Worst Car Design Thread!

mike65

Post them here, your entry in the

Design Hall of Shame

Mike.

mike65

Mike.

Sleipnir

"I dream of a car......"

shurl

Hey Mike,

Isn't that an AMC Gremlin?


..Or am i being stupid?


S.

boogie man

You can't put the "merth mobile" in the hall of shame!

BM.

dahamsta

Look, I'm sorry ok? I know that this is going to be unpopular; I know that as a mode of transport they're supposed to be very good; I know that the *koff* people on Motornet think they're just the best thing since sliced bread. But I hate the Multipla. A lot.

I mean, jesus, look at it. It's an effing monstrosity!



adam

ando

some alloys and droped, it would look the dogs

mike65

...and just to prove how contrary I can be, I like the Multipla!

Mike.

dahamsta

Originally posted by ando
some alloys and droped, it would look the dogs

You asked for it!

http://www.tuninglove.com/disegni/giugno_03/bogich/multipla%20new.jpg

(C'mon Mike, admit it, you're just starting populist threads now to boost your mod campaign, aren't you? )

koneko

I can't stop myself from laughing at Multipla drivers, it looks eerily like The Homer and that scares me.

Cars are like boyfriends/girlfriends. It's not all about what's on the inside. He/she/it has to look half-way decent too.

Interceptor

The Hyundai Santa Fe soft roader has to be the ugliest thing since the Ford Scorpio (thankfully dead and not coming back). Did Hyundai do like on Fight Club and steal all the goo from the back of a hospital and use it to make the prototypes?

As for the Multipla, Fiat sold so few of them , they have redesigned the snout on the '04 car so it doesn't look like a confused hippo anymore.

'ceptr

ChipZilla

Originally posted by dahamsta
You asked for it!

http://www.tuninglove.com/disegni/giugno_03/bogich/multipla%20new.jpg

(C'mon Mike, admit it, you're just starting populist threads now to boost your mod campaign, aren't you? )

Thats some pimped out Multipla

I could make a list a mile long of american motors...

Oh, where to start?

Puntos with bodykits or silly colours:


Ford Scorpio:



Ford Ka:


Austin Allegro:


PT Cruiser:


New Micra:


Porsche Cayenne: (Money knows no beauty...)


But the number 1 ugly car award goes to:

THE HONDA INSIGHT! God damn, that is hideous.

mike65

I cant decide if this is one of the worst or one of the best...



Vrooooom! :ninja:

Mike.

highdef

I think the Lagonda is a pretty cool looking car - the Scorpio is gorgeous (not so great in white). I have to say this as I drive one.

Dr. Dre

FIAT Brava


...and most volkswagons.

byte

Originally posted by dahamsta
Look, I'm sorry ok? I know that this is going to be unpopular; I know that as a mode of transport they're supposed to be very good; I know that the *koff* people on Motornet think they're just the best thing since sliced bread. But I hate the Multipla. A lot.

I mean, jesus, look at it. It's an effing monstrosity!

adam

ROFFLE

I couldnt' agree more, they're hideous!

PBC_1966

Hard to vote between all the latest cars. 95% of them all look pretty much the same:- Plain ugly.

ChipZilla

I forgot the Renault Vel Satis. What were the designers smoking?



And the Proton. (Although the design was Mitsubishi's). F*cking evil little piece of sh*t.

Merrion

I've always thought the Audi A2 looks a lot like a rat and the Ford Ka looks like its wearing a nappy.

dahamsta

Originally posted by ChipZilla
Puntos with bodykits or silly colours

I wouldn't be bothered qualifying it meself, just leave it at "puntos". But to be fair, they're not really badly designed, they're just common. You know, like Fiestas.

I think we should stick with bad design. If we go with mods, I could just take my camera out and walk around the city for half an hour. (I'm not kidding. I passed one of those lovely Peugeot hardtops earlier today, with a nice respectable bodykit and surprisingly well-chosen alloys. Then I noticed the "with-it" stickers and the horrendous lexus lights. So near, and yet so far. )

Ford Scorpio

The world wasn't ready for them 10 years ago, but I'm afraid I like them now. I'm glad I didn't buy one though, they're a lot commoner than I thought!

Ford Ka

I have to confess to liking these too, although only the top of the line ones. Don't you think they're dinky when they're all kitted out?

Austin Allegro

Absolutely. Especially if they're beige. A friend of mine had to drive around in a dark green one of these with a go-faster aerial about the size of the ones you see on tanks -- you know the ones that have to be tied down at the back? I kid you not.

PT Cruiser

Uh-oh. I like these too. I dunno, they're "kustomy".

New Micra

Any Micra.

Porsche Cayenne

Don't like Porsches in general, but that isn't bad looking. It's obscenely expensive mind, but that's not what we're talking about here...

THE HONDA INSIGHT! God damn, that is hideous.

Christ, it is. It's like they took a Civic (a resoundingly shít car, if you don't mind me saying so) and a Citroen, and /rammed/ them together. Badly.

But what do I know? I think Anglias and Volvo 240's are totally cool.

adam

ando

What...... The ........ f*** ......



I seen the 407 for the first time today on the road, I nearly got sick. It reminds me of those large whale like animals that leave their mouths open for minutes at a time to feed on the smaller fish in the sea






Can't forget this sexy beast:



The Renault designers need to be admitted to a mental house for destroying the megane, twas a nice car before this yoke appeared

Guy:Incognito

Originally posted by ando


The Renault designers need to be admitted to a mental house for destroying the megane, twas a nice car before this yoke appeared

The saloon version is nice, the sport saloon. It has similar spec to the current laguna when it first came out.

Capt'n Midnight

Opel Corsa / Vauxhall Kadette - old version
The distributor was low down on the front of the engine - bloody thing could smell puddles and conk out...

unkel

That Scorpio is ugly, the Multipla is so ugly it's ok again

And the AMC Pacer was always horrible

Liked the Lagonda way back then but looks dated now and doesn't do anything for me now...

I've always hated the Renault 12 and the Dacia clone is even worse...

dahamsta

I have to say I kinda like the late Renaults. They remind me a little of the Citroen DS, a car which I would genuinely give up a testicle for.

[EDIT: BTW, is it just me or is that Dacia yoke the spit off a Saab 99? And while I'm on the subject, what is it with Saab and the number 9?]

adam

unkel

Originally posted by dahamsta
BTW, is it just me or is that Dacia yoke the spit off a Saab 99

That's an awful insult to Saab but I hate to have to admit that I can see where you're coming from. Should have used another Renault / Dacia picture I suppose...

Originally posted by dahamsta
I have to say I kinda like the late Renaults. They remind me a little of the Citroen DS, a car which I would genuinely give up a testicle for

Which late Renaults? I sure hope there isn't another insult coming up. The late Renaults that are RIP like the 12 (thank heavens) or modern ones?

The DS would get my number 1 vote in the car of the 20th century poll. I don't know why there are so few around in this country :dunno:

But if you're driving on the continent, you're odds on to see one every day - especially in Holland

Ruatha

Most Korean efforts deserve to be here, but especially the Hyundai coupe......

ChipZilla

Originally posted by unkel
The DS would get my number 1 vote in the car of the 20th century poll. I don't know why there are so few around in this country

Cos they'll have rusted to bits or otherwise died of neglect. People in Ireland don't know the value (monetary or otherwise) of old cars. I was doing a job a few years back for a farmer in Tipp who had a beautiful LHD Opel GT decomposing in a haybarn. He said it had been there for 6 or 7 years. Covered in cow**** and silage. It's probably still there...

This is an Opel GT in case you were wondering:

mike65

On the Citroen ID/DS, there are a few fine examples in the Waterford area including one which was pressed into action by local city council canditate Oli Dempsey (his rather lovely daughters acted as moped outriders!) but as he's a classic car collecting, handlebar moustache wearing architect he can get away with that sort of thing!

Mike.

ps he did'nt win a seat.

mike65

Something our american friends in Arizona etc still bounce around in



Sometimes living in a rust free environment is'nt such a good thing

Spot the headlights (or the good taste!)



Mike.

dahamsta

Originally posted by unkel
That's an awful insult to Saab

No offense to Saab was intended or implied.

Which late Renaults?

The Vel Satis and Megane, with the raunchy rears.

I don't know why there are so few around in this country

As ChipZilla says, cos they fell apart. Neglect on one side, scrappage scheme on the other, both conspiring to kill thousands of cool cars. There's one around the corner from me here, it leers at me every time I pass it -- "you don't own me, you don't own me". Is it weird to whisper "I'd prefer a black one anyway" every time you pass a white DS?

Mike, I'm afraid I love those big old american heaps. Little bit of hydraulic work and you could have a whale of a time. Pardon the pun.

adam

dcGT

Anyone for some rust?....



Things I particularly despise about this car:

1. The door handles
2. The crappy single wiper
3. The dodgiest looking door mirrors
4. ...Eh...the whole shape of the car!!

Then Fiat think to themselves, "hey, let's bring the Panda back out again, cause that was good car!"

DC.

giftgrub

mazda 121

wanted to barf every time i saw one





and then kill the person driving it

DukeDredd

Ford Probe - what a disaster!

PBC_1966

Originally posted by mike65
Something our american friends in Arizona etc still bounce around in


Sometimes living in a rust free environment is'nt such a good thing

Spot the headlights (or the good taste!)


Mike.

These old American cars are far better than any of the modern Euro-box cars. I don't understand why such a large number of people on this side of the Big Pond seem to dislike them.

mike65

They're big fat and stupid! I tend to react badly on two seperate grounds A) they consume vast amounts of everything to little effect - such cars are slow, ineffecient, ponderous, often not well built. And Just ugly for the most part.

As for euroboxes, many are not great but you can at least steer your way out of trouble in one!

Mike.

ando

Originally posted by DukeDredd
Ford Probe - what a disaster!

not to sure on that one

Quigs Snr

And the funny thing is that the Panda was designed by Pinnafarina who claimed it to be his favourite design !

mike65

Originally posted by Quigs Snr
And the funny thing is that the Panda was designed by Pinnafarina who claimed it to be his favourite design !

Prolly cos it could cope with Italian traffic jams!

edit> while googling Pininfriana I found this -
http://www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main_pinafarina1800.htm

to think what could have been.

Mike.

BrianD3

Ugly car design and bad car design are not necessarily the same thing. A car can be considered ugly by a lot of people but still be a good vehicle underneath or have some redeeming features Example the Ford Scorpio. For this reason I wouldn't class the Scorpio, FIAT Panda, Multipla, R12 etc. as being the "worst design ever"

One car that I regard as a bad design is the VW Golf Mk3. This thing looks like a bloated slug and drives like one too with stodgy handling and poor ride. It's also dog slow when fitted with a 1.4 or 1.6 engine. It's boring as hell, seats are hard, equipment is stingy, reliability is nothing to write home about. Its great reputation for reliability is mainly due to clever marketing and hype. It has a great image - among people who know nothing about cars. Its only virtues are a solid feel and good safety. But overall, the car was a piss-poor effort by VW.

BrianD3

unkel

Originally posted by giftgrub
mazda 121

wanted to barf every time i saw one

Yeah had the same reaction to that one giftgrub, some more recent mazda models are almost as bad (3rd generation 323F, Demios, etc)

Just as well the company was saved by the FMC, who seem to get a lot of things right recently

Originally posted by PBC_1966
These old American cars are far better than any of the modern Euro-box cars. I don't understand why such a large number of people on this side of the Big Pond seem to dislike them.

Better in what way? Sure there is something to say for the old US adage of "there's no substitute for cubic inches" in combination of some of the tried and tested big V8's provided "gas" is cheap

Had a rental Chrysler Sebring Convertible on a business trip to Florida a few years ago and it was a nice looking car with all mod cons and a fat 2.7 liter V6, but wobblethewobble it went, like an egg cooked for about 30 seconds or a chunk of jelly

Mind that's irrelevant @65mph on a 100 mile straight stretch of interstate with cruise control engaged

PBC_1966

I'll concede that the new models aren't often much to talk about. I remember I had a little Pontiac Sunbird on rental for a while back in about '95 and wasn't at all impressed, but then that particular car is very European-ized. And the late-model engines are pretty lacking in power compared to their earlier counterparts due to the ever-increasing emissions requirements.

But if we're going back to the cars of 30-ish years ago, there's no comparison (on the whole -- I'll ignore disasters like the Ford Pinto). Big engines that run smoothly, nice designs, and 2 tons of Detroit metalwork around you instead of the two sheets of kitchen foil stuck together that seems to form the bodywork of most modern Euro cars.

daggeredge

suzuki wagon R (what the F**ks the "R" for? - methinks gives small sense of hope 2 buyer that it doesn't drive like a fridge/freezer on wheels!)

fupping awful! (is it better than walking - debateable)

daggeredge

also the boot is about the size of your average suitcase long side up!

Seth Brundle

Any MPV!

ando

being in new york last year, 90% of all their cars are woeful looking

ChipZilla

In the name of the Great American Land Barge, I present the 1958 Edsel Citation:

unkel

Haha the Edsel - didn't it nearly bring the FMC to its knees?

ChipZilla

Dunno about that, but it must have brought the world's chrome supply to it's knees....

egan007

I think it's Fu**ing SWEET

Kernel32

Just about all the american designed cars look like crap. Chrysler, Chevy, Oldsmobile, Buick, Dodge, GMC, all SUV's etc. There are a few exceptions, kinda like the Sebring as well myself, the Olds Alero isn't too bad either. Dodge has this monstrosity for sale now the Dodge Magnum that I have seen on the TV that I would like to submit as a worst design.