A Corvette? A Modena? It's... FUGLY.

I can imagine a lot of money went into to making these cars - I guess this shows money can't buy class. Or good looks. It's sad that there are many cheapo replicas that look better than this Modena knockoff.

I wish this fad would die...

This looks sooo stupid. It's like lowriders in reverse.

Hippy Mobile

A 1967 Fiberfab VW Avenger (GT40) kit car. Not only does it not look like a GT40, it's also very hippy. What's with the budonkadonk? Looks like a chipmunk with it's mouth full.

Sweet mother of fug...

This is a Lamborghini Gallardo replica. It's ugly. It's coated it what appears to be leopard print fabric. And it's sheetmetal construction process seems crude at best. Sadly - I think the donor car (a Dodge Stratus of all things) would have been better off left alone. Found this on ebay - reserve is $13,000. Strangely, there are no bids.

Also - note how the sheetmetal appears to be grafted overtop of the old sheet metal. Must make for some interesting rust problems.

Jiang Ling Landwind - aka Deathmobile

This truck makes the list not because it's fugly, but because it's deadly. Basically a massaged 1991-1997 Isuzu Rodeo sold as new by the Chinese car company Jiang Ling as the Landwind.

It recently made the news as the first Chinese car imported into Europe and the first car to score ZERO on European crash tests.

The link below contains some amazing videos. Notice how the airbag deploys as scheduled, slightly before decapitating you with the steering wheel and crushing your remains with the dashboard. Also shown is a link of a REVISED Landwind, tested 10 mph LOWER with results just as crushing.

http://paultan.org/archives/2005/09/30/jiangling-landwind-x6-gets-zero-in-crash-test/

2006 Four Stroke Design Rumen

Roumen Antonov loves the Bugatti Type 57. Over the past 30 years he's played with designs for his own car that pays tribute, forming a company to produce it under the name of "Four Stroke Design". In 2005 he presents the production version of his car at the Frankfurt Motorshow - the Rumen. Considering that this is the product of almost 30 years of revisions, I would expect something not so fugly. Almost a “Retro Minicar”, the 100hp, 1000 pound car slightly resembles the Type 57 - but squashed and stretched until it’s not long and sleek anymore. It almost looks like a Weevil.

Spinning Exhaust Bling

http://www.shoplaser.com/index.html

For only $40 US, you too can have this lame-ass piece of innovative auto customization - the spinning exhaust tip! Follow the link for more pics and videos!


Similar to "spinner" rims, these use exhaust fumes to spin a chrome cap. I swear, there isn't too much more on a car you can chrome plate and spin, or attach LED lights too. It won't be too much longer until entire cars are chrome plated, covered with LED lights like a christmas tree and spin like tops.

Now THAT'S bling.

Audi Shooting Brake, Lector Edition

Speaking of Hannibal Lector, Audi will be introducing the next TT at the Tokyo Auto Show. It appears that - in honour of the show's closeness to Halloween - they've morphed the Audi grille into a take on Hannibal Lector's infamous mask.


Speaking of the new TT (the concept is officially called the Shooting Brake - which is weird as that's basically a British term for sporting station wagon), although it's more sleek it also looks more stale and boring - like an A3. Doesn't have the impact of the original. That and the rear looks like an old meld of original TT and Volvo SCC Concept.

Jettillac

This is the worst piece of automotive disaster I have seen in a long time. I'm not too huge of a fan of the Cadillac CTS in the first place, but especially not when skinned and stuck on the front of a Jetta. Ironically, I just watched "The Silence of the Lambs" yesterday, and this hack job reminds me of that scene where Lector cuts off that guys face and wears it for a bit to fool the police. This Jetta owner is possibly also trying to fool the police, and the results are equally horrifying.

Not content to simply combine two completely clashing car designs, extras were added - like those little things above the headlights. Are they laser guided? Maybe there's hidden guns for drive-bys...

Other touches include X-treme panel gap above the Cadillac grille, and front bumpers that point to the ground. Also note the VW logo in Cadillac wreath. Bottom pic is the car at it's best, with wider rims to fill out the wide-body bodywork.

Edselubaru

While flipping through a magazine the other day, it suddenly occured to me that the Tribeca looks unusually similar to the 1958 Edsel - a car infamous for it's looks and sebsequent failure.

The similarity is most shocking on the front end. The Edsel's "horsecollar" grille is taller and tapers the opposite direction, but it's bold and front and centre in both cars. Also, it's flanked by smaller grilles that span the whole length of the front, with the headlights sitting on top.

If this wasn't enough, the Tribeca's taillights are also very similar to the Edsel sedan's (the Edsel wagon's were completely different) - the narrow and wide, set up near the bottom of the greenhouse.