Ugly But Appealing Vehicles
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Mosler Consulier GTP
Appealing because...well, partly because of those fans.
As I recall, it was also very, very fast.
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This thread sure dies a lot.
Initial Mini bias aside, the Coupe is one fugly machine, so much so that I actually like it, but only in black, which helps disguise the weird proportions a bit. The rest of it's all good though. A John Cooper Works Mini with a sportier driving position, a flippy spoiler that goes from 0 to 60 one tenth of a second faster? Sounds alright to me. If anything, it reminds me of a lite version of the Audi TT. You gotta have it in black with a red roof, red stripes and black wheels though.
Initial Mini bias aside, the Coupe is one fugly machine, so much so that I actually like it, but only in black, which helps disguise the weird proportions a bit. The rest of it's all good though. A John Cooper Works Mini with a sportier driving position, a flippy spoiler that goes from 0 to 60 one tenth of a second faster? Sounds alright to me. If anything, it reminds me of a lite version of the Audi TT. You gotta have it in black with a red roof, red stripes and black wheels though.
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- Max Archer
Although not as much as Mosler claimed. As I recall, Mosler had a cash reward offerred to anybody who could beat a Consulier on a track. One of the car magazines showed up with a stock Corvette and did it easily. Mosler of course threw a fit and wouldn't pay.
They were still pretty fast though. They got banned from IMSA for being too fast for their class.
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well this is our truck now, we still have it, A 1989 GMC sierra! I love that truck! the colour, the look, and we have a boat (don't know if u can see it in the background) but we named it NOMAD and painted it. well my uncle gave us this truck and never saw our boat and this truck has the exact same colour and same order the colour is in and on the back window it says NOMAD in little silver cusive letters! And for whatever reason but the rest of my family hates it!(probably because its a three seater and theres 4 of us. BUT I WANT THAT TRUCK WHEN IM OLDER SO BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!! hope u like it!(yes it is also my profile picture)
k I cant put a pic of it on this so just look at my profile pic.
Anyways I also like the 1974 ford gran torinos! I don't like ford personally and I think their cars are ugly but I do like the torino.http://germanprecision.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/ford-gran-torino.jpg
k I cant put a pic of it on this so just look at my profile pic.
Anyways I also like the 1974 ford gran torinos! I don't like ford personally and I think their cars are ugly but I do like the torino.http://germanprecision.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/ford-gran-torino.jpg
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The Mini Cooper Countryman:
I seriously don't get why most people think this car is ugly. It's just a really appealing car.
I seriously don't get why most people think this car is ugly. It's just a really appealing car.
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People say it's ugly because it's not a proper Mini. Mini implies small and the Countryman is massive in comparison.
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Mosler Raptor
They sacrificed visibility by using a windscreen design that looked as though it came from some sort of EMD locomotive. It may have apparently reduced the drag coefficient, but boy did it look silly.
Well the odd proportions definitely turn heads. Unlike so many other types of Mini on British roads which just blend into the traffic these days. The Coupe certainly stands out, and having seen a few in-person over the past few months, it's actually not as bad as I initially thought it would be.
"Really appealing" is taking it too far in my opinion. While I think that everything from the front door back is sound, both in terms of practicality and design, the front end is the main problem I have with it. Just like with the Paceman, it gives the car an uneven look that I'm completely indifferent towards.
And not forgetting that much of the criticism is directed at its size. Considering the marque has only really specialised in small vehicles until now.
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The Countrymaqn mashes the D-pillar of an FJ Cruiser into the roof of a MINI and then goes on to shove dental apparatii into the front grille. But that's not the worst thing about it.
It's a hard-riding, stiffly suspended floppy chassis which somehow manages to have more torque steer than the regular MINI, despite having more weight.
It's fun and funky, but as far as MINIs go, it's half-baked. The Clubman drives much better.
It's a hard-riding, stiffly suspended floppy chassis which somehow manages to have more torque steer than the regular MINI, despite having more weight.
It's fun and funky, but as far as MINIs go, it's half-baked. The Clubman drives much better.
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I've always liked this thing:
Even cooler in Shooting brake form:
I also like that Aston martin! I saw tht at a car show down in sarnia and took a picture of it but don't know were it is anymore
BMW 5GT
I'd have one. Everyone else seems to hate it.
the trunk doesn't look right.....it looks like a microwave oven. its so boxy and square
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Sadly enough.
Exactly. I guess Mini wanted an SUV? What happened to the Morris?
Anyway, I saw a Saturn S-Series the other day, and I loved it.
In a way, this car reminds me of the 1999 Ford Taurus, mainly for it's round, bubblyness. Because everyone loves a 1.9L Four-cylinder engine.
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I'm not lying about this but my grandmother's boss used to own one and she rode in the back of it! She told me and I'm just thinking wow.I also like that Aston martin! I saw tht at a car show down in sarnia and took a picture of it but don't know were it is anymore
the trunk doesn't look right.....it looks like a microwave oven. its so boxy and square
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I have loved the Ford Excursion for as long as I remember. It weighs 7230 lbs, about the same as three NA Miatas. It is 226.6 inches long, more than two Smart Fortwos put together. Its wheelbase is longer than a Toyota Aygo. It gets about 10 miles per gallon, and has a 44 gallon fuel tank. It is about three inches taller than I am. It is so huge that they had to engineer a blocker beam in the front end to prevent it from going over a smaller car in a crash. It is the definition of politically incorrect, and I have no legitimate reason to own one, but I want one. It is frowned upon by everyone I know in real life, and I have yet to meet more than five car enthusiasts that don't hate it, but to me that offensiveness is just a part of the appeal. It is the most unapologetic vehicle I have ever seen. My personal pick would be a black one with black steelies and a 6.8 liter V10.
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Here's one I don't think has been mentioned: The Daihatsu Sirion Rally:
Hard to argue it's not ugly - melty headlights, daft grille, weird upright proportions - but quite appealing too. Available with AWD for a start, so you can have fun in conditions such as those in the pic. Its 1.3-litre engine produces around 100 horses, which certainly isn't bad for an NA unit, and it does so revving to just under 8k, which adds a bit of character too. And because it's ugly, they're usually quite cheap, which is also appealing.
Hard to argue it's not ugly - melty headlights, daft grille, weird upright proportions - but quite appealing too. Available with AWD for a start, so you can have fun in conditions such as those in the pic. Its 1.3-litre engine produces around 100 horses, which certainly isn't bad for an NA unit, and it does so revving to just under 8k, which adds a bit of character too. And because it's ugly, they're usually quite cheap, which is also appealing.
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I have loved the Ford Excursion for as long as I remember. It weighs 7230 lbs, about the same as three NA Miatas. It is 226.6 inches long, more than two Smart Fortwos put together. Its wheelbase is longer than a Toyota Aygo. It gets about 10 miles per gallon, and has a 44 gallon fuel tank. It is about three inches taller than I am. It is so huge that they had to engineer a blocker beam in the front end to prevent it from going over a smaller car in a crash. It is the definition of politically incorrect, and I have no legitimate reason to own one, but I want one. It is frowned upon by everyone I know in real life, and I have yet to meet more than five car enthusiasts that don't hate it, but to me that offensiveness is just a part of the appeal. It is the most unapologetic vehicle I have ever seen. My personal pick would be a black one with black steelies and a 6.8 liter V10.
Large SUVs are kind of a guilty pleasure of mine, for all the reasons that you stated, and Excursions are about as big as they come. I've never driven an Excursion before, but I've driven a few different Suburbans over 3 generations, and I imagine them to be pretty similar. Although they feel (and are) really big, you get used to it pretty quickly, and it's nice sitting way high up looking down on everything else on the road. They are comfy, feel high centered, have lifeless steering, scary to drive quickly down a mountain, difficult to parallel park in a city, gas guzzling, and I'll love to own one some day.
