BusinessWeek calls out 50 Ugliest Cars of Past 50 Years... with questionable results

[HighestOfHigh]

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.

- BusinessWeek calls out 50 Ugliest Cars of Past 50 Years... with questionable results — Autoblog

Lol...Merc1 is going to love the underline part.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

- I completely disagree with that!

 

[ree]

Here is the complete list…

Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years: A Half-Century of Automotive Eyesores - BusinessWeek

 

[ateekt]

Gimme a break... Enzo is ugly? Well, (imo) it's not as great-looking as the F-50 was, however, it's a master-piece & carry a unique profile look!

Considering now-a-days automotive journalism, imo, some people should just quit automotive industry & stick to the monthly newspaper columns!

 

[HighestOfHigh]

^Exactly

The 7 series, GT-R and the Enzo should not to be on that list.

 

[ateekt]

The 7 series, GT-R and the Enzo should not to be on that list.

Right, 7-series, Gt-R, Enzo + a whole bunch of cars does not belong to that list! They've left many unforgivable cars out of the list!

 

[HighestOfHigh]

^Exactly! Plus it's a few more I could add to that list.

 

[coligny]

First usually Top XX list are full of crap it's slow news day filling articles... 2nd... this one take the cake... 3rd posting it here and generating add revenue for Murdock crapstatick website just encourage them to push the quality even lower...

 

[CarGuy]

Shouldn't be considered ugly ^

 

[VroomVroom]

This was such an unprofessional survey!

Just reading the comment quite obviously shows they don't have a wide knowledge of cars..

This is just stupid!

"tiny cabin makes the wheels look gigantic, and the exaggerated front and rear bumpers seem pointless and tacky"

If they knew the IQ they'd know that it was designed for maximum cabin room, the wheels were all placed as far possible to each corner so the cabin is not disturbed by the wheels leaving more room.

As for the BMW the E65 was awful full stop. As for the E66 show in their pictures, that was quite a handsome car which was not ugly at all.