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Monday, October 3, 2011

2012 Nissan Versa

So hmmm... The Nissan Versa was never really a looker. Not bad but no beauty queen. Modded versions can look cool. Now Nissan came out with this 'thing' as a replacement for the sedan. They are keeping the hatchback around for now so maybe they know it looks awful.

WTF!

Monday, January 31, 2011

Mohs Ostentathingymabob

Mohs cars were built by Mohs Seaplane Corporation from 1967 to 1979. Officially, they only built two models but they were also coach builders. Both these cars were extensively ugly and impressively weird.

The first, the SafariKar, featured four wheel drive, a butane heater and a two way radio. With that, you were supposedly ready for one hell of a safari!

Here it is in its natural habitat

Saturday, January 29, 2011

French love quirky designs

No, this car isn't a concept from an auto show. It was designed by Matra and produced by Renault from 2001 to 2003. Due to its futuristic design, it was named the Avantime ("before its time" when taken literally). Unfortunately for Renault and fortunately for our eyes, the Avantime was killed pretty fast. Its death is in part due to poor sales and Matra pulling out of automotive production.

Wait until you see the rear end...

Thursday, January 27, 2011

First gen Hyundai Tiburon

Produced from 1996 to 2001, the Tiburon was Hyundai's first try at a sporty coupe. The Tibby used the 1.8l and the 2.0l 4 cylinder Beta I engine, rated at 130 and 140hp respectively. Hyundai later dumped the 1.8l variant. The car was rather competent for a first try.

1996-1998 Tiburon (RD)

Friday, January 21, 2011

The Fiat Multipla...

What were Fiat designers thinking?

Fiat produced this monstrosity from 1998 to 2003 and, thank god, introduced a facelifted version in 2004. It was never sold in North America. It seems that the designers combined two vehicles to create one, like they chopped the top off a good car and glued on a green house from a much shorter van. 
The lights at the bottom of the A-pillars are the high beams. They can be serviced via a hole in the wiper cowl, where you remove an allen bolt and pull out the entire assembly.