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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Renault Argos


Another unattractive concept with an unattractive name. This car appears to be made of multiple materials, as if made of found objects. The shape is symmetrical front and back, resembling a gell-cap pill or a beetle of some kind. It doesn't appear to have taillights either, and the "innovative" doors are pretty rediculous. Sort of like a minivan but they slide into the bodywork. Sure - it hides the doors, but unlike a minivan whose doors can slide over the rear wheels, the doors on the Argo have to fit inside the bodywork. Giving this 2 seater coupe a very long profile aft of the door openings. Very inefficient.

Renault Be Bop


Renault Design unveilled the weirdly named Be Bop at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. This bubble like MPV combines large teardrop-shaped side windows with a mish-mash of things going on it's face to create a truly fugly offering that just might be worse than the Fiat Multipla.

Ssangyong Actyon

It may seem like I hate Ssangyong, since I rip apart all of their offerings. But it's just because they're so damn ugly, and when they aren't ugly something is seriously odd about them. The new Actyon is one of these. Overall, the car isn't that bad looking. But it has this weird hump in the hood that reminds me of a Bootlenose Dolphin.
The rear again isn't bad, but it seems like the greenhouse protrudes too far, almost as if it sticks out further than the rear bumper.


And lastly I include the concept car which inspired the production version, which for some reason does without all the things that make the production car fugly. Yet to make up for that, they go back in time to the early 80's to kidnap some poor girl from her senior prom to model for the car.