According to Forbes they are:

Honda Accord Crosstour
Nissan Cube
Chevrolet HHR
Honda Element
Ford Flex
Mazda RX8
Acura ZDX
Scion xB

Anyone notice anything here? They all went for trendy "edgy" styling and ended up kind of looking all like each other, at least they are all as ugly as each other.

-Joe

I like the HHR. I would drive an HHR SS Panel no problem...

quote Originally posted by TommyRocker: I like the HHR. I would drive an HHR SS Panel no problem...

I like the look too but sure didn't like driving one. The interior room is tight with driver and passenger rubbing elbows. Also hit my head on the roof while getting in and I'm only 5' 7".

I would have included this on that list...



However. the Nissan Cube is still even uglier. The designers behind that hideous creation should be drug out into the street and shot.

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Can't believe I actually... agree! Forbes usually pisses me off.

Thought the Scion xB I think is pretty cool. It was a wild leap that sold itself for me.. I like it. It was the first of those boxy cars.

I really liked my element

Dude the Rx8 looks hot to me. then again i prefer the look of a Bumperpad over anything else

quote Originally posted by Ramsespride: Dude the Rx8 looks hot to me.

I agree, I rather like the RX8, but then I like the styleing of most Mazdas.

quote Originally posted by Khw: I agree, I rather like the RX8, but then I like the styleing of most Mazdas.

2nd gen. Rx7 was the best IMO

How did this not make the list?, Looks like it has a serious case of under-bite.
If it came in green it would look like a frog.

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quote Originally posted by Fiero_Fan_88: How did this not make the list?, Looks like it has a serious case of under-bite. If it came in green it would look like a frog.

came in as a red X

Huh.. I'm looking right at it...

quote Originally posted by Ramsespride: 2nd gen. Rx7 was the best IMO

Yes, also one of my favorites.

anything from Porsche is pretty ugly. VW beatle is even worse. Same car but stubbier.

quote Originally posted by Ramsespride: came in as a red X

Not the exact picture he used but still the Nissan Juke. I think it was supposed to be the Joke, but marketing made a spelling error.

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quote Originally posted by Khw: Not the exact picture he used but still the Nissan Juke. I think it was supposed to be the Joke, but marketing made a spelling error.

Or the Nissan Puke...

quote Originally posted by Ramsespride: 2nd gen. Rx7 was the best IMO

I have to go with 3rd gen... Like everyone else on earth. lol

http://www.streetfire.net/v...-3rd-gen-rx7_549.htm

quote Originally posted by Khw: I would have included this on that list... However. the Nissan Cube is still even uglier. The designers behind that hideous creation should be drug out into the street and shot.

The toaster and washing machine made the list but no hampster car.

quote Originally posted by Khw: Yes, also one of my favorites.

Now take that car, remove the turbo hood and paint it highgloss black with a silver stripe down the passenger side and you have my old Rx7

I would have a hard time publishing something that calls the RX-8 uglier than a Toyota Prius, or any Toyota model for that matter...


doesn't make the list????!?!

I'll take either of these "ugly" cars!



I guess that's why they're called opinion pieces

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-Aaron

quote Originally posted by pontiackid86: I could have been an 85 SE V6.. never know

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I agree. If your list doesn't start with a Toyota prius I can't take it seriously.

I dunno...I kinda like the ZDX, and LOVE its interior.

I like my HHR.. 2.4 L auto that gets great gas mileage averaging 30.6 mpg since new and now with 75,000 miles on the clock. It is a very utilitarian vehicle. I didn't get it for a performance car after all I have three Fieros

They'll be discontinued by 2012 and GM has nothing scheduled to replace it.

I am actually seriously looking at getting a Ford Flex. Twin turbo V6 with AWD that can tow my fiero on a trailer while having the inteior space to hold future kids and the dogs.

The Nissan Cube isn't a pleasant sight to see on the road. Not only is the shape boring ugly, but the back bumper reminds of one of the face grill from the Star Wars characters.

quote Originally posted by Fiero_Fan_88: How did this not make the list?, Looks like it has a serious case of under-bite. If it came in green it would look like a frog. EDIT for image:

It looks like something that might happen after trip if you turned your car into time and didn't bother get all the bugs out of the software. Oh and maybe hit a wall or whatever head-on in say 1934?

quote Originally posted by firstfiero: I agree. If your list doesn't start with a Toyota prius I can't take it seriously.

You know half the people who worked on that list drive a Prius...

wow, I just read through the article. I honestly don't understand where he's coming from in most of it.

some quality excerpts:

quote After turning out some real stinkers in recent years, American automakers can take solace from our list, since the Ford Flex and Chevrolet HHR are the only entries from Detroit. One reason why: Ford, GM and Chrysler played it safe this year, and were less likely to try out new combinations in design and aesthetic.

yup, just the same old, same old from Chevy/Ford

quote Maybe because it's ugly, says John McElroy, the host of Autoline Daily. "For some reason, [Acura] has settled on this grill that I've described as a goofy jack-o-lantern grin," he says. "I don't know anybody who likes it.

Well I'll take it over any boring/ugly toyota/honda front-end, maybe Mr. McElroy doesn't meet many people with opinions different than him.

quote On the other hand, Mazda ( MZDAF.PK - news - people ) walks a fine line between safe and trendy. The Japan-based automaker sells odd-looking cars like the RX8 that drive well, but that are almost too "faddish," according to McElroy.

See my above post.

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quote Originally posted by spark1: I like the look too but sure didn't like driving one. The interior room is tight with driver and passenger rubbing elbows. Also hit my head on the roof while getting in and I'm only 5' 7".

My wife has an HHR SS that I drive often. I am 6'4" and it is very comfy, EXCEPT: at traffic lights, I have to lean down to see the signal light (even when WAY behind the stop-line!). Still very fun to drive and very versatile!

For me it's the weird new Fiat. I saw one that was pearl white and I thought it looked like a molar (or a crown for a molar.) Either way, I bet if you lined a bunch of them up they would suitably crush small berries and nuts.

Smart cars are fugly.

Nissan Cube is fugly.

Pruis and Insight are fugly.

All the Acuras are ugly.

And of course, the Bugatti is pug-fugly. How can anything that fast be so devoid of sexy styling? It's like making an Indycar look like a milk truck.

quote Originally posted by psychosurfer: My wife has an HHR SS that I drive often. I am 6'4" and it is very comfy, EXCEPT: at traffic lights, I have to lean down to see the signal light (even when WAY behind the stop-line!). Still very fun to drive and very versatile!

Back in the "day" they (you know, them) sold a prism that you sat on your dash to see the stop lights with. Been years since I've seen them, but I am sure you could find a bauble with the right properties to mimic the effects.

Brad

quote Originally posted by TommyRocker: anything from Porsche is pretty ugly. VW beatle is even worse. Same car but stubbier.

thats a shame, I think Porsches are beautiful.

quote Originally posted by Fiero_Fan_88: How did this not make the list? If it came in green it would look like a frog.

I like it!

I agree with everything on the list except the Flex. " IF " you need a large SUV, Suburban type vehicle there pretty nice. They compete with Fusion and Caddys for onboard gadgets. All the ridges running down the sides makes it a body shop nitemare, but there on it for a reason...not style. The sheet metal is thinner than average and the ridges keep the panels flat. Sorta like racers put them in aluminum filler panels. Replace that with Kia Soul thats butt ugly. Ive worked on some XBs and theyre junk....but then look where they come from.

I also agree Porsches are awesome. Yea there are some ugly ones but look at the 911. Its still the same classic shape from 1962. You cant change perfection, just improve it. Mercedes screwed up with the same idea when it changed the SLs in 88. They went 20 years with the same iconic shape, then blew it for the sake of fad.

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All those Porsche rearends are downright ugly...

They're so messed up they need retractable spoilers to rise at speed.

Look at the the competition, the C6 Corvette, which nailed the back part on the head. It's really like the back is truncated.

Go to a series sports car races and watch the masses of Porsches pretty much killing everything. I think like in Rolex, the GT class is like 1 out of 3/4 cars is a Porsche GT2. Although the Mazda R8 is a great racecar performance wise, its styling still sucks big time in my opinion.

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i think the smart cars are ugly...but the smart car roadster now that was pretty nice too bad they decided not to mass produce em