From "Temple of VTEC":

Yeah, I'm disgusted, too.

a hideous front end. And the rest of the body wants to be a Sante Fe, methinks.

Oh God, that front is worse than the Ridgeline!

Gross!

It looks similar to a Pacifica from the mirrors back, especially the rims, and I think the headlights look Outlook-esque.

front -awful

side-sort of like the new XL7

Honda has had some nasty styling lately.

Well luckily for Honda...nobody buys their cars for style.

It looks kind of blocky, and that red x does a good job a camouflaging the vehicle.

It's butt ugly considering that it looks like "user posted image".

Mannnn...what the hell is wrong with people....

I understand it's going to have a catchy Engrish model name for the domestic market: Honda Platypus.

Yeh it's pretty ugly. Good thing the front end won't look at all like that, considering it's just a drawing from some Japanese magazine. I don't even know where the artist got the idea for it, it looks horrible, nothing lines up. He should be shot.

Btw, here's the whole article over at TOV (at least post a link if you are going to hotlink to their images).

Btw, here's the whole article over at TOV (at least post a link if you are going to hotlink to their images).

The "mini-SUV" rendering at the link looks like an Element with 4 conventional doors, which wouldn't be a bad idea.

I hope this is not the next-gen CR-V. Japanese car mags are known for putting out these outrageously nasty renditions.

image isn't showing on my browser....?

that front grille/bumper won't make the US.

I understand it's going to have a catchy Engrish model name for the domestic market:  Honda Platypus.

As opposed to the Japanese model name?

-RBB

This is bland and stuck in 1998 but it's a LOT

better than the Element & Ridgeline... unless

Toyota redesigns the ECHO the Ridgeline will

be the reigning king of UGLY & DEFORMED

for many years to come!

Since we're on the topic of Engrish.com....

MONORAIL (what's it called) MONORAIL (sing it again) MONORAIL

- Homer "MONO-D'oh!"

Edited June 6, 200619 yr by Sixty8panther

unless

Toyota redesigns the ECHO the Ridgeline will

be the reigning king of UGLY & DEFORMED

for many years to come!

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Aztek has that title permanently.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Aztek has that title permanently.

no, the RIDGELINE INDEED is worse.

Hey...this thing is almost as ugly as the Acura RDX...which in my opinion is a hideous thing...but most Acuras are...

Well I may have been wrong about the front end.....

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A lot of camo on there, but the funky grille is showing.

no, the RIDGELINE INDEED is worse.

Something about this front end was never meant to be put on a car. It looks as if they took a pontiac car, and their already ugly grille, and added half of another car on top of it, and called it a day.

Does Hyundai know that Honda is planning to graft a new snout on the Santa Fe. All this is is some bloke photoshopping an existing car. Just like what happens in the competitions at this site.

Something about this front end was never meant to be put on a car.

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Same can be said for the CR-V. It looks like a smiling baboon.

Edited June 8, 200619 yr by YellowJacket894

I like the Ridgeline.

There. I said it.

So many anti-Honda comments based off a crappy artist rendition & a photo of an SUV wrapped in plastic. What, did a Honda beat the crap out of you guys on the playground or something? Sheesh...

Regarding the Aztek v. Ridgeline debate... the Aztek's concept version was actually rather attractive. When you compare the concept with the production version, you can see it was clearly a good idea gone horribly wrong.

While the proportions & C-pillar on the Ridgeline are way-off, and I personally think it's ugly, nothing - absolutely nothing - not even a Gremlin or Pacer - comes close to the horrid ugliness of an Aztek.

Concept Aztek... no beauty queen, but at least body panels line up & some of the lines continue for more than a few inches...

Sorry... couldn't find a bigger pic.

Compare that with the production turd...

It's as if they looked at the concept & said, "How can we REALLY screw this up?"

The Ridgeline, on the other hand, looked goofy as a concept AND production model!!!

I like the Ridgeline. 

There.  I said it.

good. please, now go shower.

mine isn't that atrocious. While I agree the Aztek is indeed ugly, I think the Ridgeline takes it to a new level.

Edited June 8, 200619 yr by regfootball

^ The body-colored panels really did help on the appearance.

As for the ugliest Honda...I thought the Element took the title?

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Aztek has that title permanently.

Why's the poor Aztek have to take a shot everytime ugly comes up? My 2002 just hit 85K miles and besides being one of the most functional vehicles I've ever owned, it's also been one of the most reliable.

So what if it looks a little funny from the rear doors back... :-p