# The Ugliest/Funniest Looking Cars You Have Ever Seen! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 25, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106 "2016-03-25T05:53:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/41 "2016-03-26T01:09:21Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I like the looks of both of these. I was in Mexico not too long ago and loved the number of Things still in use there. > > My top uglies have already been named. Number 1: Aztec. Numbers 2 and 3: Cube and Juke. Nissan must’ve stolen their designers from Pontiac. Well, they’re not so much ugly as they are funny lookin’. Funnier than most, even. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/42 "2016-03-26T07:14:02Z")
The skoda Rooster is pretty ugly. Looks like two halves of two different vehicles owing to the difference in size and shape of front vs rear windows. I drove one for a couple of years, immensely practical family vehicle with lots of load space and comfort for its size, but not a pretty car. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/43 "2016-03-26T07:30:16Z")
The [Leata Cabalero](https://www.google.com/search?q=leata+cabalero&espv=2&biw=1710&bih=873&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi46qGw6d3LAhXGcD4KHV5iBzEQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1), the most beautiful car ever produced in Post Falls, Idaho. To be fair, I’ve never seen one in person. Judging by the pictures, I don’t want to. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/44 "2016-03-26T08:03:28Z")
I don’t know if this really counts, because it’s a small commercial van, rather than a car. > **[Nissan S-Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo)** > > The Nissan S-Cargo is a small retro-styled van manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1989 to 1991, and originally marketed solely in Japan at their Nissan Cherry Stores. > The exterior styling of the S-Cargo was inspired by the Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette delivery van, and interior styling borrowed a Citroën-style single-spoke steering wheel. The name was a double entendre, standing for "Small Cargo" and sounding like "escargot", the French word for snail, which in turn is a nickname for... ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/45 "2016-03-26T13:14:58Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > …because it’s a small commercial van,… Sounds like a small commercial mollusk. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/46 "2016-03-26T14:50:57Z")
It’s Nissan’s tribute to the Citroën 2CV. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/47 "2016-03-26T14:57:10Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I don’t know if this really counts, because it’s a small commercial van, rather than a car. > [Nissan S-Cargo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo) Looks like a car from a cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/48 "2016-03-26T15:14:06Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > The [Leata Cabalero](https://www.google.com/search?q=leata+cabalero&espv=2&biw=1710&bih=873&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi46qGw6d3LAhXGcD4KHV5iBzEQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1), the most beautiful car ever produced in Post Falls, Idaho. > To be fair, I’ve never seen one in person. Judging by the pictures, I don’t want to. Oh Dear! I had the same reaction to this car as people in those YouTube clips where they show a monster to some sucker watching a kitten video.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/49 "2016-03-26T15:56:02Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I don’t know if this really counts, because it’s a small commercial van, rather than a car. > > [Nissan S-Cargo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo) Is it \*supposed \*to remind you of a snail? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/50 "2016-03-26T16:03:46Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I don’t know if this really counts, because it’s a small commercial van, rather than a car. > > [Nissan S-Cargo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo) Finally, something one can point to and say “Wow, look at that S-Car go!” (It’s an old joke my father used to tell.) My personal choice is the [2016 Lexus line](https://www.google.com/search?q=2016+lexus&biw=1318&bih=710&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJkpnA3N7LAhVPymMKHa6QCc8Q7AkIUw), which has the ugliest grills (for any mainstream car at least) since the Edsel. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/51 "2016-03-26T16:37:10Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Is it \*supposed \*to remind you of a snail? 😉 I hope that refers to its looks, not its performance. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/52 "2016-03-26T16:41:09Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Finally, something one can point to and say “Wow, look at that S-Car go!” (It’s an old joke my father used to tell.) > > My personal choice is the [2016 Lexus line](https://www.google.com/search?q=2016+lexus&biw=1318&bih=710&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJkpnA3N7LAhVPymMKHa6QCc8Q7AkIUw), which has the ugliest grills (for any mainstream car at least) since the Edsel. That grill reminds me of an illustration by Bob Clarke in an article in \*Mad \* in the 60s, about boating. Specifically, the “Cross-section of power boat engine.” (I prefer the “Happy-section.”) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/53 "2016-03-26T17:28:20Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Finally, something one can point to and say “Wow, look at that S-Car go!” (It’s an old joke my father used to tell.) > > My personal choice is the [2016 Lexus line](https://www.google.com/search?q=2016+lexus&biw=1318&bih=710&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJkpnA3N7LAhVPymMKHa6QCc8Q7AkIUw), which has the ugliest grills (for any mainstream car at least) since the Edsel. After 40 years of seeing 5mph bumpers on the roads, I thought grille designs like the Lexus’ were a breath of fresh air. No accounting for taste. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/54 "2016-03-28T18:09:00Z")
I’m going to make another argument for the Cube here. I can see why people would think the Gremlin or that Fiat thing are uglier. However, one must consider context. The Gremlin was made in the 70s, when lots and lots of cars were really ugly. The Fiat is made by Fiat, who make many ugly cars. But the Cube is a modern car, made by Nissan. I mean, I just cannot for the life of me understand how it is someone could walk into a Nissan dealer, and look around, and see perfectly nice looking cars for every size and purpose, and buy a Cube. Need a small sedan? Here’s an Altima. Need a big three-row SUV? Try the Pathfinder. Oh, an economy model? The Versa hatchback is nice. They have trucks. They have sports cars. But somehow people were walking in, walking past all those perfectly lovely Maximas, Muranos and hell, even the little electric Leaf, and saying “Thank you sir, for showing me these fine automobiles, but what I’m really looking for is something that has the aerodynamic properties of a shipping container and is so hideously, comically ugly it hurts people’s feelings. Really, what I’m looking for is something like what Homer Simpson designed, but less practical. Oh, and make sure it’s got a really small engine so I can’t get away from the people laughing at me.” If you bought a Pacer, I can understand that. Cars then sucked. Everything was brown. People wore suits with big lapels. Whaddya gonna do. But today you can buy beautiful cars for incredibly affordable prices. There is no excuse for the Cube. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/55 "2016-03-28T18:24:28Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > [Nissan Juke](http://static.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/images/Auto/izmo/353299/2013_nissan_juke_angularfront.jpg) is a good candidate. Looks like it got in a fight and lost. Shame though, the specs are pretty decent. I just saw one of these on the road today. It’s all … lumpy, like it has a skin condition – or yeah, a bunch of raised bruises from a fight. I vote for it as the ugliest new car I know of. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/56 "2016-03-28T18:28:26Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I can see why people would think the Gremlin or that Fiat thing are uglier. However, one must consider context. The Gremlin was made in the 70s, when lots and lots of cars were really ugly. The Fiat is made by Fiat, who make many ugly cars. I just want to say that this line really made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/57 "2016-03-28T18:39:49Z")
Sir Vival, hands down. > **[sir vival - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sir%2Bvival&FORM=HDRSC2)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/58 "2016-03-28T20:14:56Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > But somehow people were walking in, walking past all those perfectly lovely Maximas, Muranos and hell, even the little electric Leaf, and saying “Thank you sir, for showing me these fine automobiles, but what I’m really looking for is something that has the aerodynamic properties of a shipping container and is so hideously, comically ugly it hurts people’s feelings. Really, what I’m looking for is something like what Homer Simpson designed, but less practical. Oh, and make sure it’s got a really small engine so I can’t get away from the people laughing at me.” see, the thing is, the boxy “cube” aesthetic is a desirable design theme in Japan. All of the Japanese automakers have several cube-like vehicles in their domestic line-ups. Honda has the VAMOS, N-Box, STEPWGN, and the ACTY van. Toyota has the Alphard, Vellfire, Voxy, and Noah, along with the bB (which was sold here as the Scion xB.) In addition to the Cube, Nissan sells the Dayz, Moco, Cliipper, and the Elgrand and Serena minivans. Mitsubishi has the Delica-D and eK series. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/59 "2016-03-28T21:17:32Z")
I looked those cars up. The Cube is uglier. It should also be noted later model Cubes came with Cube Pubes. (That was perhaps not the official term of art.) It was a round patch of shag carpet put on the dashboard for style. I swear I am not making that up. Why was it there? No one knows. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106/60 "2016-03-28T21:20:38Z")
Maybe it was supposed to look like a soul patch? Something common in its target market at the time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-funniest-looking-cars-you-have-ever-seen/750106.md?page=4)