Keep in mind that my tastes in automotive styling are a bit off-center...I mean, I *liked* the looks of the AMC Pacer for cryin' out loud...but I saw two different vehicles yesterday that struck me as heinously ugly. The first was a current model Nissan Quest. OMG, what a disjointed mishmash of disjointed stylistic crap!

The other was a BMW X6. I generally like fastbacks (even on the Honda Crosstour), but the X6 version just looks like excrement to me.

Sorry for the crabby old guy bitching session.

Sorry to use "disjointed" twice like that...I suck at txting from a phone.

My entry would be the Nissan Juke. I can't believe that (1) Nissan built the damn thing, and (2) there are people that are spending their hard-earned cash on the damned thing! Really people?

Honda Crosstourer and Nissan Juke, both win the butt ugly award from me.

Worst yet is that people buying these auto's seem to NOT be able to know where their corners are as the auto's I have seen around Seattle have scuffs all over the corners. Clearly idiots that cannot drive.

I never liked the Honda Element from a styling standpoint, but I could never argue against its versatility. The Nissan Murano is pretty darn ugly too.

Yeah, Thu Juke (Joke?) and Murano are pretty bad too. And then there's an Infiniti model that looks Murano, but even more ridiculous...

Nissan and Infiniti models are designed based on faces made by Carlos Ghosn when he is taking a dump.

Nissan and Infiniti models are designed based on faces made by Carlos Ghosn when he is taking a dump.

I think you need to move that to the rated R section and up the crudeness a bit sir.

Please do not besmirch the fine reputation of feces by comparing it to a Nissan automobile.

Can't defend any of the nominees so far...

If you're going to nominate, post a pic also. Search our automotive picture gallery to see if we have your wretched vehicle in stock.

How about the new civic...it's god awful as far as I am concerned.

Hyundai sonata isn't bad, but the rest of the lineup is pretty much a toad no princess will ever kiss and make into a prince.

Edited January 3, 201313 yr by A Horse With No Name

Thanx to whoever added them pix. I ain't capable of doin it from me phone.

Easily a top-finisher in this category:

My entry would be the Nissan Juke. I can't believe that (1) Nissan built the damn thing, and (2) there are people that are spending their hard-earned cash on the damned thing! Really people?

That's because A.) its different, and I commend them for taking the risk even though I personally don't like it, and B.) is actually a good car. The Juke R is pretty awesome though, I can't believe they got it green-lighted for production.

I'm surprised this turd hasn't been mentioned yet. Nothing killed EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! quite like this thing.

Ugly can be also in the details of the vehicle. Scion vehicles often are repaired with duct tape....as many of the exterior panels are cheap plastic, and the fasteners pretty much belong on a Ply skool car.

Went to do a service call at a VERY high end residence tonight, we usually don't do residential calss...but that's beside the point....

Guy is a dentist, wife is a high end corporate lawyer....their kid has a two year old Scion TC...with Duct tape holding pieces on the car...

Really was classy addition to one of the best neighborhoods in town.

I think that Camino's choice is certainly a high contender for the number 1 spot, but going back a few years this represents a serious mistake and one that would pretty much ruin it's name. The sad thing is my grandfather bought one of these new in '96 and I inherited it after his death in 2002. It was well maintained and always dealer serviced and yet needed a new transmission at around 45K miles. Mind you, the transmission had begun to show signs of trouble some 10-15k miles before it finally was replaced. The 3rd gen Taurus truly was an ugly POS.

Edited January 4, 201313 yr by Delta Force79

I actually liked the previous gen Cube, but the current model, the one we got, looks like a melted down plastic box.

I actually liked the previous gen Cube, but the current model, the one we got, looks like a melted down plastic box.

Agreed!

The Aztek wins, everyone else is playing for 2nd place.

The sad part is that the Aztek was only the start of a really ugly era, in which the Cube is the current champ in my opinion. It took what was wrong with the Element and made it worse. The thing looks like an old-time ice box on acid.

Some day, when you're in a real good mood, walk up next to a new Quest and carefully study its design in meticulous detail.

I did that a few days ago and I'm still in recovery.

I should add that most new cars turn me off--for whatever reason, almost all of the design cues seem to be grossly exaggerated and garish. This was kind of fun in the late 1950s, but now, it's rather revolting.*

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*I'm sure there were plenty of old codgers back in the late 1950s who lamented the gaudy styling of the new cars back then.

Edited January 4, 201313 yr by NeonLX

but aztek isn't really current anymore.

The Aztek wins, everyone else is playing for 2nd place.

but aztek isn't really current anymore.

The Aztek wins, everyone else is playing for 2nd place.

We should keep this to current vehicles that can still be purchased. No sense in beating a dead horse (i.e. Aztek), as that one has made the rounds many times over.

I have the (dis)pleasure of seeing a Nissan Joke (oops, I mean Juke) every day in my employer's parking lot. SomeONE person bought it; there are no others in a parking lot that easily has a thousand cars in it

The Aztek wins, everyone else is playing for 2nd place.

Proves that GM was ahead of its time. Aztec is the grand daddy of the current ugly litter X6, Fl(J)uke, etc.

Where is the ZDX?

My entry would be the Nissan Juke. I can't believe that (1) Nissan built the damn thing, and (2) there are people that are spending their hard-earned cash on the damned thing! Really people?

That's because A.) its different, and I commend them for taking the risk even though I personally don't like it, and B.) is actually a good car. The Juke R is pretty awesome though, I can't believe they got it green-lighted for production.

Wait, so Nissan gets a pass from you for taking a risk with the Juke but you berate Pontiac for doing the same with the Aztek???

Pontiac was ahead of its time with the Aztek, and once they moved the bumpers from grey tupperware to body color, the look improved substantially.

Ugh. That ZDX is craptacular.

I saw a ZDX on the way home tonight and thought of this thread....

Pontiac was ahead of its time with the Aztek, and once they moved the bumpers from grey tupperware to body color, the look improved substantially.

Improved, I suppose. But it remained terminally ugly.

Pontiac was ahead of its time with the Aztek, and once they moved the bumpers from grey tupperware to body color, the look improved substantially.

Improved, I suppose. But it remained terminally ugly.

So will the vehicles discussed here.

Edited January 5, 201313 yr by regfootball

MMMMMMMMMMMM brownies!

whoa whole lost post

to rewrite,

the ZDX is not bad looking really, it's just overpriced by a large margin. THe ZDX should have been the crosstour.

Nissan styling is consistently bad, but it doesn't seem to matter. It's like toyota shoppers who don't want a toyota think the nissan styling is high design.

Saw and sat in a new 14 Mazda6 yesterday. Definitely NOT ugly.

Edited January 5, 201313 yr by regfootball

and the ugliness continues with the ....... SCION IQ

Edited January 7, 201313 yr by Oldsmoboi

and the uglines continues with the ....... NISSAN IQ

The iQ is a Toyota/Scion...

Quest reminds me of some sort of ultrasonic medical wand. but it doesn't repulse me.

Spark, cube & juke do.

The Leaf, Juke and Cube...Nissan has some distinctive, polarizing designs in their small cars. Yet they also have the Versa, Sentra and Altima which look pretty ordinary and mainstream.

,or is it a Scion IQ .............. either way it's a turd.

I don't know why, but the newest rendition of the Quest infuriates me. It makes me grind my teeth everytime I see one coming down the highway.

Even the quirky previous generation didn't set me off like the current one does.

I really liked the first two generations of the Quest/Villager, though I still preferred the SWB Caravan/Voyager.

I agree the Quest and Juke are at the tops for butt ugly. But then you also have the complete line of Nissan, Infinity, Lexus and Toyota that are just ugly, then bland comes from Honda.

Ha-Ha, "ultrasonic medical wand"!

Had to read that one a few times before it sunk in.

ps. Can't post those directly as pictures - when I click the "Add picture" button, my whole screen just goes grey and I have to reload the page.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/2011_Toyota_FJ_Cruiser_%28GSJ15R%29_wagon_%282011-11-08%29_02.jpg/800px-2011_Toyota_FJ_Cruiser_%28GSJ15R%29_wagon_%282011-11-08%29_02.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/2007-2011_Toyota_Land_Cruiser_%28UZJ200R%29_Sahara_wagon_%282011-11-18%29_01.jpg/800px-2007-2011_Toyota_Land_Cruiser_%28UZJ200R%29_Sahara_wagon_%282011-11-18%29_01.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Infiniti_QX56.jpg/800px-Infiniti_QX56.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/BMW_530d_Gran_Turismo_%282009%29_-_rear.jpg/800px-BMW_530d_Gran_Turismo_%282009%29_-_rear.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/2010-2011_Mercedes-Benz_B_180_%28W245%29_hatchback_%282011-11-17%29.jpg/800px-2010-2011_Mercedes-Benz_B_180_%28W245%29_hatchback_%282011-11-17%29.jpg

All Turd Winners in the brown war of auto style.

Yep, they all be turds, the_yellow_dart.

The ZDX, Honda Odyssey and Cube win the award for me with the Quest with the Crosstour, Juke and IQ coming in a close second.

Is it just me or is the Juke just today's Aztek? The Juke IMO looks like its purely an evolution of the design.

well there is a substantial difference in size.

well there is a substantial difference in size.

Yes, and no resemblance in the design...the Aztek is all flat planes and sharp angles, while the Juke has a lot of curves...

well there is a substantial difference in size.

Yes, and no resemblance in the design...the Aztek is all flat planes and sharp angles, while the Juke has a lot of curves...

Butt Ugly Curves