groundbreaking, and peculiar, vertical front grille. Only 110,000 Edsels were ever sold. © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2005. |
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LeMod Pol wrote: > The 10 ugliest cars > By David Derbyshire, | 12/10/2005 > OK, I'll play. Here are a couple of current candidates: Honda Element and Scion XB have to be the flat out ugliest little cars on the road today and possibly candidates for the ugliest ever. Not just plain like a Suzuki Aerio but these cars are completely unattractive. The designers seem to have gone out of their way to to strip the little cars of any feature that might be remotely appealing. They even ride like bouncy little boxes. The Nissan Murano and Infiniti FX series appear to have a common ancestor - the 1950 Nash Airflyte http://ephemeranow.com/images/JPGs/nash50blu.jpg Both Nissan products are truly homely hulking cars. Long out of production the little Hungarian Meyra met the need for cheap postwar transportation, but had a face only a mother could love: http://www.3wheelers.com/meyraad.jpg Possibly the ugliest ever. |
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The aztec is more than ugly. It's fugly!
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LeMod Pol wrote:
> The 10 ugliest cars > By David Derbyshire, | 12/10/2005 > > In pictures: truly ugly cars @ > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...12/ncars12.xml > > On first catching sight of the new Ssangyong > Rodius, a bulbous tank of a people carrier, > one critic is said to have sucked his pen, > scratched his ear and announced that it > resembled John Prescott. On a bad day. > > That may have been too harsh even for Mr > Prescott. For yesterday, the seven-seater > behemoth was named the ugliest vehicle on > Britain's roads. Behemoth? It is a normal sized minivan. The name is exceedingly ugly though. |
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LeMod Pol wrote: > The 10 ugliest cars > By David Derbyshire, | 12/10/2005 What about the car Homer designed for his brother, that bankrupted the company!!! http://www.culttvman.net/shopping/pics/HomerCar01.jpg |
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"dr.benway" > wrote in message oups.com... > The aztec is more than ugly. It's fugly! > When I first saw the picture of the rodius (sp?), mentioned as the #1 ugliest car in the UK, I thought it was a picture of the Pontiac Aztec. Do they share the same platform? Those two vehicles look to be almost identical in every way, from the outside. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the same company built both vehicles, or at least designed them oth. -Dave http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...12/ncars12.xml |
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> What about the car Homer designed for his brother, that bankrupted the > company!!! > > http://www.culttvman.net/shopping/pics/HomerCar01.jpg > I'd rather drive than than an Aztec/Rodius. -Dave |
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Remember the VW "Thing" back in the 1970's. The early '70's SAABs were
quite ugly as well. |
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"John S." > says: >The Nissan Murano and Infiniti FX series appear to have a common >ancestor - the 1950 Nash Airflyte >http://ephemeranow.com/images/JPGs/nash50blu.jpg I'm not seeing the resemblance (esp. since the Murano and the FX don't look much alike), but: >Both Nissan products are truly homely hulking cars. Aw see, as an FX owner, now I gotta cut ya! -Kenny -- Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (310) 391-1898 |
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In article >,
LeMod Pol > says: >The 10 ugliest cars >By David Derbyshire, | 12/10/2005 >In pictures: truly ugly cars @ >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...12/ncars12.xml Having looked over the some of his examples, I see this guy's full of it. -Kenny -- Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (310) 391-1898 |
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