Point/Counter Point: Worst Car Ever
Patrick:
Toyota Prius. I admit the BMW X6 is close second, however the Prius just sucks so badly its black hole encompasses the BMW. It is the epitome of lackluster design and soulless driving that I hate in cars. It is driven by the Hollywood set for appearances and to seem ecologically friendly. In reality they drive the worst car in recent memory. You can buy a Mini Cooper and get similar mileage or get a TDI Volkswagen and not even use any gasoline, both of which keep you from looking like a tool. The Prius is a posers car if every there was such a thing. Also problematic is the style, or more accurately lack of style. Toyota’s hybrid looks like a Corolla and a Pontiac Aztec mated. A swollen, disorganized conglomerate of styling cues. It looks as if Congress convened a panel to design and implement the thing. A bit of hatch here, gas engine there. A dash of technology in the display sytem and electric motors as a bit of an afterthought. The electric motor and gas motor even work like Congress. (It’s your turn to work some gas motor, not yet electric) Overall, the car is disgusting in its ecological arrogance and design. Just get a diesel or motorcycle for the sake of all things automotively decent.
James
Mm, you make a good point with the Prius. But I hate it for different reasons, I guess. For one thing, most of the people that buy them don’t buy them because they care about the environment, but (at least in my mind) so they can lord over their neighbor with a “holier than thou” attitude. Well, that and they’re atrocious looking, atrocious beyond belief to drive, and don’t get as good gas mileage as a diesel Jetta, which (let’s be honest here) isn’t exactly cutting-edge technology. It’s just all hype: i mean ok 45mpg highway is great, but stick a bike rack on the back and watch your fuel economy drop 10mpg because the gas engine is on more of the time. They’re stupid.
As for me, I’m going to have to nominate a few. First on my list, though, is the Cadillac Escalade EXT. Really, who let this automotive abortion out the door? There is little on the roads today that I find more offensive. And don’t get me wrong, I’m no greenie-weenie: 13mpg Lamborghini Gallardo’s don’t bother me. But 13mpg Escalades do, especially when they’re driven 98% of the time by prissy rich bitch old women who at the most carry their poodle and their Coach purse in the passenger seat. And really, a Cadillac with a pickup bed? Are you kidding me? These rolling tributes to conspicuous excess make my blood pressure raise every time one drives by.
I also agree on the X6, Patrick. I’m sure it’s a nice car but it’s answering a question that no one was asking. At all.