Ugliest car on sale now?

Akrasia

Was driving to work this morning and saw my first Nissan Juke.
Holy crap, why would anyone buy this car?



2011 cars seem to be all bubbles and silly lines.

cjt156

Someone in work was raving about these as a "funky looking yoke" It looks like the creature from Alien gave itself a coat-hanger abortion.




little strong for this hour of a friday...?

EPM

I think they look really well in the flesh. At least a mainstream manufacturer is making an effort at something different.

More here, here and here.

EPM

EPM wrote: »

I think they look really well in the flesh.

I agree, just went out to the car to get some cash, someone here has a red/wine one, looks very well. They look rotten in the OPs pic.

stevenmu

+1, I've seen two in black, one parked up and the other driving around. They look much, much better than any pics I've seen. I actually like the front of them, the back looks a bit too much like an elevated micra though, but they're not terrible.

Definitely good to see them go for a unique look and not just roll out another blandmobile.

_Conrad_

Hate the look of those awful things. Different? not at all... most modern cars are blob shaped like that, and it's the same basic shape as all the other fake 4x4s, i assume thats what it's meant to be....

the only thing "different" is the stupid looking way the lights are layed out. I still think the new KA is uglier though, it just looks unnaturally shortend like it was "squashed in" from both ends and looks really jacked up on it's silly tiny wheels.


If i was to vote on the ugliest front of any car though it'd be the front of modern peugeots

langdang

The Juke is a bit silly looking really IMO - if you want a mini SUV a Kia Soul looks better to me.

The Tiida is an absolute aesthetic failure.
As is the Ssangyong Rodius - they even try to minimise the shots of the horrendous back/side on their own website.

Wossack

saw one out on the road and actually laughed

same with the maxi mini yoke (countryman?) - what a clown car

Akrasia

It looks like someone made a model out of cheap plastic and then left it out in the sun to melt a little bit.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Ha... read the thread title and thought - it's gotta be the Nissan Juke. And voila! Horrible creature.

langdang

_Conrad_ wrote: »

If i was to vote on the ugliest front of any car though it'd be the front of modern peugeots

The 308 "snout" is really bad alright

Cookie_Monster

stevenmu wrote: »

They look much, much better than any pics I've seen.

no, they don't, they really don't.
They are horrendous, ridiculous awful looking cars

Zubeneschamali

langdang wrote: »

Ssangyong Rodius

Gets my vote as the ugliest thing on sale.

The Juke is trying too hard, the styling is very busy, but it's actually not badly proportioned, and so it looks better in the metal.

The Mini Countryman the opposite of the Juke: in photos it looks like a Mini (good), but in the metal it looks bloated and deformed. The longer you look at it, the worse it looks.

Mc Love

They look out of this world in a bad way of course. Its something like they are too short, and from whatever angle it just looks so bad

VictoriaC

The ugliest car ever - hate that the lights are so small and high up - looks better on the advert than in real life! (love the advert!!!)

langdang

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

The Mini Countryman the opposite of the Juke: in photos it looks like a Mini (good), but in the metal it looks bloated and deformed. The longer you look at it, the worse it looks.

Not a fan either

Dubh Geannain

I thought it was a Nissan Joke

Wolverine_1999

Gas, first thing that came to mind when I read the title was the Puke

Plazaman

Wolverine_1999 wrote: »

Gas, first thing that came to mind when I read the title was the Puke

I always thought the Fiat Multipla was the most poxy car I ever seen, still do.

langdang

Not still on sale in that odd form tho

Any of those small hatchbacks-turned-into-convertibles are usually awful

pippip

Have to say I'm divided on this one, at first I thought it was horrid but now I don't find it too bad, in a way I admire how different it is from everything else. Have been finding new cars very bland lately.

Also cannot believe the amount of them around, they must be selling well.

bazz26

I think if they got rid of those two big eyes in the front it would be less ugly.

robtri

i like the juke... it is interesting.....
something different...

mailforkev

The new Hyundai ix35 is a woeful looking thing, looks like it's melting.

Conversely, I think its sister car the Kia Sportage is one of the best looking mainstream cars on sale at the moment.

Others badly hit by the ugly stick IMO include the BMW X1 and latest model Mazda 3.

I quite like the Juke, at least it's a bit different.

_Conrad_

bazz26 wrote: »

I think if they got rid of those two big eyes in the front it would be less ugly.

it would just look like a squashed murano then, still horrible.



nissan and put some really horrible looking cars on the market recently, the juke/joke, micra, tiida, note and murano are the worst offenders

_Conrad_

robtri wrote: »

i like the juke... it is interesting.....
something different...

how is it different, it's just got stupid looking lights, the fiat multipla had stupid lights too, they were still crap

Ardent

I have to vote for the Nissan Tiida. Saw another one a few days ago and was reminded of how horrifically ugly it is.

maximoose

Saw the thread title and just knew it was going to be about the Juke. Horrific, atrocious looking car. I think I've seen 3 about, if you're going to spend the money on an '11 car why the f*ck would you get something as ugly as that?!

I have to vote for the Nissan Tiida. Saw another one a few days ago and was reminded of how horrifically ugly it is.

The Tiida saloon is horrible alright, the hatchback version is so much nicer.

bazz26

_Conrad_ wrote: »

how is it different, it's just got stupid looking lights, the fiat multipla had stupid lights too, they were still crap

The Multipla may have been ugly but it was a very practical machine, certainly not crap.

dpe

The Juke is doing exactly what its design brief wanted; get people talking about it, you either love it or hate it, but its a niche car so Nissan don't have to play it safe. Personally I don't like it but I do understand it, and its got a terrific interior.

VictoriaC

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

The Mini Countryman the opposite of the Juke: in photos it looks like a Mini (good), but in the metal it looks bloated and deformed. The longer you look at it, the worse it looks.

Mini can do no wrong:D

_Conrad_

dpe wrote: »

The Juke is doing exactly what its design brief wanted; get people talking about it, you either love it or hate it, but its a niche car so Nissan don't have to play it safe. Personally I don't like it but I do understand it, and its got a terrific interior.

People will talk about anything. While i'm talking to people, if the juke comes up in conversation i'll do my best to convince them not to buy any of the butt ugly marketing gimmicks, which is all they are, as that will benefit me greatly due to not having to see them everywhere.


And people who buy a nissan leaf, well i'll laugh at them, right in their face, they've all been conned into buying a useless (and entirely impractical in this country as there isn't the charging infrastructure for them) joke of a car, designed to rake in money and publicity for nissan, and increas the smugness factor of the eejits buying them. Their range is pathetic and the charging time is far too slow to be practical for most people. Also, most of the power to charge them comes from fossil fuels being burned.
Electric cars would be, and will be fine when done properly, but the leaf is like an unfinished concept car, not quite good enough for production and not ready but they pushed it out anyway.

biko

It's not pretty but there are uglier cars.
The bonnet lights are pretty bad.

dpe

_Conrad_ wrote: »

People will talk about anything. While i'm talking to people, if the juke comes up in conversation i'll do my best to convince them not to buy any of the butt ugly marketing gimmicks, which is all they are, as that will benefit me greatly due to not having to see them everywhere.


And people who buy a nissan leaf, well i'll laugh at them, right in their face, they've all been conned into buying a useless (and entirely impractical in this country as there isn't the charging infrastructure for them) joke of a car, designed to rake in money and publicity for nissan, and increas the smugness factor of the eejits buying them. Their range is pathetic and the charging time is far too slow to be practical for most people. Also, most of the power to charge them comes from fossil fuels being burned.
Electric cars would be, and will be fine when done properly, but the leaf is like an unfinished concept car, not quite good enough for production and not ready but they pushed it out anyway.

You can rant all you like, enough people like the Juke (as this thread proves - a small minority do like it) to make it work. Its not supposed to be a mass market car.

The Leaf is a different issue, because as you say, its not really fit for purpose, (I'm not really convinced electric cars will ever be the answer, my money's still on hydrogen fuel cells in the long run), and I do think the odd idiot could buy one thinking its a proper-car rather than an expensive toy.

Matt Simis

mailforkev wrote: »

Conversely, I think its sister car the Kia Sportage is one of the best looking mainstream cars on sale at the moment.

Yeah the new Sportage is quite nice looking, especially in black. It cannot take a photo to save its life though, looks much better in the metal. The LEDs fit the styling very well too.

swe_fi

Can you get these in Ireland? If so, this is def a contender

http://www.takefiveaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/materia.jpg

ronaneire

Well done Nissan on bringing out the Juke. Seems to be selling well. I suppose the only way of knowing is actual sales figures.

_Conrad_

swe_fi wrote: »

Can you get these in Ireland? If so, this is def a contender

http://www.takefiveaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/materia.jpg

if that came in white, much like the kia soul and nissan cube, it would look like some kind of giant fridge/microwave/other kitchen appliance with wheels.

Mc Love

I'd pick the Materia over the Puke

dceire

EPM wrote: »

I think they look really well in the flesh. At least a mainstream manufacturer is making an effort at something different.

More here, here and here.

I saw one in the flesh and they look every bit as poxy.

If you want an example of a mainstream manufacturer making an effort may I direct your attention to the Citroen DS3

langdang

Seriously - they are messy looking too.

bijapos

_Conrad_ wrote: »

And people who buy a nissan leaf, well i'll laugh at them, right in their face, they've all been conned into buying a useless (and entirely impractical in this country as there isn't the charging infrastructure for them) joke of a car, designed to rake in money and publicity for nissan, and increas the smugness factor of the eejits buying them. Their range is pathetic and the charging time is far too slow to be practical for most people. Also, most of the power to charge them comes from fossil fuels being burned.
Electric cars would be, and will be fine when done properly, but the leaf is like an unfinished concept car, not quite good enough for production and not ready but they pushed it out anyway.

I only know one person who has ordered one and thats in Germany. As you say its not the car for everyone but he is getting one. I would not regard him as smug or an eejit, he is buying it because of his interest in cars and technology in general. He has solar at home and reckons he can easily use it for commuting and a general run around, for longer distances he will use one of his other cars. Charging infrastructure in Germany is not much better than here.

The technology is in the early stages, but there again some people are opposed to anything new or different, be it advances in aerodynamics, catalysors, diesel engines or whatever. He has been laughed at for buying it but as he points out its his choice, and nobody is being forced to buy it.

(For the record his other cars are a '93 M5 Touring and a 280SL Pagoda.)

Mc Love

The DS3 is awesome looking

Matt Simis

Mc Love wrote: »

The DS3 is awesome looking

Agreed, Citroen are hit and miss but they do try.. their hits are great though.

savagecabbages

I think the Juke is more silly than ugly, in the same way the 2002 micra was cutsey rather than ugly...

VictoriaC

Love that Citroen DS3 - might be my next car:D

Mc Love

savagecabbages wrote: »

I think the Juke is more silly than ugly, in the same way the 2002 micra was cutsey rather than ugly...

Cutesy?? :eek:

EPM

Matt Simis wrote: »

Agreed, Citroen are hit and miss but they do try.. their hits are great though.

Citroen are really onto something with the DS models. I would have a DS3 Racing in a heartbeat.

langdang

The shark fin ruins it for me.
The front is a bit messy. The MASSIVE chrome mirrors on the first one pictured are tack.

C4Kid

2011 cars seem to be all bubbles and silly lines.

So true,

I'd rather have my Golf mk4 than some new cars (Based on looks). I love the plain box shape - none of these crazy curves and lines.

I would say that being my first car but some older cars look better then new models.

no offence but imo new Toyotas look horrible.

Owen

The Puke (I love that name btw) is terrible. Viewed from the side, it has the most ridiculous Kuga-esque wheel arches - even if you stuck 18's under there, they'd still look like shopping trolley castors. Again from the side, the side windows and roof are clearly copied from the MINI. The big spot lights on the front are from an Impreza, and the top squinty frog lights are off a Micra.

It's like they couldn't decide what they wanted, and made a mash up of everyone else's ideas. Having said that, this *is* Nissan. They're the company bringing us the convertible Murano. Go bland attempts at being interesting!