A blog devoted to RANTS ON AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN, car reviews, and - above all - fugly autos. whether looking for vehicular plagiarism or rides of extreme tastelessness, you've come to the right place.


Saturday, March 20, 2010

So fugly it's sad...

I'm not sure what this car is, but it sure needs a hug. Or some Valium.

Mercedes W116, Joan Rivers Edition




I'm not sure why this trend of taking older Mercedes-Benz models and making them look like newer models (but not really) started. These people need some kind of support group.

Five Axis Yaris Club: Oxymoronic


Note sure what esle to say about this meld of econobox and Can-Am race car.

Fugging Americans...

So the Ford Fiesta is here, and it had been touring America in it's European form for quite a while. Our version is pretty much the same car is the Europeans get, but Ford STILL uglied it up a bit for us. Why, I'm not sure. It seems to stem from the fact that North America has this obsession with between-the-headlights grilles.

The 5 door fares a bit better than the sedan on all accounts, but note the resilient 3 bar chrome grille (thankfully sedan only). Both the sedan and 5-door get chunk, chrometastic fog lights to replace the simple round units in the Euro model, and the sedan gets an oddly overweight looking body due to the tacked on trunk.

EURO:


FATSO:


Mansory can't colour coordinate




The 2010 Geneva Auto Show was relatively fug-free, but Mansory jumped on the chance to defile a Rolls Royce Ghost. Inside and outside is overwhelmingly blue and gold and fit for a pimp.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Island of Doctor Morecedes

Attempts to inject growth hormone in a Mercedes SL during it's development produced disastrous results.

El Camaro


Early styling mock-ups for the SSR did not fare well in focus groups. People should just stop trying with this concept...

Mercedes Devolution





Someone has been fiddling with this poor old Mercedes' (is it an E-Class or an S-Class?) genes. SL headlights, SLK taillights, SLR hood vents... Not to mention the shark gills on the sides, or the sextuplet tailpipes out back, or the ASMA inspired grille up front (why is this hideous look a fad?)...

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Wankel powered Wanker


Another case of the adding Mercedes cues to Japanese sports cars. This version IMO is better off in the looks department, but it looks more like a Celica than a Mercedes. And I doubt they're trying to emulate an underpowered and googly-eyed Toyota.

SLK2000


I'm not sure why you would attempt to graft the from of an SLK onto an S2000, but in case you were wondering what that abomination would look like, here it is.