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50 Years of Ugly Cars --You Be The Judge! - READ ONLY

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#5 of 54 Ha! by nippononly

Nov 08, 2010 (1:21 pm)

50 cars on that list, and my Echo is not among them. Proof positive its styling is a winner!

#6 of 54 Re: .... [Mr_Shiftright] by anythngbutgm

Nov 08, 2010 (1:23 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 08, 2010 1:05 pm)
I guess I'm in the norm because I don't find the Prius to be all that offensive. It was a case of form follows function and the low drag levels help fuel mileage while the hatchback offers the utility over a conventional Corolla.
 
No it's not a beauty queen either but ugly? I would give that nod to the original EV-1 myself...
 

#7 of 54 I have to "echo" other posters by nippononly

Nov 08, 2010 (1:24 pm)

in saying this list misses the mark more than once. The New Beetle and the PT Cruiser? This guy is seriously reaching.
 
And some like the Element and the Cube are designed to be polarizing - if you don't like 'em, you just don't understand, that's all. Same with the SSR, GM's cartoon truck.

#8 of 54 Re: Ha! [nippononly] by anythngbutgm

Nov 08, 2010 (1:28 pm)

Replying to: nippononly (Nov 08, 2010 1:21 pm)
I don't see how the Echo deserved all the criticism it got yet the original Daewoo Aveo of the same era got a free pass...
 

 

 
At least the Echo was reliable.

#9 of 54 Re: .... [anythngbutgm] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 08, 2010 (1:35 pm)

Replying to: anythngbutgm (Nov 08, 2010 1:23 pm)
I think you have to stand next to a Prius and walk around it for a moment. It's not bad from the front but as you get the profile and then that whale-butt....I dunno...it's not the UGLIEST car by any means....but on a scale of 1 (Citroen Ami6) to 10 (whatever beautiful car you pick) I'd give the Prius about a 3 or 4
 
ECHO -- again, awkward when you see a real one and you stare at it. Something is just not right with that car---the rear windows I think and how the belt line works its way up to a stubby rear deck. It's a tad disturbing but not offensive.

#10 of 54 Re: .... [Mr_Shiftright] by steve_ HOST

Nov 08, 2010 (1:36 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 08, 2010 1:35 pm)
I'd buy one.
 
Come to think of it, friends have an ECHO, but I liked the Tercel better. The ECHO got a bit inflated.
 
I like a lot of Citroëns too, lol.

#11 of 54 Re: .... [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 08, 2010 (1:35 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 08, 2010 1:36 pm)
Well there you go..I rest my case!!!

#12 of 54 Re: .... [Mr_Shiftright] by steve_ HOST

Nov 08, 2010 (1:37 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 08, 2010 1:35 pm)
That's fine, if you want Business Week to be your arbiter of taste.

#13 of 54 Re: .... [Mr_Shiftright] by nippononly

Nov 08, 2010 (1:43 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 08, 2010 1:35 pm)
They should have just sold it in the U.S. as a hatchback the way it was designed to be. Gluing that ugly little trunk on it, with the super-high roof it had, was just a guarantee of funky, out of proportion design.
 
Even now I much prefer the looks of the Yaris hatch to those of the sedan, even though they have now lowered the roof and designed the sedan to be a sedan from the start.
 
Thanks for giving the Echo credit for "disturbing" rather than "offensive"!!

#14 of 54 Re: .... [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 08, 2010 (1:49 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 08, 2010 1:37 pm)
Well if it's any comfort the first generation Prius was worse.

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