Thank you for helping The Truth About Cars select the Ten Worst Automobiles Today: The TWAT Awards. We’ve been most gratified by your enthusiastic participation in this important exercise in automotive criticism. Although RF has been busy deleting over-zealous nominations and flame-broiled retaliations, the vast majority of you have made strong and eloquent arguments for a whole mess of incredibly weak products. The nomination process will continue for the remainder of this week. To help avoid carpel scroll syndrome, please continue to submit your nominations underneath this post. Meanwhile, a quick summary of the action so far…
As of last night, our gentle readers have nominated 115 separate vehicles for a TWAT. (Yes, anal retentive car hack that I am, I’m making a spreadsheet of all your nominations, including your main objections to each vehicle.) The early results have been a bit surprising, in the sense of a Hellfire missile streaking off a Predator out of the clear blue sky. While the selection process is not a one-man, one vote process (I refer you to the Rules of Engagement in yesterday’s post), check out fourth place in our top ten most nominated list.
Jeep Compass
Subaru B9 Tribeca
GM Minivans (joint)
Toyota Camry
Chevy Impala
Chevy Monte Carlo
Chrysler Sebring
Chevy Aveo
Chrysler Aspen
Hummer H2
Who’d a thunk it: a completely unrepresentative sample of pistonheads considers one of the most popular cars in America a TWAT. The most common complaints surround the Camry’s faux-Chris Bangle style and its utter lack of dynamic character. Clearly, our esteemed [unpaid] contributors haven’t pulled any punches in their assessments. Here are a few of the many comments made so far:
Jeep Compass:
This insult to a legendary brand’s image has got to be one of the dumbest and poorly executed vehicles out there, and will eventually prove to be Jeep’s biggest mistake. – Hutton
Saturn Ion:
I actually felt sorry for the earnest Saturn sales associate riding with me who had to sell this clunker against a Civic, Corolla or Focus – geeber
Chrysler Crossfire:
Looks like they took a 1967 AMC Marlin and put it in the hot-wash for too long, then into the dryer for too long, badge-engineered a Chrysler grill, slapped ‘er on there and shazam, y’all. Lookidad! Wow, UGLY. – Glenn
Monte Carlo:
That thing could handle like a lotus and wail like a ferrari and it still wouldn’t be able to get past its looks. Let’s not forget, though, that it in fact handles like a wheelbarrow and wails like my lawnmower. – Mitch Yelverton
Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky:
It’s like that beautiful supermodel who has to ruin it by opening her mouth, at which time you realize she has a less than room temperature IQ – nweaver
Saab 9-2x:
In a drunken stupor, Saab said “We need an entry-level model capable of attracting young buyers to Saab’s sporting nature, but we don’t want to actually develop anything.” That’s verbatim, or so I’ve heard. – JoeO
Toyota Camry:
In every form it has taken, it has progressively destroyed the soul of anyone who dares sit behind its rudder. – murphysamber
Cadillac Escalade:
Oversized for those with undersized original equipment – alanp
Jeep Compass:
Why do they need the Compass and the Patriot in the lineup? Wasn’t one road-bound Jeep vehicle enough of a disgrace? – gotsmart
GM Minivans:
It looks like the designers could not figure out if they wanted to design a minivan or a SUV. So they took the worst parts of both and stuck them together. – gcmustanglx
Ford Focus:
Once a proud contender for the most recalls on record award, now a forgotten out-of-date bargain basement sedan/hatch. – KurtB
Acura RL:
This vehicle has the uncanny ability to suck the soul right out of my body in the same way as a trip to Costco. – Austin Green
Ford Freestar:
One can see the lack of refinement just with one glance. The metal parts and whatnots underneath the car were jutting out at weird, oblique angles. And even though I’ve only witnessed the Ford Freestar as a passenger and not as a driver (thank you jesus) I can say with confidence that I’d rather ride in a ‘92 Toyota Camry. – Nam Duong
International MXT:
It’ll get you looked at! Just like if you stuffed a potato in your Speedo. – Ty Webb
Mitsubishi Raider:
Didn’t care for the new Dakota, so the Raider is like salt-dipped burning shards of glass in my eyes. Ugly. – lambo
Onward and downward! There are a lot of truly, madly, deeply horrendous cars out there just waiting for someone to recognize them, or add fuel to their pyre. Let us know what they are and why they deserve a TTAC TWAT. Remember: a nominee must have been offered for sale (if not actually sold) as a new car sometime between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.
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I did not participate but…The Camry?… Really?
I don’t particularly like the car at all but… the worst car of 06?
I guess it’s always fashionable to hate on the NY Yankees.
I’ve really got to disagree about including the Aveo. Yes it doesn’t have all the gee whiz gizmos that most cars have nowadays. But i’ve owned one since May of 04, and use it hard in my job as a field tech. After 67,000 miles so far, (around 3000 miles per month) averaging 30mpg in town, with the only problem i’ve encountered was a hose burst around 60k, I’d say it doesn’t deserve to be on the list of the worst cars by a long shot.
I don’t believe for a second that either the Camry or RL belong in this Rogue’s Gallery. Honda…err Acura is famous for making very proficient vehicles that fail to inspire the soul. Uninspiring does not equal bad. The Camry commits the same sin, but really cannot be condemned for it. In this car, Toyota is giving America what it wants: a generally well-executed mid-family car. The Camry is no worse that its main competition: the Accord.
The biggest reason for leaving both on the list is that Subaru would be the only foreign representative left on the list if the RL and Camry exit. But haven’t we been saying for AGES that the fundamental problem with Detroit is that they build cars no one wants to buy???
The Camry and RL may be boring, soulless appliances, but thay are not bad cars. Nor are they particularly ugly. Just forgettable.
Now the Ion, on the other hand, is ugly, poorly designed, cheap, noisy, and slow. There’s your benchmark.
The GM Minivans deserve the place of honor. I thought that nothing could top the original “dustbuster” front ends, but then GM surprises me.
Although I totally agree with many of the Nominations yesterday, I feel most of them stem from folks who won’t remove their gearhead cap! Although the Camry is not the sportiest car around, it is utterly fantastic at what its purpose is. I feel that any car nominated should be so because is fails to achieve its own inherent goals. A “performance car” that fails to perform should get nominated (Crossfire, Solstice/Sky), an SUV that lacks Sportiness or Utility (Buick Rendevous), or an economy car that cannot compete (Chevy Cobalt & Siblings). These are the kind of conditions that warrant a nomination. I think the Solstice/Sky are some of the best looking cars for sale today, at any price, but their complete lack of build quality (Rubbermaid interior), performance (Go ecotec go!), function (Trunk, what trunk?), or value ($35K??) deem them to be giant TWAT’s.
A TWAT is a vehicle that fails to live up to it’s purpose. If it’s purpose is to be the most comfortable, reliable, and vanilla way to get from point a to b, then the Camry is no TWAT.
I think given all the unconstructive criticism by everyone here (including myself) that a TBAT (Ten Best) would be more interesting.
What do we aspire to?
What is(are) the ideal car(s) that TTAC holds in high regard?
As bad as the cars we hate are how good are the cars that we love in relation?
If the Camry is such a bad family sedan, then what is the ideal family sedan (if it even exists)?
If it doesn’t exist, what would we like to see?
I think TBAT would be a worthy follow-up or even precursor to TWAT.
Does Chevy still make the SSR? That car is the pinnacle of botched product planning. Remove all the advantages of a truck (utility) and of a sports car (fun to drive) yet keep the disadvantages of each (poor handling, no utility), price it way out of reach of the demographic that may like that kind of stuff, and voila! SSR.
On the Monte Carlo:
Look at the design closely. It is a retro-inspired muscle car. It was the FIRST retro-inspired muscle car on the market. Yet, as usual, GM product planning made a critical mistake (FWD) and handed over all media buzz and ensuing sales to its competitors (300C, Mustang, Charger). Poor, poor GM.
There are a lot of good cars out there. There are also a lot of awards for them, usually predicated on an editorial staff’s opinion and the advertisers’ budgets. The world doesn’t need another “however many best” award.
What the world does need, though, is someone with the cojones to show the other end of the spectrum. That’s where the TWATs come in. We want to find the bad cars – cars that don’t live up to expectations or stated purpose, are overhyped, are poorly conceived or executed, or that elevate mediocrity to an art form. The advertisers and manufacturers need to know there’s a very vocal group of enthusiasts out here who don’t buy into their spin-doctored pollyannish view of the automotive landscape.
I’d vote for the Camry because it gets bigger and uglier every generation and it is to cars what novocaine is to gums. Old people want boring soulless cars thast start every day. They don’t want to love their cars, they want a tool. That, in a nutshell is what the Camry has become… a dull-as-dirt, pillowy riding, hideous lump of steel that gives no joy and shouts to other that this owner plays it safe at all costs.
If you want to wear a big sign that you know and care NOTHING about cars, ecept what Consumer Reports tells you, just buy a Camry or Corolla and it’s mission accomplished!
This seems to have gone from a hate DCX list to a hate GM list. I’ll back the Jeep Compass’ nomination, though. It’s a pity the Mercedes-Benz R-Class didn’t make the ignominious cut.
Actually gunnar, if you dig through the 168 responses to the original call for nominations, you’ll find 2 nominations for the R-Class. The 10 listed are just the top 10 nominees. There are 117 nominees right now (many with just one nomination). If you feel the R-Class is worthy of a TWAT, nominate it! We’ll be giving you a list of 20 finalists from the nominees later to vote on for the final 10 winners. (The 20 nominees may or may not be the top 20 by number of nominations as stated in the original posting.)
I second that the Camry or RL should not be nominated as their designs do not fit the criteria for TWAT. Being solely boring should never be the sole factor in this determination. In no way are these 2 cars the worst of 2006 – they are just average where they should just be better.
A TWAT has to be a car so irreprehensible in looks, quality/reliability, powertrain, execution of the final vehicle, and detriment to the brand it sells under. That is the “J-Cheap Compass” – badge engineering at its stupidest.
artsy:
You have given the reason why the Camry shouldn’t be on the TWAT list. The Camry delivers the boring vehicle that people who buy them want. It’s not a bad car, just a case of giving people what they want. The Camry is not ill-conceived or poorly executed.
I have to defend the Impala.for all the same reasons folks are defending the Camry.Bland should not =TWAT.
I don’t think the SSR was sold in 2006. I guess mdanda didn,t read the rules.
Wow. The International MXT and the rest of the XT line border on the absurd. No, I’m sorry, they past that border several miles ago. They almost make an H2 look like a reasonable vehicle.
If half the list isn’t SUVs we’re useless.
claude: let me be the judge of what I said. I think a car with no soul, no excitement and no personality or input to the driver deserves to be on this list. Now, be a good boy and tell somebody else what they said about Toyota.
No, the Impala and Monte are right on the list where they should be. Bland is not the issue. Any maker who builds a car with such a ludicrious amount of horsepower going only to the front wheels deserves to be on that list. Especially in a vehicle that is supposed to be built for performance.
I will agree that the Camry doesn’t belong there. Yeah, it’s a bland transportation appliance but that’s exactly what Toyota intends it to be and it tends to be reliable. In that, they executed it perfectly whereas GM has only managed to come up with a go-fast car that will likely gravitate towards FHO’s that lurk off the shoulder of a corner.
Did Pontiac loan its Azdrek designer to Subaru? How else do you explain the Tribeca? And naming it after a funky neighborhood in lower Manhattan where almost no one owns a 7-passenger vehicle, let alone find a space to park?
Remember one of the most hideous automotive mutants of all time – the Pontiac Aztec? Well it’s slightly better looking little brother is still out there – the Buick Rendezvous. Now there is a vehicle that should be on the top of the list, it’s neither fish nor fowl, its just foul.
I was one of those who nominated the Camry…
The reason I feel the Camry is deserving of the nomination is the styling. They have taken what was supposed to be a boring family sedan and attempted to add style to the exterior… It’s like putting a tuxedo on a pig… It looks stupid and makes the pig mad.
The bangle-esque styling does not fit the utilitarian montra of the Camry… whether this is enough to warrant it being a TWAT is for the TWAT committee to decide… in the mean time, I’ll just wretch every time I see one… which is pretty often considering how many of them Toyota is selling.
Welcome to the Camry defense page. As we know, these vehicles are boring and souless, but now we learn that they also garner strong maternal instincts.
No car shocks my conscience like the Mercedes R Class Grand Sport Tourer. Everytime I see one I assume the owner won some kind of contest. At $50K couldn’t they find something better to buy? Were Mercedes dealers turning away people in droves who just wanted a Mercedes “sporty” minivan? I didn’t see any highly-tuned Odysseys or Siennas sitting in front of mansions. That’s all it is, a sporty minivan.
Even worse is that Mercedes keeps marketing this dog, like its some great, imaginative design. Haven’t the numbers indicated no one is interested- that the sport van market died in the 70s (or maybe with the A-Team)? Apologies to Mr. Farago, but minivans aren’t crazy or cool. They allow you to move a lot of equipment or children without: a) the child straining to get into the SUV or b) driving around with your trunk tied down with a bungee cord to hold the hockey gear.
Everyone knows its silly, but not in the Bugatti “we’re totally crazy check this out” sort of way, but the we believe in aliens Heavens Gate sorta way.
K.
Too bad montess isn’t around to defend his TWAT-nominated Monte Carlo. It could’ve been entertaining.
With respect to a previous comment, the critical mistake with the Monte was not making it FWD (mistake, yes, but not the critical one) but rather making it so ugly that very few people would want to be seen in it. If it looked good, fewer people would care that it was a front-driver. If this were football, the Monte would be flagged for piling on.
Having just had another look at the Compass review, I have to add another nomination. If not one of the ten worst vehicles, it certainly qualifies as one of the ten worst ideas for a vehicle.
This thread should be about nominating your TWATs, not discussing the merits of other nominations. Being nominated doesn’t mean the car is crappy, rather it simply means that one poster simply spent some time intelligently arguing why THEY feel the car deserves to be a TWAT.
One of the reasons I like TTAC so much is that every car is fair game. TTAC rarely gushes over cars unlike the main stream automotive press.
So let’s keep the TWAT on topic and in the spirit of TTAC.
I used to own a camry (it was free). I got rid of it to get my automotive soul back. The car is first class boring. It has no road feel, it has nothing to make a pistonhead smile.
That being said, the car got decent fuel efficiency, had a quiet interior, and a whisper quiet four cylinder. While I hated the car, I would by no means say it was a bad car. In fact, for those who are not a bunch of car guys/gals (like us here, gals included ’cause I’m sure there is one around here somewhere) the camry has everything for someone who wants a car that is an appliance.
I have owned an Accord, and it does have that problem too, but a little less so. The accord is stiffer and sportier than the Camry, but again, it is the appliance to those who want to get from point a to b. Both the Camry and the Accord sell well, so they have no business being on the TWAT list.
As for the RL, it is a big Honda, for better or worse. It is not for us, as in people who want a car that is fun and has a personality. However, for what Honda wanted to build, the RL hits all its goals. It also sells. There is no way I can see this car on the TWAT list.
That leaves the only foreign car as the B9 Tribeca. As a Subaru owner, it pains me to say this, but that car absolutly belongs on this list. Mechaniclly, it is probably a fine car, and the Subaru AWD is always good. However, that car is UGLY. Like I said in the previous thread, Robert Farago so elloquently compared the front end to a part of the female anadomy. However, beyond the sheer uglyness of the B9, as well as the fact I do not like SUVs, I can find nothing else truly wrong with it that isn’t a general gripe about all SUVs.
(throwing hands in the air)
Artsy5347
“In every form it has taken, it has progressively destroyed the soul of anyone who dares sit behind its rudder”.
Toyota Camry has been the best AMERICAN automobile in its segment for 9 years running.
So let me get this right Artsy…millions of Americans have succumb to purchasing a Camry because they are settling?
If ANY vehicle deserve to be at the top of the list it would be the Subaru Tribeca (”Flying Vagina”).
I can’t see how the Ford Crown Victoria/Marquis is left out.
1.It’s been years (1998) since it’s last update. So much it is even being used as a verb to mean leaving a product to wither on the vine. “We won’t crown vic the Ford Ranger”
2. It is rated as having the worst predicted resale value by Forbes.
3. It has poor side impact ratings by the iihs, and has a recall on its electrical system for causing fires.
4. It is the only mass produced vehicle other than the Lincoln Town car using the ancient “Body on frame” construction instead of the newer unibody construction. This design dates back to the 1979 Ford Panther platform. This makes it heavier and have horrible body roll when turning corners.
I also nominated the Camry, it didn’t offend on all 4 points listed in yesterday’s post, but it is a serious offender in points 2 and 4.
#2 – The new one looks eye-poppingly awful from the outside, like really really bad, worse than 96 taurus bad
#4 – Bad business decision. Camry is the unassuming everybody car, its a nobrainer for Toyota, it totally dominates the car market. Why, then, did they decide to get adventurous in the design? They thought they would pull in a 100k more buyers in order to try and challenge the F150 sales?
The facts folks,not every Impala has 300 hp installed.The 3800 does a great job and works well with FWD.
Yes I am pro G.M. ,somebody has to be. Having said that I won,t blindly support a product I don,t like.
I agree the Monte Carlo should be on the TWAT list its ugly and a perfomance car should not be FWD.
I dislike minivans in general, but the GMs qualify for a TWAT
The Camry does not.and believe me I detest Toyotas with a passion.The sales figures alone for the Camry should knock it off the TWAT list.
The Camry is a souless drone of a car but it is absolutely flawless piece of machinery made to accomplish what it was designed for: A to B anonymous dependable transportation. You can hardly qualify a best seller that consistently fullfill that niche, forbiding any competition (except the Accord which should then be nominated as well!) a bad car or a TWAT.
The hatred some people are displaying to japanese cars should not cloud a judgement of what makes a WORST car!
A twat should be a car that is totally wrong in its niche, price point, brand identity, use. The Aveo for instance IS expected to be a cheap POS, as well a the Rio. Both are very similar and none is a TWAT because there is nothing to compare them with. So there is no worse or worst!
Examples of a good car but wrong niche: R-class and CLS
An example of Triumph of function over style: Aztek, Xb, Tribeca, Element (these are so fugly that they are stylish in a sick-sort-of-way). Are they Twat? probably not!
I’ll third the R-class’s nomination. Another example of a brand overextending itself for no good reason. And those atomic dog headlights?
I didn’t vote for the Camry, but since I tested the LE model and found land-yacht handling thresholds (unacceptable for Soccer Moms, don’t even let pistonheads get in the equation), misaligned interior panels, RATTLES, high asking price (24k and its a 4-banger?) and one butt ugly design…well, I’ll nominate it too. :-)
I really think the Jeep Commander needs to make the cut. Help me out people, every Jeep fan I talk to find this wannabe Expedition shameful. It does nothing to help the Jeep Brand, and its far from nice inside.
veritas399,
The Crown Vic/Marquis has been nominated. It just hasn’t been nominated enough times to make the top ten.
The list here shows the TOP TEN nominees by number of nominations, from a list of nominees that now numbers 120. Just because any given car is listed here now, it doesn’t mean it’ll necessarily show up in the list of 20 finalists we’ll be posting in a few weeks. Conversely, a car that isn’t named here could just as easily end up on that list. Like they say, it ain’t over till the corpulent damsel performs her final aria.
Sajeev,
The Commander is on the list — just not in the top 10. With your endorsement it has now been nominated 5 times.
I have a suggestion for streamlining the nomination process: atomically nominate every vehicle that comes with plastic wheel covers with widely spaced spokes that allow the black-painted steel rims underneath to be seen. Do the auto manufacturers really think that they are fooling anyone with this crap?? Any car so equipped is a disgrace and is clearly TWAT-worthy.
I’d like to also nominate the Linconl Mark Lt for the same reasons as the Zephyr, except exchange glued on and sure to fall off and fade faux chrome plastic siding for glued on Hundai tail lamps. But, I have to say the Jeep Compass is the new Aztec and deserves the top spot.
Ok, I’m going to [sort of] defend the Camry here: It’s an appliance and a f–king dependable one at that. Most of the people (and that precludes most of the people on this list) who buy one don’t give a horse’s ass about the styling or whatever. They want their toaster to make toast on the medium setting every freaking morning of their lives and they want their car to bring them to their office just after they finish their toast. I disagree completely with making this a TWAT nomination for this reason. The Camry has a job to do, and it does it in the best possible way. Yeah, you can hate the Camry, fine, I hate Tom Cruise, but that doesn’t make Tom Cruise a bad actor and the Camry is by no means a bad car.
Now: My number one TWAT of the year (yeah, really original I know) is of course the Jeep Compass. I had seen pictures and thought it was ugly, but I went to the Mondial de l’Automobile last week and saw this thing in person. Holy shit. Ugly has a new name. All of the other problems too (non-trail rated, prostitution of the corporate name, etc) count in my decision. Plus, what the hell is DCX’s problem. You couldn’t sit in any of their vehicles. They all had “don’t mess with me, I probably have a gun” black-tinted windows which allows you to see your own face when you try to catch a glimpse of what’s inside. Christ, BMW was letting little kids with ice-cream cones sit in the new 3-series coupes and DCX wouldn’t even open the doors of the Compass.
Other than this, I can’t really weigh in. Living in Europe makes me pissed off at a whole different set of cars. I guess I nominally nominate the Saturn Vue. I rented one when I was back in the states over the summer and spent two quality weeks with this full-sized matchbox car. I have never, ever, in my life see cheaper faux-wood. This stuff must have been grown by Dow Chemical’s cheapest Asian competitor. The fit-and-finish was second only to my new $5.00 coffee pot from French wannabe Walmart (Carrefour). The V6 did give it a nice kick, but come on, it should get better than 19/20mpg on the highway for a long trip (~500 miles) at 70/75mph. Plus the styling, god how could anyone, ever, in their right mind like this thing? It is, for me, the ugliest SUV on the road today in the USA.
“There are also a lot of awards for them (good cars), usually predicated on an editorial staff’s opinion and the advertisers’ budgets. The world doesn’t need another “however many best†award.”
Mr. Williams,
Umm… Your first sentence kinda argues FOR a TBAT award doesn’t it?
now that sajeev brought it up, i too will nominate the commander. when i first heard about it, then saw it in a missy elliot video, i thought hmmm they want in on the bling. unfortunately when i saw one in person and learned about what it really was… I drive around in an ‘05 grand cherokee which is quite handsome, cruises great… yada yada. the commander is a GC with another half ton piled on, a crappy third row, and detuned style and aerodynamics. they killed the origional cherokee just to reincarnate it as THAT!?!
the R-Class AMG sounds pretty awesome. too bad i would have to save for… probrably most of my life to be able to haul 7 people around comfortably at an obviously illegal 155mph. so in the more “affordable” 50k+ iteration… mmm not convinced. if its purpose is to add sport to the mini-v… its hard to put my rationale into words so just consider this a nomination.
Yeah CSV for the win…democratic nominee anyone?
Aspen as well. consider me joining the band-wagon with this one. i’ve witnessed and experienced the recent durango. why would you ruin a completely sub-standard suv by raising its price then releasing an awfully confusing and incoherent commercial about it? theres two sides to my SUV? wth are you talking about? shoot for the commercial alone i would nominate it. lucky for me, the idea/product sucks at what its suppose to be- a DCX Escalade.
Why does the world need more “Ten Best” awards? If TTAC did a TBAT it would just be another one, even though would be untainted by advertising bias. There are so many “best” awards no one pays much attention to them any more, so why bother?
I drove a rental Chevy Cobalt last week. It’s a TWAT. Consider this a nomination.
The whole design is cheap. I had it for three days, and soulless/ugly/flimsy are the kindest things I can say about. It reminds me of the 62 Ford Falcon my mother used to drive.
Driving a POS like this makes you wonder how this country ever won any wars.
I find it difficult to take seriously any survey that sees the Toyota Camry in that light. it is absurd to say the least. The Camry is a highly evolved vehicle that gives it’s buyers EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT. I would guess that a person’s hatred for the car has more to do with the crap-kicking it’s given and continues to give to it’s ‘domestic’ competition. It is an excellent car and no way should it be in this list.
my $0.02 worth!
I’m surprised no one has yet nominated the Dodge Ram SRT-10 or whatever it is they call their pickup with the Viper 10-cyl engine stuffed into it. At $50K, it’s the perfect vehicle for anyone who needs to haul mulch blindingly fast (in a straight line only, of course) while achieving less than 10 mpg doing so. For the money, you could just buy a sports car AND a truck, each of which would be better at doing what they do well AND get better mileage doing so. Of course, that would negate the one benefit of the Ram, which is making the driver look like a hyper-macho idiot.
On another note, what’s with hating on the Xb and the Element? It seems like some folks just can’t stand styling that isn’t traditionally “flowing.”
A couple more from me:
The Zephyr: Take a nice streached Mazda6 (The Fusion, or the nice interior option of the Milan), and put some tasteless blinging and an outragous pricetag on it, and wonder why nobody buys it?
The H3: An even more wussed out Hummer that’s a modded Colorodo (complete with I5 engine), which is nothing more than a rebadged pickup from the Thailand! market!
One more vote for the R-class.
I support the Jeep Commander nomination.
The need to move seven people in an offroader is quizzical to say the least. And don’t try to squeeze anything bigger than an Oompah-Loompah into the Commander’s rear, you’ll just get angry dwarves in return.
Simply a waste of time, money, fuel, thought…
More on the SRT-10 … I’ve never understood the “I want to hurt you” school of styling that these trucks epitomize so well. Whenever I see one, I don’t think “ooh, that’s one tough dude.” I think “wow, what an obnoxious looking truck.” They seem like the automotive equipment of those “Big Johnsons” T-shirts that were popular with the overgrown fratboy set a while ago. Except you can throw the T-shirt away once you realize it makes you look like a loser, and you’re only out 15 bucks for your mistake.
The BMW 5 and 6 series are literally and figuratively butt ugly. If they did not have that famed marquee on them, it would be a horserace for number 1 and 2 on the list.
I have never seen these cars, with the exception of Chrysler Sebring and Toyota Camry. Toyota doesn’t market the Camry in Sweden anymore, because…?
and Hummer H3 and every Jeep sans Wrangler