THE most ugly car - ever?

gfm · 4 Apr 2005, 20:15 (Ref:1270206)

How on earth can a company as good as Peugeot produce such an ugly car as the 307 Cabrio thing? It looks like a pig. I can't believe in this day and age, this is the best they can make of a hard top cabriolet. It rivals that last big Ford they produced. (No wonder Ford bought Jaguars) Really badly, terribly ugly.

Honestly, when designers come up with something as grotesque as that for the rest of us to be subjected to, I think they should be locked away. Along with most Volvos ever produced, as punishment.

Bluebottle · 4 Apr 2005, 21:02 (Ref:1270229)

Don't hold back gfm, tell us what you really think........

It's in the eye of the beholder really, I remember when we were introduced to the Focus, now it just looks ordinary.
If you want really ugly, try a Dutton Sierra! (I had one for 8 years, great car!)

**garcon** · 4 Apr 2005, 21:15 (Ref:1270242)

Don't sit on the fence gfm, tell us what you really think!

(great minds Mr 'bottle... )

Personally I don't think the 307 Cabrio even comes close in a world that can produce this beauty...

Apparently the head of Ford Mo Co was giving a speech on a luxury liner in dock somewhere, when he was handed a slip of paper. "The captain would like to speak to the owner of a Pontiac Aztec parked on the harbour. It isn't causing an obstruction or anything - he just wants to know what the

it is."

imull · 4 Apr 2005, 22:17 (Ref:1270297)

still nothing like as particularly vile as the Multipla and Ceyenne!!!

wouldnt p*ss on either of them if on fire

Paul V · 5 Apr 2005, 11:37 (Ref:1270747)

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Originally Posted by imull

still nothing like as particularly vile as the Multipla and Ceyenne!!!

wouldnt p*ss on either of them if on fire

Here - leave off the Multipla - it is a damm good attempt at being different.
Having the headlights up high gives them a much better range than most cars.

The Aztec above is definately in the top 5, but so should be the Picasso thing - talk about an over-inflated design barf. Horrible, only sells because it is cheap.

Feel better now

TerryC · 5 Apr 2005, 11:46 (Ref:1270756)

A few cars come to mind:

1) Fiat Multipla MK I
2) Daewoo Matiz
3) MB A-Class MK1
4) MCC Smart Car (you know which one!)
5) Nissan Micra (current shape)

G_Ilott · 5 Apr 2005, 12:07 (Ref:1270776)

Citroen DS. I can't work out why people like them. It's horrendous from all angles.

Mathias · 6 Apr 2005, 12:53 (Ref:1271694)

Renault Megane - please!

(And a good vote for the Multipla - I don't care about the "headlights being higher up" thing, the whole concept is **** from start to finish)

TerryC · 6 Apr 2005, 12:58 (Ref:1271699)

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Renault Megane - please!

(And a good vote for the Multipla - I don't care about the "headlights being higher up" thing, the whole concept is **** from start to finish)

Couldn't agree more about the Multipla. It's just an ugly car with confusing headlights although the Megane just got a bare pass in my book.

neil_davidson2 · 6 Apr 2005, 16:04 (Ref:1271802)

I'd vote for the Multipla too - every time I see one I can't help feeling that it was designed by several people, each of whom was looking at different design specifications.

Then they all got together at the end and just welded the thing together, regardless of how it turned out.

**garcon** · 6 Apr 2005, 16:18 (Ref:1271812)

Shows how subjective it all is really, I actually like the Mk1 Multipla - I'd never claim it's a good looking car, but I prefer "quirky" to "ugly"...

Some people say the 612 Scaglietti is ugly. Personally I say whip out their eyes and give them someone who'll use them properly...

As an owner of several Imprezas, I do however feel suitably qualified to say the 2001 model was particularly ugly... I remember cringing horribly when I saw the first mock up pictures of it, and it didn't get any better.

429CJ · 6 Apr 2005, 17:19 (Ref:1271871)

Then: Triumph Mayflower

Now: Kia Opirus

**garcon** · 6 Apr 2005, 17:28 (Ref:1271883)

That Kia's a bit, erm, special!

mac · 6 Apr 2005, 22:51 (Ref:1272119)

The Megane has actually grown on me.

No wonder my back is always sore.

I actually quite like it now.

andy_b · 7 Apr 2005, 01:05 (Ref:1272157)

technically a van, but the Fiat Doblo is competition for the Aztec

thejester · 7 Apr 2005, 02:19 (Ref:1272183)

What's even sadder is that all these mingers are the product of a many, many hours of thought, discussion, trial and error, and are the BEST design they could come up with.

krt917 · 7 Apr 2005, 11:28 (Ref:1272399)

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Originally Posted by Paul V

Here - leave off the Multipla - it is a damm good attempt at being different.
Having the headlights up high gives them a much better range than most cars.

I'm sorry, but the Multipla does stand out as hideous in recent times, which is pretty impressive given some of the other horrors that have been around during it's life. I know that it's supposed to be a good car, but whenever I see one I can't help but feel the owner is lacking something. I can never quite decide if its taste or eyes. Radical can be good, but we shouldn't praise something just because it is different. The Multipla is different in a negative way!

Other cars that spring to mind are the Ford Granada Scorpio and Morgan's latest creation, but I'm sure this thread could throw up 100s of possibilities.

mandretti39 · 7 Apr 2005, 11:53 (Ref:1272411)

I found a website in which people nominated what they thought was the ugliest car, along with their reason for it being the ugliest car. After you check out the cars, go ahead and vote. The results will be posted here when the contest is over (duh!). Here is the link... http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu...minations.html

Vicki · 9 Apr 2005, 17:53 (Ref:1274156)

1) Mk1 Multipla
2) Nissan Cube
Although a friend of mine says the cube is ok so it's definately in the eye of the beholder!

Rich R · 9 Apr 2005, 18:54 (Ref:1274188)

triumph acclaim 81-84. it is the only car i can think of that has not one redeming quality. terrible in every way, and most insultingly of all the last model introduced by a once great sporty company, and it was just a badge engineered honda underneath anyway.

**Dani Filth** · 9 Apr 2005, 19:14 (Ref:1274198)

Plymouth Superbird 426 Hemi

**Dani Filth** · 9 Apr 2005, 19:25 (Ref:1274206)

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Originally Posted by G_Ilott

Citroen DS. I can't work out why people like them. It's horrendous from all angles.

this .. ugly ?? . NO WAY .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...7-0712_IMG.jpg

Osella · 10 Apr 2005, 13:00 (Ref:1274699)

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Originally Posted by Rich R

triumph acclaim 81-84. it is the only car i can think of that has not one redeming quality. terrible in every way, and most insultingly of all the last model introduced by a once great sporty company, and it was just a badge engineered honda underneath anyway.

the UK version had twin carbs unique to it and according to Honda's own internal quality audit was better made in the UK than Japan. I once scrapped one (I had written it off as I am a poor driver, downhill on ice!!!) and the bloke at the scrapyard asked me to start the engine. It's already running, I said.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say, and it tends toward the average in human beings.
I am reasonably well-read and well-educated, and amongst the written output those who actually make a living out of knowing this stuff, have rarely read a single criticism of the Multipla or DS's appearance. Remember form follows function?

429CJ · 10 Apr 2005, 17:51 (Ref:1274868)

No, no!! THIS is officially the most ugliest Citroën ever. Known as HY, or 'Le Camion'.

lj79 · 10 Apr 2005, 18:45 (Ref:1274905)

Austin Allegro or Maxi

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