Who makes the ugliest automobile

Todd Boyer · 11-04-2011, 09:50 PM

"I can't argue with the Aztek, but it didn't start out as ugly as it ended up. The concept car was pretty radical but not that much different than a Pontiac Vibe (Toyota Matrix). Of course the beancounters got involved. They signed off on building the car but at the last minute mandated that it had to fit an existing platform. The wheelbase, overhangs, and pretty much the entire proportion of the car got changed and the rest is history."

When the Aztek first came out, I drove into the local Pontiac dealer to show it to my brother, he couldn't believe that they actually built a car that looked like that.
The salesman came running out to see if I wanted to buy one, and I ask him if it's true that the Aztek comes with a bag to put over your head so no-one can see you driving it....

11-04-2011, 09:50 PM	#11
Todd Boyer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saint John NB Canada Posts: 561 Likes: 30 Liked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Who makes the ugliest automobile "I can't argue with the Aztek, but it didn't start out as ugly as it ended up. The concept car was pretty radical but not that much different than a Pontiac Vibe (Toyota Matrix). Of course the beancounters got involved. They signed off on building the car but at the last minute mandated that it had to fit an existing platform. The wheelbase, overhangs, and pretty much the entire proportion of the car got changed and the rest is history." When the Aztek first came out, I drove into the local Pontiac dealer to show it to my brother, he couldn't believe that they actually built a car that looked like that. The salesman came running out to see if I wanted to buy one, and I ask him if it's true that the Aztek comes with a bag to put over your head so no-one can see you driving it.... Last edited by Todd Boyer; 11-04-2011 at 10:01 PM.