the "just plain ugly" car thread

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Ta-daaaaaah :dopey:

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Bro is this thing even a car?!
 
MedigoFlame
The 2027 AMG GT 4 Door makes the last gen look better... This is just too much.
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The 2027 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door EV Debuts as the Porsche Taycan's New Nemesis

Mercedes-AMG introduces an electric rocketship that bucks the trend of automakers that are retreating from the EV space.
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This. I came into this thread looking for this. In the last 60-something posts I couldn’t find anything that epitomizes the idea for this thread more succinctly than this. The Cullinan with it’s bright blue’n’orange is a close one, but that’s more on the customer’s part. For the new Nissan Juke I think one can make the argument that it’s trying to imitate those exoskeleton off-road buggies aesthetically, which is still a very strange choice, but points for amelioration. The new AMG GT 4-door not-a-coupe, though, it’s just ugly for the sake of provocation. All those gloss black cladding, all those creases in the rear, and those 3-piece-a-side taillights that made even a Ferrari look worse than 2-piece ones… A “like” is not sufficient to express my distaste; no, I need a “fire”, not only because of the on-point nature of that car to the thread’s gist, but also because the fumes from burning this car with its batteries is probably more pleasant than looking at this putrid-coloured abomination.

AMG Mercedes deserve a slap in the face (and brain) for creating this godawful monstrosity.
 
Without the rings it could be anything from a Jaaaayycoooo to a Chery to Haval to that new Zeekr 9X Rolls Royce looking block of steel. I wouldn't put that Audi in the same line up as a Zeekr X though. At least the Zeekr X have a bit of character.
 
TheCracker
Don't know if they're trying to make it invisible to radar, but the new 3rd gen Nissan Juke certainly isn't invisible to eyes. Unfortunately.

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My eyeesssssss, ittt burnzzzzzzzzz.....what that stinging sensation, for god sake Nissan what ya smoking!!! I never liked the JUke or Qashqai at that matter and their drivers in the Uk are complete morons all over.

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Another contender for ugly car.....!! :lol::eek::eek:

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The Lancia Thesis, - it clearly didnt take a thesis to write the design notes for this jaloppy!!
 
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ZEE
Another contender for ugly car.....!! :lol::eek::eek:
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The Lancia Thesis, - it clearly didnt take a thesis to write the design notes for this jaloppy!!
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I actually like the Thesis. it has beautiful rearview, and while the front fascia is kinda droopy / goofy, it is actually charming in a retro styling way.

I would totally rock it.

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How many GOOD, timeless and classic looking new car designs there are? I can't think of many. All manufacturers make these horrible looking cars that won't age very well.

New Mercedes AMG GT looks amazing. Why? Because it could be from 2005... it looks completely timeless. I don't particularly like how Porsche 992 looks, either but the GT3 Touring looks ok without those wings. Current Mercedes SL is not bad looking, either.

Basically I think the problem is this. Almost all cars look the same, there's very little personality left.

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Apocalypse211
How many GOOD, timeless and classic looking new car designs there are? I can't think of many. All manufacturers make these horrible looking cars that won't age very well.

New Mercedes AMG GT looks amazing. Why? Because it could be from 2005... it looks completely timeless. I don't particularly like how Porsche 992 looks, either but the GT3 Touring looks ok without those wings. Current Mercedes SL is not bad looking, either.
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I think you just gave the explanation yourself: the 911, the AMG GT and especially the SL all pay homage to car designs from the 50s and 60s with clear geometric lines and balanced shapes.

Compare that to newer car designs with their huge grilles, fake vents and exaggerated angular lines (the worst offenders probably being BMW and Hyundai from the top of my head) that will look outdated in less than ten years.

Though crash and pedestrian safety mandates are likely to blame for that as well (and the focus on aerodynamic drag in EVs).
 
Apocalypse211
How many GOOD, timeless and classic looking new car designs there are? I can't think of many. All manufacturers make these horrible looking cars that won't age very well.

New Mercedes AMG GT looks amazing. Why? Because it could be from 2005... it looks completely timeless. I don't particularly like how Porsche 992 looks, either but the GT3 Touring looks ok without those wings. Current Mercedes SL is not bad looking, either.

Basically I think the problem is this. Almost all cars look the same, there's very little personality left.

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You can take any shape of car from any period and they only differ in details.

I have the Ford on that list, and the current Kuga looks barely anything like it.
 
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Imbissbrunto
I think you just gave the explanation yourself: the 911, the AMG GT and especially the SL all pay homage to car designs from the 50s and 60s with clear geometric lines and balanced shapes.

Compare that to newer car designs with their huge grilles, fake vents and exaggerated angular lines (the worst offenders probably being BMW and Hyundai from the top of my head) that will look outdated in less than ten years.

Though crash and pedestrian safety mandates are likely to blame for that as well (and the focus on aerodynamic drag in EVs).
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Yeah and when it comes to interior I don't think all that new and fresh techno-stuff is going to age very well. Like the huge Tesla-style screens on Mercedes S-class. What looks cool today is going to terribly dated in 10 years. Who remembers the early navigation/car computer screens on the early 2000's cars? They're just embarrassing.

I'm old enough to remember (born in the early 80's) when all kids wanted a digital or quartz watch because they're so accurate. Well after a few years everyone was going back to mechanical automatic watches (although they're less accurate and need regular services etc).

Same thing might happen with cars. Since we're talking about MB... to me this is the peak interior design.

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10 years ago they still didn't go overboard with the gimmicks. Those screens are okay. Navigation and hands free phone directories are actually useful. Maybe the rear parking camera too.


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The problem with these might be when those touch screens stop functioning. Too much stuff in there now, after they got rid of the buttons. It's often a horrible and expensive job to take off the dashes and replace them. I think Maserati has a touch screen system where they actually put the gear shifter in. Imagine how reliable that would be in -30 C in Finland or Canada winter... in a Maserati of all cars.. hehe.

Automatic parking, lane change watch, electrically opening gas tank caps, electric pop-up door handles, etc. Mostly just useless gimmicks, imho.
 

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