August 20, 200817 yr Ten Most Beautiful Cars Currently for Sale Link to Jalopnik The CTS comes in 5th after two Alfas, the DB9, and a Maserati. Only American on the list. Honestly, that the CTS is playing in this league in terms of attractiveness says a lot about how far Cadillac has come.
August 20, 200817 yr Dr. Jeckl: Good job GM, this is great news, talk about "luxury car market" ------- Mr Hyde: Today's GM just can NOT live with a good thing for long, so just in case this Cadillac model was on any Mercedes Benz' fans list of cars to check out GM has a team of lackeys working hard to make sure that the big, fat cheap B-pillar ruins the coupe just enough to make it an ALMOST-ran competitor to the CLK & on par with other cheap modern $h!boxes... glued in rear side window glass & thick, gross plastic window frames inside. And don't you worry... if GM can manage it, they'll switch the entire Cadillac lineup to the FWD-only, freshly retooled ultra inexpensive "W-body II" platform by 2023, and then we'll have a fantastic lineup of luxury cars that will even rival Buick's impressive collection of FWD-snore-mobiles. We'll have to eliminate the CTS 2 door sedan & wagon since they clearly will not make money, so that leaves the 4 door, a taller by 2", longer by 3.2" & wider by 1.5" & 3 cubic feet of extra interior room... "BROUGHAM LUXURY SEDAN HIGHLINE TOURING" (BLSHT) and lets not forget the BRAWNY ACTIVITY & RECREATIONAL FREESTYLE (BARF) "crossover" based on the same platform for a total of THREE models. Please try to contain your excitement!
August 20, 200817 yr I find the Alfa Brera, Citroen C6, and Fiat 500 to be fairly repulsive. I suppose I could live with them, but I find it odd that someone thinks they would be beautiful. The Audi is a nice elegant car, and I would own one in a heartbeat, but I feel there are more beautiful cars available. I think the CTS qualifies more as a "beautiful" car than the Audi does, even though I would own the Audi over it. The Ferrari F430 not being on that list is baffling to me.
August 20, 200817 yr I agree with all of that except for the XK (shouldn't be on the list), RS6 (too vulgar), and 8C Competizione (looks nice, like a jumped up Solstice, but not first place worthy). I love the Brera, C6, DB9 (DBS even more), and CTS. Honestly there are so many good looking cars out there it's difficult to put them in a list. Edited August 20, 200817 yr by empowah
August 20, 200817 yr The Ferrari F430 not being on that list is baffling to me. Really? All the new Ferraris look pretty barftastic in their red and plastic and stupid yellow painted caliper misery, IMO.
August 20, 200817 yr Cool list..I would left off the Audi wagon and added the Merc CLS (most beautiful Benz today, IMHO) and the Maserati Quattroporte. I like the Citroen design...ultramodern, and the Alfa Brera is a beauty, IMHO.
August 21, 200817 yr The only merit in discussing whether Car X should or should not be on The List is if you are willing to substitute this guy/guys opinion over your own. Lists based totally on subjective opinion are pointless ego-strokes. That said, the inclusion of the fiat & the citroen on anyone's list involving the idea of beauty is a friggin laugh-riot.
August 21, 200817 yr I actually like the Citroen. I remember when Clarkson was testing the C6 on TG...he was shocked by how normal it was, lacking in Citroen wierdness.....he made a funny comment that the shift lever should be an asparagus stalk coming out of the A-pillar, IIRC.. It's a slick looking car..I'm looking forward to seeing one in person next time I'm back across the pond.
August 21, 200817 yr I remember when Clarkson was testing the C6 on TG...he was shocked by how normal it was, lacking in Citroen wierdness.....he made a funny comment that the shift lever should be an asparagus stalk coming out of the A-pillar, IIRC.. It's a slick looking car..I'm looking forward to seeing one in person next time I'm back across the pond. I was absolutely amazed by the suspension of the C6 when he tested it at the horse-track. It was especially hilarious putting the BMW 5 through the same test too. The FIAT 500 is an interesting pick, but I happen to love that little car, and it's great to see the little 'econo-box' make it onto a list such as this. The Cadillac deserves to be on this list, and GM should be proud.
August 21, 200817 yr Definition of a beautiful car must be changing in some circles. The only two beautiful cars on this list are the Aston Martin and the Alfa Romeo. Most are interesting or assertive designs but not beautiful The Cadillac CTS is not beautiful. It's an attractive car, yes. Would I want to own one? Of course.
August 21, 200817 yr Definition of a beautiful car must be changing in some circles. The only two beautiful cars on this list are the Aston Martin and the Alfa Romeo. Most are interesting or assertive designs but not beautiful The Cadillac CTS is not beautiful. It's an attractive car, yes. Would I want to own one? Of course. Beauty is definitely in eye of the beholder... I love the styling of the CTS, but it's bold and brash more than conventionally beautiful, IMHO.... The Aston DB5, V8 Vantage, DBS, the Alfa Brera and 8C, the Jag XK, the Maserati Quattroporte and Gran Turismo, Merc CL, CLS, and SL are my picks for the beautiful cars of 2009. I generally don't find the current Lambos or Ferraris 'beautiful' per se, the last Ferrari that I really liked as far as the styling was the F360..the F430 was a step backward styling-wise, IMHO.. Edited August 21, 200817 yr by moltar
August 21, 200817 yr I don't like Alfas, I can see the 8C thing being on there, (Jeremy Clarkson loves that car) but not number 1. I think the XF looks better than the XK, and the Aston Martin DBS should be on the list also, but maybe they didn't want 40% of the list to be Astons/Jags which look similar.
August 21, 200817 yr the 500 is at best cute. imo. the c6 is...an oddity. the rest belong more on this list than other cars.
August 21, 200817 yr Really? All the new Ferraris look pretty barftastic in their red and plastic and stupid yellow painted caliper misery, IMO. The other Ferrari models are pretty off-putting, but I really do like the body of the F430. It is nearly perfect in shape IMHO. I love the Pagani Zonda, although the colors they always show it in are bad. Like the two-tone color. In solid darker colors it is the most beautiful car there is:
August 21, 200817 yr When it comes to most beautiful cars, the Citroen C6 is definitely at the top of my list. :AH-HA_wink:
August 21, 200817 yr Sounds like a good time to cancel it and sell more FWD!!!! LMFAO!!! My thoughts entirely! I guess we can be happy while it lasts, because it appears that this small bubble in GM design just popped with the forthcoming Cruze and Lavicta. Guess that rumor I heard about all work in NA being frozen held some merit.
August 22, 200817 yr If I get hard when a car goes by, it's beautiful. we are on the same page, i have been known to make the comment move hoochie i cant see the car
November 14, 200817 yr The Fiat 500? Brera, maybe could be considered desirable but while it is a cute little retro car that no doubt will do great in the EU market, the Fiat 500 ver.2.0 is NOT beautiful. That disgusting Citroen takes any amount of legitimacy out of this list. That car is so disgusting, so repulsive & so badly proportioned one wonders what kind of drugs the designers were on when they threw up all over a blue-print sheet & sent it to be made into a production car. As far as the Aud R8 that ugly, stupid panel-wagon-blockout suicide door slab of empty space behind the door is an ugly distraction to an otherwise nice design that HAD potential. The CTS comes in 5th after two Alfas, the DB9, and a Maserati. Only American on the list. Honestly, that the CTS is playing in this league in terms of attractiveness says a lot about how far Cadillac has come. True. Too bad the new FWD-SRX is two steps back.
November 14, 200817 yr Author What's with all the hate on the Citroen... a car that zero of you have seen in person? It's much much more attractive in person. It the photos seem to have a bad case of GMPhotographyitis.
November 14, 200817 yr The huge front overhang just makes it look oddly proportioned, at least in pictures.
November 14, 200817 yr Author On the road it gives it a more "galloping forward" look rather than the "sitting back on the hind legs" look of most rear drivers.
November 15, 200817 yr What's with all the hate on the Citroen... a car that zero of you have seen in person? It's much much more attractive in person. It the photos seem to have a bad case of GMPhotographyitis. If you lived in Europe and had never seen an Aztek anywhere but pictures, would you need to see it in person to determine if it was ugly or not? I don't hate the Citroen...From what I understand it has a lot of redeeming qualities...but I have seen many pictures and even videos regarding the car, and it is quite ugly.
November 15, 200817 yr The Citroen is pretty foul-looking. Too bad, because I think it would actually be quite stunning with a more upright hood. Is the doorstop hood due to Euro pedestrian safety standards, or what?
November 15, 200817 yr I love the C6 and certainly think it is beautiful, but then I have always found low-nosed, aerodynamic cars far more attractive than cars with blunt, upright front ends. The CTS is certainly my favorite in the latter category, though. The C6's hood did help it get a four star passenger safety rating, but this is because it pops up slightly on impact to cushion the blow.
November 15, 200817 yr Citroen has produced some very interesting cars over the years, some awkward, some (built before my time) revolutionary and some just plain strange... only a select few are "beautiful" and fewer still of their modern cars are anything but ugly. This thing is so awkwardly deformed it looks like the Chinese tried to out-Toyota Toyota. If you lived in Europe and had never seen an Aztek anywhere but pictures, would you need to see it in person to determine if it was ugly or not? ...I have seen many pictures and even videos regarding the car, and it is quite ugly. Eeeeee-xactly.
November 16, 200817 yr Well, to each his own. I would probably choose the Caddy over the Citroën because of the more interesting interior, but just judging from exterior styling I'd take the C6 without a second thought. I just love everything about it, the concave rear window, the sloping hood, the fastback profile... it's just perfect to me. Its cushy hydro-pneumatic ride is also extremely tempting.
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