Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Which Is The Ugliest Of Them All! Hi folks,
I was wondering how many of us here were happy with the way the new breed of cars look. I know this thread might upset many owners who have recently purchased their gleamy new machines. My apologies to them at the very onset. Please note that the purpose of this thread is not to hurt anyone's sentiments, but to find out whether we, the prospective car buyers, are content with whatever is being dished out to us.
So here is my countdown of the ugliest 10 cars on Indian roads today: 10th: NEW HONDA ACCORD: I feel the design is too "over the top" and somehow lacks character. Right from the rectangular grille to the bulging, chiseled headlamps to the sharply raking sides that meet up in the chrome-accented boot with those tiny taillamps - all of this gets a bit too far stretched. And I would not be amazed if BMW sued Honda for stealing the rear straight from their 7-series and the rear door design from their VW Passat. Indeed a shameful act for Honda designers. 9th: TATA INDICA VISTA: In my opinion, the earlier Indica (in its first Avtaar) was by far the best design amongst all its later incarnations. The Xeta with its bulging SUV-ish rubber cladding made the tyres appear all the more skinny and gone was the innocent smiling grille. I had high hopes from the Vista, but it disappoints immensely. The wierd front, the annoying gap in the wheel arches, the squarish rear, all make it an unpleasant car to look at. No matter how spacious it is, or how good the multijet Fiat engine performs- don't we deserve a decent looking car in the first place? 8th: TATA SUMO GRANDE: It seems this vehicle was designed by someone who was robbed of all his valuables, was thrashed and beaten black and blue, was kept hungry for days together and was subjected to electric shocks from time to time... how else would you describe the monster he created? 7th: HYUNDAI VERNA: Just because their Santro was such a bit hit, Hyundai has taken its customers for granted - that whatever they throw at us would be lapped up. All due apologies to Verna owners, it is a bad car to look at- from any angle. Please don't be shy to admit that you bought the car only for its brilliant CRDi engine. 6th: HYUNDAI i10: I know many would like to hang me to death for including India's current favorite in this list! But I think it looks quite hideous from a lot many angles. The rear doors, with their upward dip for the quarter glass is singularly the worst part of the design. The front, with its non-existant grille and comically huge headlamps are a far cry from looking "cute", the tyres are far too skinny. But the rear is smart - the only saving grace, in fact. 5th: MARUTI SX-4: Sorry for pointing a finger at another India favorite. But the car sorely disappoints as far as the body design is concerned. SUV like stance, wierd front, sides and rear. Probable reason for success might be the loaded list of standard equipment. 4th: TATA INDIGO: This car funnily reminds me of days when local mechanics used to make station-wagons out of Ambassadors and Premier Padminis! The Indigo, by all means, looks like a "hand-made" avtaar of the Indica. It made me go red in the face when my friend from the US burst out laughing at the car when I hired an Indigo to pick him from the airport. 3rd: MARUTI SWIFT DEZIRE: Guess the only things desirable of the car are (a) the astonishingly efficient diesel engine and (b) the boot that promotes it to the "sedan" category. Never ever witnessed a greater design blunder officially rolling out of the factory of any car manufacturer. I guess MARUTI and TATA have to be aware that the entire world is witness to their creativity. 2nd: NEW MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS: Have we noticed the intensity of the panic at the Mercedes-Benz headquarters after the launch of the new BMW 3-series? The new C was created with such desperate urgency to take on the 3, that the designers erased all the characteristics from the design that the three-pointed-star is known for. If we remove the grille and the logo, it would be hard to identify the car as a Mercedes-Benz. Sheer disappointment. My reason to place it at No.2 is due to the heavy penalty points on Mercedes-Benz - something so undignified cannot be pardoned if it rolls out from the world's top auto manufacturer. 1st: MARUTI A-STAR: The ugliest new star on the horizon! A repulsive car to look at, especially head-on. But it is a known fact that it will be the new best-seller very soon. Come on BHP-ians, lets celebrate our misery! P.S.: The earlier, now defunct Honda City has not been included as it has (thankfully!) been phased out.
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