Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years

cycledrum · 11-07-2009, 11:34 PM

Worthless drivel.

I'll bet none of those 'other' 50 cars made a top ten sales list of any month in any country.

cycledrum · 11-07-2009, 11:39 PM

I think the 04 - 09 Prius is a pretty good looking car from the front and side. It's needs a little bit of help from the rear, but the 2010 has shaped up nicely there.

patsparks · 11-07-2009, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogfriend

The finest 1980's engine technology. I bet its just a screamer.

:

Surely you jest?
Corolla had a 1.3 litre engine with alloy head in the 1970s. The latest model car I had with an iron head was a 1974 Corona and that was overhead cam!

1970s engine technology.

Hell, my 1968 Crown has alloy head, and overhead cam.

dogfriend · 11-07-2009, 11:48 PM

1980's technology in the US. That's why our automobile industry is almost extinct.

patsparks · 11-07-2009, 11:51 PM

I forgot one, I should be ashamed of myself. The ugliest car in the history of the world, the Ford AU Falcon!!

This car very nearly broke Ford Australia, they almost had to give them away.
This was the dressed up pretty boy of the fleet, the others if you can believe it were even uglier!!

Gokhan · 11-09-2009, 12:31 AM

None of these 50 cars are ugly. They are instead unusual, which is a good thing.

bwilson4web · 11-09-2009, 01:08 PM

Ok,

Here is the car for them:

SEMA 2009 Worst of Show: This car stinks... — Autoblog

Quote:

Stinks. You might think that we're talking about the overall design of this shockingly orange scissor-door/scissor-trunk Dodge Charger R/T. Or the build quality, what with panel gaps that you can insert your index finger into, wheels so large the tie-rods can't hold them and the world's saddest piece of vinyl covering the trunk's goofy hinge. You might even be under the impression that we're referring to the poor Charger's taillights, which set a new SEMA low. But you'd be mistaken. While this poor, 26-inch dubbed Charger has no doubt been beaten to death with the SEMA stick, we're actually talking about its odor. Quite literally, it smells like synthetic cat urine.
. . .

Bob Wilson

Silver bullit · 11-09-2009, 02:15 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Who cares what this person from Business Weak thinks. They have to fill pages in the magazine and apparently they are running out of good ideas.

AussieDave · 11-09-2009, 08:59 PM

At least their comment about the 'spoiler' helped me understand why we had to have a global financial crisis.

David

Doc Willie · 11-11-2009, 02:28 PM

They missed a couple of Citroens, which I think has the best running record for number of ugly models.

11-07-2009, 11:34 PM	#51
cycledrum Prius Aficionado Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Union City, CA Posts: 1,419 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 26 Thanked 42 Times in 31 Posts Friends: 4	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years Worthless drivel. I'll bet none of those 'other' 50 cars made a top ten sales list of any month in any country.

11-07-2009, 11:39 PM	#52
cycledrum Prius Aficionado Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Union City, CA Posts: 1,419 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 26 Thanked 42 Times in 31 Posts Friends: 4	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years I think the 04 - 09 Prius is a pretty good looking car from the front and side. It's needs a little bit of help from the rear, but the 2010 has shaped up nicely there.

11-07-2009, 11:48 PM	#54
dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 4,952 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 277 Thanked 173 Times in 145 Posts Friends: 11	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years 1980's technology in the US. That's why our automobile industry is almost extinct.

11-07-2009, 11:51 PM	#55
patsparks An Aussie perspective Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 9,182 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base Thanks: 118 Thanked 179 Times in 137 Posts Friends: 33	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years I forgot one, I should be ashamed of myself. The ugliest car in the history of the world, the Ford AU Falcon!! This car very nearly broke Ford Australia, they almost had to give them away. This was the dressed up pretty boy of the fleet, the others if you can believe it were even uglier!!

11-09-2009, 12:31 AM	#56
Gokhan Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 69 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years None of these 50 cars are ugly. They are instead unusual, which is a good thing.

11-09-2009, 02:15 PM	#58
Silver bullit Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 81 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #2 Thanks: 36 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Who cares what this person from Business Weak thinks. They have to fill pages in the magazine and apparently they are running out of good ideas.

11-09-2009, 08:59 PM	#59
AussieDave Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 19 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: I-Tech Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years At least their comment about the 'spoiler' helped me understand why we had to have a global financial crisis. David

11-11-2009, 02:28 PM	#60
Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Out there, somewhere Posts: 1,472 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 11	Re: Prius named one of the Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past Fifty Years They missed a couple of Citroens, which I think has the best running record for number of ugly models.

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