Time Magazine: The 50 Worst Cars of All Time

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1899-1939
1899 Horsey Horseless
1909 Ford Model T
1911 Overland OctoAuto
1913 Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo
1920 Briggs and Stratton Flyer
1933 Fuller Dymaxion
1934 Chrysler/Desoto Airflow

1940-1959
1949 Crosley Hotshot
1956 Renault Dauphine
1957 King Midget Model III
1957 Waterman Aerobile
1958 Ford Edsel
1958 Lotus Elite
1958 MGA Twin Cam
1958 Zunndapp Janus

1960-1974
1961 Amphicar
1961 Corvair
1966 Peel Trident
1970 AMC Gremlin
1970 Triumph Stag
1971 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Two-Door Hardtop
1971 Ford Pinto
1974 Jaguar XK-E V12 Series III

1975-1989
1975 Bricklin SV1
1975 Morgan Plus 8 Propane
1975 Triumph TR7
1975 Trabant
1976 Aston Martin Lagonda
1976 Chevy Chevette
1978 AMC Pacer
1980 Corvette 305 "California"
1980 Ferrari Mondial 8
1981 Cadillac Fleetwood V-8-6-4
1981 De Lorean DMC-12
1982 Cadillac Cimarron
1982 Camaro Iron Duke
1984 Maserati Biturbo
1985 Mosler Consulier GTP
1985 Yugo GV
1986 Lamborghini LM002

1990-Present
1995 Ford Explorer
1997 GM EV1
1997 Plymouth Prowler
1998 Fiat Multipla
2000 Ford Excursion
2001 Jaguar X-Type
2001 Pontiac Aztek
2002 BMW 7-series
2003 Hummer H2
2004 Chevy SSR

The 50 Worst Cars of All Time

[Ginger]

What's wrong with the SSR?! I like it!

[Sijray21]

2001 Pontiac Aztek

I was in the audience at the Detroit auto show the day GM unveiled the Pontiac Aztek and I will never forget the gasp that audience made. Holy hell! This car could not have been more instantly hated if it had a Swastika tattoo on its forehead. In later interviews with GM designers ÔÇö who, for decency's sake, will remain unnamed ÔÇö it emerged that the Aztek design had been fiddled with, fussed over, cost-shaved and otherwise compromised until the tough, cool-looking concept had been reduced to a bulky, plastic-clad mess. A classic case of losing the plot. The Aztek violates one of the principal rules of car design: We like cars that look like us. With its multiple eyes and supernumerary nostrils, the Aztek looks deformed and scary, something that dogs bark at and cathedrals employ to ring bells (cf., Fiat Multipla). The shame is, under all that ugliness, there was a useful, competent crossover.

bbwwahahahaa

[CaptainHenreh]

That is the most retarded "Worst X of all time" list I've ever seen.

The Bricklin? The Pinto? WTF was wrong with the pinto? They only catch on fire when you crash into them...while on fire. The Chevette? What was wrong with it other than the name? What was wrong with the 2002 7 Series? "We dont' like the bangle butt" Well guess fucking what. Mercedes, Honda, and Lexus fucking disagree with you, because they cribbed it right from Bangle's fucking notebook two weeks past the 7 series' release.

Nothing wrong with a Jag X-Type, either. Anyone who thought they were getting a "real jag" when they bought an XType was retarded.

This is a retarded list. GM Should be applauded for having the balls to create the EV1, when nobody else on the damned planet bothered to even try.

This list sucks.

edit: Putting ANY british car on a "worst cars ever" list isn't being sporting. It's like putting Nazis on a "worst people ever" list.

[Evan]

Time really does have its head up its ass.
Some of them suck, but many of those cars are classics

Model T
Chrysler Airflow
Corvair
XK-E
Delorean

etc....

[PDenbigh]

Everything Rex said

Agree completely. Especially the Model T (given) and the EV1.

[Andy]

That list is retarded but some of those cars are pretty terrible. I guess the Corvair is cool but I've never seen one in person but the fact that it used the exhaust manifold as the heating element for the HVAC is REALLY retarded.

[Andy]

That list is retarded but some of those cars are pretty terrible. I guess the Corvair is cool but I've never seen one in person. However, the fact that it used the exhaust manifold as the heating element for the HVAC is REALLY retarded.

[CaptainHenreh]

However, the fact that it used the exhaust manifold as the heating element for the HVAC is REALLY retarded.

What would you like for them to have used?

[Andy]

However, the fact that it used the exhaust manifold as the heating element for the HVAC is REALLY retarded.

What would you like for them to have used?

Magic? I don't know but I'll tell you what I do know; Piping an odorless/poisonous gas into your customer's cabin makes for bad business.

[Steve85]

That is the most retarded "Worst X of all time" list I've ever seen.

+1

I wondered why such early cars were on there. They blast the horsey even though it was "[a reminder to] us just what a radical, hard-to-conceptualize thing a horseless carriage was."

The B&G was not a car, it was the first go-cart.

And the V8 from detroit being the worst thing about the Bi-autogo...and the comment about the Model-T and the mass destruction that has followed....

If you hate cars, don't write a worst of...it won't be good

[Jake]

Lame list. The EV1 was way cool - especially for its' era - and to this day, we haven't seen anything else like it. I thought the Prowler looked pretty sweet, even if it was slow... The Jag X-Type was a plush Ford Mondeo, yeah. But it was pretty plush, even if it wasn't a "real" Jag.

Okay, I give 'em the Excursion and H2. The whole land-barge concept has gone on long enough at this point.

[Apoc]

Putting ANY british car on a "worst cars ever" list isn't being sporting. It's like putting Nazis on a "worst people ever" list.

Hi-Larious!

At least the Aztek was on the list.

[Jeff]

that's a fucktarded list...how is a 71 Imperial Crown Lebaron Coupe a "worst car" but any boat ass Ford or Chevy coupe from 71 gets buy with no problem? A 2dr ballerific 70's sled with all the options the world ever knew and a 440 v8 is a worst car? Suck my ass Time.

The Delorian...strait ballin.

The Airflow? Come on...fucking sweet. It was only a flop because it was way ahead of its time.

Maserati Biturbo - pimpin son.

1985 Mosler Consulier GTP - this was a little sports car looking thing with a Chrysler 2.2L turbo II engine mounted in the rear! Besides being ass ugly..the concept makes me happy.

[ScottyB]

i think anything called the "horsey horseless" has to be on the list by principle :lol: i can't say that name without laughing

[Mike]

how the fuck is the biturbo on there? that is one car i wouldn't mind owning...

...if someone else maintained it.

[CaptainHenreh]

how the fuck is the biturbo on there? that is one car i wouldn't mind owning...

...if someone else maintained it.

biturbo is italian for "leaks oil".

[PGK]

Even if I disagree with the inclusion of many of the cars on the list, the writer could certainly write a witty and clever put down. For just about anything. It was worth it for the one-liners.

[stevegula]

Wasn't the Pontiac Rageous what the Aztec was supposed to be?