Worst aging cars?
Discussion
cerb4.5lee said:
You can't help but laugh at Tesla really for me, because they have a modern powertrain, yet their design is so miles behind the times though(both inside and outside).
However...what do I know? Because they sell loads of the chuffing things to be fair.
pheonix478 said:
....My vote goes to the XK8, which I think used to look good, maybe, although it's hard to believe.....
I'm the opposite. I never liked them, but now they've aged well. I suspect because they look sleek and long whereas modern styling is short and stubby as the bonnet have to have a gap over the engines for pedestrian safety regs.ingenieur said:
C n C said:
Although not to everyone's taste, this hasn't aged badly after over 20 years (IMO), and I think will still look pretty good in another 20 years. That's before even considering the brilliant performance and handling, and the relatively affordable price tag. It was also the one car I had which ALWAYS seemed to put a smile on people's faces and got positive comments at petrol stations etc.. right through from when I first got it over 18 years ago, to when I sold it last year.
nb3 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
Apart from the door handle maybe. That looks proper 80s. If it was body colour it would hide it a bit. nb3 by conradsphotos, on FlickrBack on topic,the original Range Rover Sport has aged terribly to my eyes,somehow looks older than the original RR from the 70’s!
Edited by sjc on Sunday 12th May 08:47
mwstewart said:
RECr said:
Truckosaurus said:
Sad-faced, chubby flanks. Hard to believe these were sold alongside Mk 1 Focus.
Until I saw that photo I hadn't realised how similar the profile is to the Mk3.
Truckosaurus said:
pheonix478 said:
....My vote goes to the XK8, which I think used to look good, maybe, although it's hard to believe.....
I'm the opposite. I never liked them, but now they've aged well. I suspect because they look sleek and long whereas modern styling is short and stubby as the bonnet have to have a gap over the engines for pedestrian safety regs.Still looks absolutely fabulous from the front though, and aspect they never quite got right on it's successor despite two facelifts aimed at the front end, and as you say it looks great among the great swollen hippos that lumber around our roads today.
GeniusOfLove said:
Truckosaurus said:
pheonix478 said:
....My vote goes to the XK8, which I think used to look good, maybe, although it's hard to believe.....
I'm the opposite. I never liked them, but now they've aged well. I suspect because they look sleek and long whereas modern styling is short and stubby as the bonnet have to have a gap over the engines for pedestrian safety regs.Still looks absolutely fabulous from the front though, and aspect they never quite got right on it's successor despite two facelifts aimed at the front end, and as you say it looks great among the great swollen hippos that lumber around our roads today.
No doubt I'll see a couple tomorrow now!
LuS1fer said:
pheonix478 said:
Lester H said:
Escort3500 said:
Another vote for the utterly charmless Tesla. Ugly at birth and has got progressively more dated looking since then.
Imho , not ugly, just bland and thus not controversial( in looks, that is.)
For the 90s...
FA57REN said:
I always thought these were miserable looking things even when they were new. Ford released the Mk2 Scorpio around the same time, so were clearly having some sort of crisis in the front-end styling department.
overweight breezeblock. Apologies if a re-post. The Mk1 Range Rover Spowarrt looks awfully dated now. Particularly as many are sporting scuffed black rims and shoddy window tints, or ‘urban’ lettering. They’re often driven by umpah lumpah orange ladies, or turkey teeth and heavily ‘inked’ males, which adds to the ensemble of classiness. Sorry, gone off on a pompous rant. Will get my coat etc.
LR90 said:
I always thought the mid-life facelift (known to some as the Mk5) was enormously successful on these. Yes, it's still basically a 1989 design, but I thought it looked pretty smart.
See also Clio Mk2.
That reminds me of what Rover did to the Metro to drag another four years out of the decrepit old shed.See also Clio Mk2.
I thought EVs would provide a great opportunity to improve the look and design of cars, no bulky engine to fit on, so blank canvass for something brilliant. But not. Pretty much all modern cars are appalling with BMW leading the way.
Weirdly I saw a Ford Scorpio the other day in a deep blue and it actually looked quite good....
Weirdly I saw a Ford Scorpio the other day in a deep blue and it actually looked quite good....
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