BusinessWeek calls out 50 Ugliest Cars of Past 50 Years... with questionable results
Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While some cars seem to be almost universally loved for their gorgeous lines and undeniable sense of style – the Lamborghini Miura and Shelby Daytona Coupe certainly come to mind. Others, such as the new Honda Accord Crosstour and even the latest Nissan GT-R, not to mention nearly everything currently wearing the Acura badge, sport more debatable duds.
And what of the car that's most commonly associated with the green movement? Of course, that would be the Toyota Prius, and we know that some happen to find the car rather attractive... whether that's for its slip-through-the-wind styling or fuel mileage – made possible in part by that styling – its owners happily enjoy. According to BusinessWeek, though, the second-gen Prius is one of the 50 Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years. Not a distinction any owner wants their car to carry.
Take heart, Prius owners. There are a number of questionable vehicles on the list. For instance, the classically boxy Volvo 240 isn't ugly at all... it's purposeful and practical. Neither are the Lamborghini LM002, 2002 BMW 7 Series, Tata Nano or Toyota iQ deserving of inclusion on this unflattering list. Lastly, does anyone really think the DeLorean is that unattractive? Unabashedly '80s sure, but ugly? Nah.
[Source: BusinessWeek]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
MemphisNET 10:03AM (11/04/2009)
I love 'experts'
I miss my 1976 Chevette!
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airswingman 10:19AM (11/04/2009)
guess the reporter is from TX, so the F150 is No.1beauty
StinkyPete 10:58AM (11/04/2009)
What do those stodgy bunch of tool-sheds at BW know about cars.
RX-8 11:16AM (11/04/2009)
Why is BW waisting time writing about cars? Autoblog doesnt spend time writing about the 50 worst run businesses of the last 50 years. Although they do spend a lot of time writing about the 3 worst run businesses...
Also remember who their target reader is, someone who drives a Taurus but aspires to a Merc S600 and is not aware that you can purchase a car with a manual trans.
John H. 12:23PM (11/04/2009)
Wow, it's like these guys don't have a clue...
- Chevy El Camino? Classic! (shoulda put up the Ranchero - that was ugly)
- Subaru B.R.A.T.? Again, another classic, esp. with the jump seats!
- DeLorean? Come on...
- Cimmaron? Merely uninspired, but not downright ugly
- Toyota Van? only if you give it a clown-car paintjob...
- Escalade? A zillion rappers and soccer moms can't be wrong!
- Avalanche & H2? Because they are big?
Basically, anything that isnt a generic 3-box sedan, they dislike. If it's aero or otherwise funky, they don't like it.
Bah.
Dude 12:45PM (11/04/2009)
Cadillac Escalade
Introduced: 1999
The perfect car design if fuel, practicality, maneuverability, and class mean nothing to you. One of the most self-indulgent vehicles ever made, the Escalade is for looking rich while you're burning gasoline.
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Notice how the description has absolutely NOTHING to do with the look of the vehicle, it's just their twisted world view which seems to mix class envy and environmentalism into a nice big pile of FAIL!
Nozferat 1:10PM (11/04/2009)
It has everything to do with the look of the vehicle...the vehicle looks like a douchbag would drive it.
The Other Bob 10:06AM (11/04/2009)
Don't know if I would agree with the Prowler being on there, (others would) but glancing at the list, I cannot say there is a beauty there.
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Mirko 10:07AM (11/04/2009)
Ferrari Enzo? Citroen BX? Roomster? Lagonda?
I don't see the ugly.
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Shiftright 1:00PM (11/04/2009)
I agree. These guys are idiots. I wonder what their idea of a good looking car is? Vanilla Camrys and Corollas? Stick to stocks and the numbers pencil necks...
Nozferat 1:08PM (11/04/2009)
The Lagonda was one ugly POS....and it really was a HUGE POS.
Alex 1:54AM (11/08/2009)
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JDM Life 10:08AM (11/04/2009)
The Crosstour should be the only car on the list.
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Luis 10:25AM (11/04/2009)
On the list 50 times!
Farmboy 12:14PM (11/04/2009)
Crosstour, Aztek, Prius OH MY!!!!
Marauder_Pilot 10:09AM (11/04/2009)
Half the cars on there are awesome! These guys are on crack.
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Gruv 12:12PM (11/04/2009)
It's business week. Written by business majors for business majors. Or marketers. Whatever. The useless white collar folk who play solitaire, have a sht eating grin, tell stupid jokes, and go golfing all the time, when they aren't taking 3 hour lunches.
Business majors are why this country is doing badly.
unni 10:10AM (11/04/2009)
i understand sense less people still exists ( the author may be one of them ) who never understand what is creativity and fun of design.
Lot of cars in his list looks excellent and he doesn't even understand what is called experiment.
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JDM Life 10:10AM (11/04/2009)
I think the Pruis looks decent for what is it.
Enzo? ummm im sorry WHAT?
The Toyota IQ I think its cute its no where near ugly
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John H. 12:25PM (11/04/2009)
If the IQ had twice the HP, it'd be awesome!