Ukrainian limousine leaves nothing to the imagination
We've seen some dogface cars around here. As a baseline, most of us consider the stock Pontiac Aztek simply indigestible. With that in mind, when this "customized" Pontiac Aztek showed up on eBay last year, a few of us fell over the porcelain fighting to hold down lunch.
Just as our stomachs have finally settled, we came across several pictures of a limousine in the Ukraine. The manufacturer of this calamity obviously didn't know when to stop (in fact, they apparently didn't know where to start either) as every styling, functional, and ergonomic rule has been tossed out the door. There is so much wrong with this disproportioned mess of machinery...
Don't question the six exhaust tips, the narrow trunk opening, or the running boards that don't exactly line up with the doors. Better yet, spend time pondering the aerodynamic hood bulges for the wiper blades, the old-school benefits of 14-inch wheels, and the envious looks you will get for the lavish ornamentation on the door handles. You know, we didn't see any seat belts inside - then again, would you want to be caught with a heartbeat in this thing?
Gallery: Ukraine Limo
[Source: English Russia]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
stealth 8:14PM (4/08/2008)
so fresh & so clean
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JZeke 1:03AM (4/09/2008)
In Soviet Russia, my ride pimps YOU!!!
funny as hell 8:16PM (4/08/2008)
HAHAHA
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Fatman 8:15PM (4/08/2008)
This is what happens when someone designs an automobile without going to design school. I don't where to start. Well maybe with the excessive front overhang, your turn.
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Edward Simpson 8:25AM (4/15/2008)
Fatman, your sentence shows what happens when one does not go to grammar school.
Hamud 6:43AM (4/09/2008)
Never been to a design school, but at the age of 13 I could design cars better than this...
I would be really ashamed of being inside this thing, hahahaahahhaha.
Dave 8:24PM (4/08/2008)
And the evils of the Chernobyl continue to ravage the former Soviet block...
Seriously though, do you think they are hiding ICBM's in that thing? No one would actually ride in it.
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tankd0g 10:46PM (4/08/2008)
Oh crap, that's how they are getting them out of the country!
LT-1 SS 8:25PM (4/08/2008)
I WANT ONE!!!
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joshuabailey 8:29PM (4/08/2008)
Deeply tasteful and understated.
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BowserUSC 8:36PM (4/08/2008)
ahh, this makes me proud of the motherland.
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B 9:06PM (4/08/2008)
I love the use of other automotive components. It looked like a steering colum from an Audi, and a Gauge Cluster from a Mk3 VW
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Victor 2:42AM (4/09/2008)
Yes, at first glance, it seems like it's based on an Audi 100 C3 platform (AKA, audi 5000)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100
You see alot of the 3rd gen cars in China.
lUp 9:43AM (4/09/2008)
Actually there are lots of things :)
the taillights are actually 4 taillights, 2 on each side, just mirrored along the horizontal border.
The front lights are also from some ukrainian transporter (called Gazelle i think, quite common over there)
The dashboard is completely of Audi descent, i think. The backseats are Lada i would say (or something of similar comfort)
I don't think someone ordered this "car", it's most likely hand built (like the wooden one some time ago, also from ukraine).
"Tuning" in Ukraine is most of the time applying aftermarket parts, such as fake airscoops, added exhaust pipes (with no actual connection to the engine), LEDs in a quantity, that doesn't come short of a Christmas tree illumination, tinted windows (side and back, sometimes even front), 13" chrome rims... If it's cheap, they get it.
On the other side, there's a big street racing scene, with cars that could be compared to the ones from the 3 installments of "The Fast and The Furious". But they are quite rare, and very seldom on the streets.
Justin C 4:12PM (4/09/2008)
Not to mention the tacky use of ML320 wheels to round out the overall hideousness...
Does anyone else get the feeling the "designers" thought they could combine items from luxury cars to get the feeling they're riding in a high-quality machine? Lol.
SPG 9:13PM (4/08/2008)
Ahh, so this is why people make fun of me for being Ukrainian.
I always wondered.
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DMC-12 9:30PM (4/08/2008)
I think the limos that Top Gear made were better looking, and those were designed by a pianist, a dj, and a journalist.
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mikew 9:30PM (4/08/2008)
You can clearly see the Pontiac influence in the grill design! God I hate Pontiac kidney grill and wish they wouldn’t use it across the entire product line. Enough already.
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Bri-tittle 9:46PM (4/08/2008)
I bet it's packing a Pontiac V-12, too!
John Starnes 10:26PM (4/08/2008)
Finally....something uglier than the Aztek and the new Focus and Sebring!
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