We asked our readers Earlier this week to name the worst concept cars ever presented by an automobile manufacturer. Readers submitted various answers, which were the Tesla Cybertruck And its broken windows in defense of the concept of a concept car. However, most of the comments highlighted the most hideous machines on wheels that a manufacturer produces. Without further ado, here they are:
Pontiac Rageous
Since you already picked the winner above, I’ll go with the Pontiac Rageous. I liked the idea of a practical high-performance shooting brake like any good Jalop would have, but the execution was just garish as hell. It was a cool idea with what the hell execution.
Submitted by: CitronC
Porsche C88
“All these SUVs are diluting the Porsche brand!”
Let me introduce you to the 1994 Porsche C88.
Submitted by: TRath
Audi-Rosemeyer
I always thought the Audi Rosemeyer concept car from 2000 was a pretty crazy idea. Retro? Futuristic? Steampunk? Bauhaus? Cartoon?
Submitted by: ReluctantFloridaMan
Youabian Puma
I’m going to vote for the Youabian Puma. I don’t remember this ever going into production, so I think it’s still considered a concept.
Just enjoy all its splendor!
Submitted by: boost_retard
Ford SYNus
Ooooh, the Ford SYNus is… not good. The name is bad enough, but the vehicle itself is just awful. It’s on the small side – you’d think it was the size of a 2nd generation Scion XB, a cross between a Hummer H2 and an armored car. Despite that, it still looks better than any other truck on the market today.
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Mazda 3
The Mazda Furai, because it was so breathtakingly beautiful and brilliant, yet never produced anything real before it disappeared into the oblivion of history, turning to ash. My heart still bleeds for it…
Submitted by: GTO62
Sbarro Car Manufacturing
Sbarro car manufacturing.
I just… I’m at a loss for words.
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Assystem City Car
You duckduckgo “ugly concept cars” and wow, you get a tonne of hits. A lot of it, what the hell were they thinking? Hits.
But then there is the Assystem City Car (2007).
A car that looks like Donald Duck’s head and starts with “ass”… pure, unadulterated marketing genius.
Submitted by: the1969DodgeChargerFan
Volkswagen Golf 7
VW Colani – It looks like a bunch of worms are going to jump out and eat your face at any moment.
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Ford Nucleon
As cool as the idea is, the Ford Nucleon could be a total hoot. Putting a nuclear reactor in a car with 1950s safety standards and drivers might be the craziest car idea in history. Granted, we did at least get some cool designs for Fallout out of it.
Submitted by: Ben Grimm
Buick Regal
Buick Signia. It looks like it’s saying, “Please let me die.”
Submitted by: clone121
Wow, just wow. It’s like a joke idea that has passed the people who were supposed to be paying attention.
Submitted by: ReluctantFloridaMan
Nissan GTR “Hyper Force”
Yeah, I don’t know what Nissan was thinking with this GTR EV concept. It makes the Cybertruck look like a Jaguar E-Type. So… yeah, it’s definitely different. If they ever did a Burnout remake, I’d choose this car just to crash it! Ugh, just looking at it makes me sick to my stomach.
Submitted by: darthspartan117
Cadillac Sixteen
Pretty much any modern Cadillac concept, but not because the concepts themselves are bad. It doesn’t matter which one, but let’s just say the Sixteen if you want to be specific. They all look great and offer a glimpse of a future where Cadillac could once again become the “standard of the world.”
But then those concepts just don’t come to fruition and Cadillac keeps selling Escalades instead. Or Cadillac finds the courage to take a risk and ends up with something like the ELR. The Blackwings show that Cadillac is capable of great things, which makes the whole thing even more frustrating.
I guess you could argue that these concepts probably wouldn’t make any money as real cars, but then I wonder why Cadillac even bothers to illustrate us with a future that will never happen?
Anyway, I’ll be sitting in my bunk looking at Cadillac concept cars.
Submitted by: Mercedes Streeter
