Aztek dethroned?

[Alaskossie]

7ers,

 

I believe the Pontiac (RIP) Aztek is fairly universally considered to be the ugliest, most design-challenged modern-day automobile. I have long held that opinion, but I find that recently I am coming around to nominate the Nissan Juke for that dubious honor.

 

The more I see the Juke on the road, the more I react to "Juke" with "puke."

 

My personal judgment received some confirmation in the latest CAR Magazine's interesting interview with Marcello Gandini, designer of the Lancia Stratos, and the Lamborghini Miura and Countach.

 

To quote: "The car he wished he'd designed was the Citroen DS19; the one he's glad he didn't is the Nissan Juke, calling it 'contradictory' and 'nonsense'."

 

At least the Juke (unlike the Aztek), is consistently contradictory: it looks like a short cartoon, from one end to the other. Why anyone would want to be seen in one by choice is beyond comprehension.

 

So I vote to bury the Aztek (along with Pontiac), and level all deserved ridicule at the Nissan Juke. All Hail the Puke!

[rikker]

but it does look like a frog that had a wet tampon rammed up the jacksie.

[Z3 Stalker]

I am not enamoured with the styling of the Cadillac SRS reminds me of the Aztec, although lots of people seem to like it!

[slngsht]

Joke, I mean Juke, takes the cake.

[MoPho]

in the title of the post.....

 

 

And I disagree, the Nissan Murano Convertible is worse

 

http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/7/E/P/2/11_murano_cc.jpg

 

It is ugly and homely, the juke is just ugly

[Sean]

I really hate to agree with any comment you make

 

I feel certain you did not plagiarize Dale Carnegie's "How To Win Friends And Influence People" in composing this phrase.

 

And while I agree the other cars referenced here so far are hideous in their own right, I still think the Aztek retains the crown. IMHO, of course.

 

 

edit -- They even spelled the word "Aztek" ugly!

Edited December 24, 2011 by Sean
Holy crap! I can't believe I misspelled "Aztek"!

[rikker]

the 7 could end up on this list too....

[Alaskossie]

rikker,

 

Not a chance....not on OUR watch!

[Kitcat]

Aztek, Azteg, Asstech, Aw-heck. By any spelling, by any phrasing, the king, the king the king. Those other entries: hapless wannabes.

[scannon]

There is an Aztec Fan Club out there with 2,300+ members on their forum.

 

Sales of the Aztec were 27k per year for the first three years and then quickly dropped to 25 total units in the last year produced. Reportedly GM needed 75k sales per year to reach the break even point.

[MoPho]

Heisenberg disapproves of this thread

 

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