Worst design mis-steps

[ajprice]

Eyersey1234 said:

I thought the mk2 Ka was based on the Fiat 500 not the Fiesta?

It is, I meant the styling of it.

[Too Drunk to Funk]

DrSteveBrule said:

2nd Gen Hyundai Coupe was a mess.

3rd Gen MR2 wasn't too hot either, it looked like a Porsche Boxster drawn by an 8 year old from a verbal description given by someone who saw a Boxster drive past them at 90mph a week beforehand. In the rain. And it was dark. Possibly foggy, I'm undecided on that.

Mk3 Golf - dull

Have to disagree on the MR2. The original Boxster was a proper minger, the MR2 wasn't. I know which one is ageing more gracefully

[vikingaero]

Olivera said:

To

Seat killed themselves with the monobox Leon/Altea/AlteaXL - everyone will be driving a monobox! The Leon went from respected to WTF.

[cjs racing.]

LuS1fer said:

Any car with one of these pads on the dash. It's another no from me, bad luck.

I agree totally with this, when our car was being repaired by insurance, the loan car was a Mercedes A something or other.

For what a lot of people see as a premium brand, the pad looked like someone had taken a £30 Chinese tablet, and nailed it on top of the dash, it didn't fit in with the rest of the car at all, I'll happily keep our integrated Skoda system.

[fathomfive]

ajprice said:

Yep, the original Ka was great, the shrink-wrapped melted Fiesta that was the replacement wasn't. To make it worse, after the mk2, they show the Start concept car, which is absolutely a modernised original Ka, and don't build it. bds

I'd not seen that concept before now.

To me that is a very good looking small car.

[cjs racing.]

fathomfive said:

I'd not seen that concept before now.

To me that is a very good looking small car.

Is it just me that sees a lot of Vauxhall Adam in that design.

[Quhet]

cjs racing. said:

fathomfive said:

I'd not seen that concept before now.

To me that is a very good looking small car.

Is it just me that sees a lot of Vauxhall Adam in that design.

I see one of those Chrysler/Lancia Ypsilon things. Horrid cars.

[HTP99]

cjs racing. said:

fathomfive said:

I'd not seen that concept before now.

To me that is a very good looking small car.

Is it just me that sees a lot of Vauxhall Adam in that design.

Nope not just you, I thought exactly the same before I scrolled down and saw your comment.

[LuS1fer]

Blue Oval84 said:

Are you serious? The new one is very similar to the last one, and the interior is a massive upgrade.

It's one of the only small cars that I'd consider at the moment, when the ST version is out anyway.

Take the badge off and it could be any Korean car. If having an etch a sketch is an upgrade, fill your boots. White goods.

[PK0001]

Mini

Every incarnation seems to get uglier and uglier

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

This -



becoming this, is my vote

[Cold]

bluemason said:

MorganP104 said:

To L322

imo the best looking modern range rover design of all time.

That's the late 2005 facelift.

[NickM450]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

This -



becoming this, is my vote

The Americans had a habit of uglyfying cars with the extra bumpers

ash73 said:

PK0001 said:

Mini

Every incarnation seems to get uglier and uglier

Er, no.



R53 GP


R56 JCW Challenge

Er, yes. Uglier & uglier and bigger & bigger

[PK0001]

ash73 said:

PK0001 said:

Mini

Every incarnation seems to get uglier and uglier

Er, no.



R53 GP


R56 JCW Challenge

Er, yes. Uglier & uglier and bigger & bigger

Bigger nose as well

Why does the R56 need 7 different air intakes?

Complete minger

[LuS1fer]

A bit disingenuous posting the top models against Mr Bean's Mini. Try this...



And let's not forget

[MoelyCrio]

Front end on the latest Skoda Octavia looks awful compared to previous.

[KillerHERTZ]

Latest Mini's are shocking.

[kambites]

ash73 said:

Mini is a brand not an adjective, get over it.

It is a bit like buying an iPhone and complaining you can't eat it.

That doesn't change the fact that the current iteration is fecking ugly, though.

[durbster]

I will never forgive Peugeot for replacing this lovely thing:


With this turd:


It was a clear declaration of their forthcoming mediocrity.

[24lemons]

ash73 said:

LuS1fer said:

And let's not forget

Mini is a brand not an adjective, get over it.

People have been cleverly pointing out that the new mini is bigger than the original for 17 years now! That’s half my lifetime!