Wow. Now that’s the pickup truck Tony Soprano would drive. Four tinted windows in a pickup?
What did Christofuh drive that he chose over Adriana’s life again? I think that was a Hummer. Without a number.
The Scion giant moving box car wouldn’t bother me quite so much if I hadn’t noticed at least a three year effort of sheer zealous desperation on the part of the company to market this car to “cool” people. I’ve seen two different news programs discussing the urgent appeal to make “cool” people believe this car is cool and want it. I’ve seen print ads and artist tie-ins as well as advertorials and lame event coverage in magazines in which the company has tried again and again and again to make “cool” people want to buy this car. And I have to say, the length the company has gone to to try and make “cool” people buy this car, shows exactly just how not cool this car is.
tuckerfan, that Sir Vival – were they trying to make a car that looked as much like a hammerhead shark as possible? Ow!
Tatras are pretty strange since they don’t have a rear window.
Three-wheelers in a general sense are prone to some very ugly designs, far too numerous to mention. You are forewarned.
What’s hysterical, IMHO, is that if you read the fine print in the commercials for the Scions, you’ll see that most of the modifications they show will void your warranty! So, if you think that the car in the commercial looks cool and you want to make yours look like it, think again.
It’s actually a couple of cars cobbled together in a misguided attempt to make a “safety car.” One of the victims was a Hudson.
Okay, folks, I’ve just found the Mac Daddy of ugly car sites! Its an image heavy page, so you folks on dial up be warned! They start out simple enough, with a few custom graphics, spoilers, and ground effects. Then, they get a little more elaborate. (It gets worse, trust me.)
THIS ONE…well…
The goggles, they do nothing!
What the hell is with those giant shovel spoilers?
You are certainly correct about the relative practicality of the two designs. I would never actually own a Sport Trac. I was speaking merely of aesthetics.
I actually had a chance to ride in a Buick Rendezvous which I believe is built on the same platform as the Aztek and found it to be quite a practical vehicle, at least at first glance. I would consider buying one for our next car but I believe they are discontinuing the model.
What the high holy hell?
OMG GOD! A WHOLE LAS VEGAS CASINO IS CHASING ME!!!
I kept looking for the pic where they transform.
They are robots in disguise right?
Pachinko Power!
Re: the Pacer, I always liked them. Not because they were good cars, but because they reminded me of my hamster.
Hey! I like the Smart car. It’s cute, efficient, and it gets way more attention than a Ferrari when cruising in Yorkville. 
And, Laughing Lagomorph and zenith, I agree with you about the relative aesthetics of the Aztek and SportTrak. Of impractical short-box “pickups”, the SportTrak is actually quite good looking. But I still wouldn’t buy it. My rule is, it isn’t a real truck unless you can lay a 4x8 sheet of plywood flat in the back, ideally with the tailgate closed.
(I suppose this makes the CXT a real truck? I have images of the Mother Of All Fifth-Wheel Trailers on the back of that thing. Do you need a trucker’s license with air-brake endorsement to drive it? )
I dunno about it being a real truck, but you do need a CDL with the airbrake endorsement to drive 'em.
Sorry but modding the Scion does not make it any better. See.
…if Jay Leno were a car…
In terms of towing ability and GVW rating, it’s a real truck-- the basic chassis underpins medium-duty delivery trucks and many towtrucks–but a real PRACTICAL truck for most folks? How does an average-height person load or unload the box without a forklift or access to loading docks at both points A and B?
Yes, I know the box is on a hoist like a dumptruck’s, but what if you need to unload just a little at a time? Or you’re carrying furniture; not rock,sand, or gravel?
Can you feel the funk? I think I’m going to be sick.
If there’s an automotive hell, that guy is first in line.
What possesses someone to do this to their car? Seriously. What thought process leads someone to conclude that attaching a huge flat panel to the front of their car, like some sort of half-assed cowcatcher, is a good idea?
