Comments on Dark Roasted Blend: The World's Worst (and Ugliest) Cars

(Yugo) "unwelcome box-shaped eyesore on the s...

2012-02-18T06:35:55.088-08:00

(Yugo) "unwelcome box-shaped eyesore on the side of the road "

Actually much less boxy than most of the US cars at time. Which is easy to see if you bother to look.

Basically a Fiat 127 like the others noted: Reliable family car if maintained but "maintenance" is something unheard of in US, isn't it?

Multipla yes: That's hideous. But no wonder, ...

2012-02-18T06:26:13.022-08:00

Multipla yes: That's hideous.

But no wonder, the designer is Mr. Bangle, native US citizen, lately doing design for BMW.

I've no idea why either Fiat or BMW hired this monstrosity.

"The 1977 Volkswagen prototype by Luigi Colan...

2012-02-18T06:19:06.150-08:00

"The 1977 Volkswagen prototype by Luigi Colani (definitely not the high point in the career of the master):"

Lack of knowledge shows again: Colani has constantly drawn "fun" cars, designed to be ridiculous looking. On purpose.

"(Amphicar) here was a certain sinking feelin...

2012-02-18T06:10:09.371-08:00

"(Amphicar) here was a certain sinking feeling about this bizarre concept car, seemingly thought up by a drunk car designer who had watched far too many Bond films."

Yeah. Except the first Bond film was made in 1962. And it took about 5 seconds to find that out: Obviously too much for you, eh?

"Hilariously, the back seats were rear-facing...

2012-02-18T06:06:09.967-08:00

"Hilariously, the back seats were rear-facing so the red-faced passengers could watch congestion build up behind them while being serenaded with an irate cacophony of car horns."

This is BS to anyone who has slightest idea of situation in Europe in 1958.

50mph wasn't a lot but adequate at that time and it's painfully obvious that the list maker has no knowledge at all about conditions in post-war Europe but thinks that everyone in the world was driving 390ci V8s with 300hp and 125mph top speed.

It's OK to be stupid and ask things but it's not OK to be stupid and assume things instead of finding out.

Dauphine) considered by many to be "the Slowe...

2012-02-18T05:48:52.039-08:00

Dauphine) considered by many to be "the Slowest Car of All Time"

Obviously they have no clue what they are talking about. I've a VW bus from early 60s that top speed is about 50mph (and you don't want to know how long it takes to reach that, even when empty) and the Beetles at time used at least same 23 seconds to 60mph.

Also there was something called World War 2 which left France in ruins and everyone very poor: Even a very small car was a luxury, similar than a Cadillac would be in US at same time.

Obvius US bias also here: winged monsters from late 50s and early 60s are totally missing, esp. Cadillac.

Most of those are not ugly and several of them act...

2012-02-16T21:03:57.338-08:00

Most of those are not ugly and several of them actually look pretty cool. I always thought the El Camino (an aesthetic abomination which combined car and truck) was ugly.

"the Amphicar wasn’t watertight and therefore...

2012-02-01T07:11:38.160-08:00

"the Amphicar wasn’t watertight and therefore only floated for as long as a pump held out or passengers could bucket the rising flood overboard."
Totally untrue. An Amphicar in good condition takes on no more water than an equivalent boat (they too have bilge pumps). It's OK to be snarky—it's true that the Amphi is neither a great car nor a great boat—but you must tell the truth.

The photo of the last car (russian UAZ - ural auto...

2012-01-27T13:35:40.025-08:00

The photo of the last car (russian UAZ - ural auto) is a fake) It is ugly in real life but not that badly. It has headlights at same level in reality.

Realy noisy because it has engine inside the cabin, slow and unsteady.

PS Sorry for my poor english, DM

Nice article, some ugly beasts indeed. But why oh ...

2012-01-26T05:58:13.113-08:00

Nice article, some ugly beasts indeed. But why oh why did you put in the Lagonda Shooting Brake? That has to be one of the most awesome vehicles ever to be put on the road. Yes, I know the Lagonda wasn't that good a car, but what a looker... I know there were only a few made and the rarity makes it even nicer. I have to own one eventually!

"Somebody shoot these wheeled abominations&qu...

2012-01-24T13:31:19.394-08:00

"Somebody shoot these wheeled abominations" - Well, gosh darnit, 'lemme get ma shotgun... Them there car designers shouldn't have made them cars so ugly!

Seriously, what went wrong with DRB? What happened to the weird and wonderful concept?

Some clever person should photoshop hammers into t...

2012-01-24T08:33:14.579-08:00

Some clever person should photoshop hammers into the fists of all those people standing around the Yugo

i drive a fiat multipla... ok the 2004 restyle wit...

2012-01-24T08:21:43.097-08:00

i drive a fiat multipla...
ok the 2004 restyle without that carlino dog face as front

its realy pratical 6 places 3+3 compleatly customizable and the dashboard too if you imagine it in different colors than the pink in the photo is good, with a lot of usefull space

the concept is realy good but the first external design has made by a heavy druged team

Peel cars were made in the Isle of MAN.

2012-01-24T02:22:27.248-08:00

Peel cars were made in the Isle of MAN.

The Mohs Ostentantienne is undergoing restoration ...

2012-01-24T01:05:51.284-08:00

The Mohs Ostentantienne is undergoing restoration right now, so it will be ready to collect awkward glances soon :)
http://autorestoration101.com/2011/04/06/the-mohs-ostentatienne-restoration-part-12/

Hey Avi, you definitely need to add Velorex - type...

2012-01-23T14:16:20.168-08:00

Hey Avi,
you definitely need to add Velorex - type into google and see the pictures, this will beat any other car :)

http://img.katalog-automobilu.cz/files/produkty/cz/4/4881/velorex-oskar-54.jpg

Thank you guys! Great discussion - I updated the p...

2012-01-23T12:38:52.137-08:00

Thank you guys! Great discussion - I updated the post, and added some other abominations that we discovered in the meantime. Plus, more of the ugly breed will be covered in the next part of this series.

Who made this list? The Dauphine may have been slo...

2012-01-23T12:32:27.037-08:00

Who made this list? The Dauphine may have been slow, but it is one cute car. I have one that was made in 1963. It has sat outside year around, in Northern Minnesota, since I bought it 1978. The body has minimal rust and it still runs.

The Amphicar is quite collectible and two recently...

2012-01-23T11:49:36.306-08:00

The Amphicar is quite collectible and two recently sold at Barrett Jackson in the $30-40,000 range.

To add to the list of bad ideas, the Fiat Multipla...

2012-01-23T10:45:33.325-08:00

To add to the list of bad ideas, the Fiat Multipla had three-abreast seating, and for a car so tall the internal space was ridiculous. I'm 6'3" - tall, but not freakishly tall - and I was physically unable to fit into it because the roof was so low.

On the other hand, Sbarro vehicles have always been utterly bonkers and all the better for it...

When will you people learn some geography and cons...

2012-01-23T05:38:22.642-08:00

When will you people learn some geography and consider that Yugoslavia was not in Soviet Block ?! And Yugo, as the name says it, was made in Yugoslavia, actually Serbia today. Also, Jim-Bob said, it wasn't that bad, some people still use it today, especially in Serbia.

To Anonymous - I also agree not only BMW 1 series but almost whole BMW range has some serious styling issues, personally - they are very, very ugly !

Greetings to DRB from Croatia !

Yup! I am the same person who uses this name over ...

2012-01-22T22:50:58.076-08:00

Yup! I am the same person who uses this name over at BaT, Hooniverse, Englishrussia, (formerly I was a regular poster on some Gawker sites under this name too) and a number of other blog sites I visit on a regular basis. What gave it away? Surely there must be plenty of other Geo Metro loving, Eastern European Automobile apologist intellectuals who deliver pizza on the internet...

FIAT S76 (and not F) was not a car for the ...

2012-01-22T12:59:51.331-08:00

FIAT S76 (and not F) was not a car for the masses but a prototype that did the mile at a top speed of 290 Km/h in Long Island, it sported a 28 litre engine with a power output of 300hp. It's like listing the Wright brothers' plane in the ugliest planes in history post.
Renault Dauphine had instead a brilliant design for the time, remember that in Europe needs were different, and taste different too. In actual fact the Renault 4CV had a very similar design, was very popular too and was also used in motor sport. And I personally love both of them.
Yugo 45 isn't ugly, just really plain, I second Jim-Bob (btw Jim-Bob, are you the same from BaT?)
...overly souped up Porsche is actually a RUF CTR2, that it is unconventional but neither "worst" nor "ugliest".
At 580hp and 4 wheel drive traction I would take it any day, thanks. Yes, in yellow.
Citroen Ami 6 is honestly brilliant. It's a car designed in the 50's by an Italian sculptor (yes, an artist) and it's very well studied. The rear window with the unusual rake was designed like that to have a greater access to the boot/trunk, to leave extra room to the rear passengers' heads, and not to have rain on the window itself limiting the visibility. Same feature was found on the Mercury Monterey and in the Ford Cortina.
At the time were very common in France and best selling car for few years and reasonably well sold in Italy as far as I recall. Being born in 1972 I saw some of them still around when first I could distinguish the different models (quite early admittedly).
As for the Fiat Multipla, I'd +1 Fabrizio. I was working in a Fiat dealer in Italy when it first came out, and I'd say it's like Marmite. I honestly don't like it but many people do, and I admit that it is a brilliant car to drive. Inside it is very spacious, and the dash isn't ugly either. As said it's not my type of car but I wouldn't list it as universally ugly as it has been sold, hence it means that some people paid money for it.

As some1 already said, the list is very much American but on your own side of the pond you have more contemporary cars that are equally bad looking if not worse than some of them cited here.

YOU FORGOT THE NEW BMW 1 SERIES!!!!!

2012-01-21T04:00:07.743-08:00

YOU FORGOT THE NEW BMW 1 SERIES!!!!!

It depends too much on the taste and culture. I gu...

2012-01-21T02:45:16.791-08:00

It depends too much on the taste and culture. I guess this list was written by an american, cause listing cars like the Dauphine, Yugo or UAZ as the ugliest and worst cars on the world is just simply a joke if you know something of theese cars. Think rather about Pontiac Aztek, AMC Pacer or the Ssangyong Rodius!