No company in the world brings forth so many ugly vehicles as Toyota. No car company in the world is as overrated as Toyota. I despise Toyota more than you can imagine. Toyota has been bringing us ugly…no, FUGly cars for a long time, and as you’ll see, they won’t stop in the future. Let’s go back to this gem from the 2000 model year:
That abomination of a vehicle begat this…thing:
Somewhere along the line, they went with this frickin’ box and called it a car:
But the worst of the bunch…taking ugly to new depths, has GOT to be this concept from Toyota, recently unv…no, unLEASHED, upon the public. A thing so hideous it makes Godzilla appear cuddly:
And not stopping there, the World’s Most Disgusting Car Maker has shown us this (are they just laughing when they do this, are they intentionally souring the entire auto world, or are they just all drunken Japanese dudes with penis envy on the beautiful machines brought forth by their American, German, and Italian rivals?). My god, they cannot do this to us, can they?:
America, and the world: Wake The Hell Up! These things aren’t even remotely attractive. They’re disgusting. Throw in the hybrid-is-a-good-thing ruse, and Toyota is the Wal Mart of car makingm, the Bush/Cheney of automaking: Evil. Disgusting. Dangerous. For those of us that like smooth, flowing, American muscle car lines, Toyota is the Anti-Christ. For those of us who enjoy automobile racing, Toyota is the destruction of the sport. For those of us who appreciate how a car can be an art form, a graceful-yet-powerful looking beast (see: Viper, Corvette, ’60’s-vintage GTO’s), Toyota is a steaming pile of canine fecal matter. Â
8 responses so far ↓
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Will Stevenson
// Mar 29, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Of those cars, only the first one actually LOOKS like a car.
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Knight in Dragonland
// Mar 29, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Gosh darn those folks at Toyota for making affordable, reliable, fuel-efficient vehicles that you don’t have to fix or repair daily! Curse them!
I think any man who drives a car like these must be very confident of their manhood. Those folks who need to have a muscle car to prove themselves … well, there’s not much more I need to say. Teeeeny weeeny …
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BJ Stone
// Mar 30, 2008 at 9:06 am
A couple of things, KiD:
1) Toyotas are generally not “affordable” once you get them out of the showroom. Japanese car makers make up the difference by charging exorbitant prices for simple things like oil and filter changes and lube jobs. I see every month in Motor Trend how when they have a long term test update, the Japanese cars, specifically Toyota, have higher maintenance costs than any other vehicles. They also have as many if not more little “problems” that need addressing.
So why are they lauded as such “high-quality” and dependable vehicles? Well, we’ve all heard of “payola” in the music industry, right? For the most part, payola has become a thing of the past in radio and music. But the Japanese car companies provide payola (Toyota and Honda by far the most) to the auto mags that would make even the most corrupt record company execs blush. So they get a free ride of sorts where their American and German counterparts do not.
2) Never does a Japanese-made car match it’s EPA figures for fuel efficiency. My 130,000+ mile Pontiac Grand Prix averages 22-24 MPG to this day on a tank of combined city and highway driving, and the EPA sticker for this car was 17/25 in 2000. A Toyota with a sticker that says 22city/30highway will never approach that in real life. They even prove it in Motor Trend every month when they give their “MT Observed” mileage figures. BMW is the one company who’s cars usually EXCEED the EPA estimates, Toyota is by far the biggest abuser when it comes to NOT reaching the EPA estimate. As a matter of fact, Consumer Reports’ 2008 New Car issue talks about a recent revising of EPA standards, and has a chart which shows some Toyotas as much as 10 MPG below their EPA estimates.
Ironically, however, Toyota and Honda and others who come up short in actual fuel efficiency from their company claims are NOT chastised for it…it’s just kind of glossed over if it’s mentioned at all. But if a GM or Ford car doesn’t meet expectations? Oh…my…word…we never hear the end of it from the car mags.
3) Far from it on the “teeny weeny” comment and muscle cars. I have indeed seen a few middle-aged balding but image-aware dudes driving Corvettes to make up for their “shortcomings”, but a Corvette is not a muscle car. A Corvette is a sports car. My Grand Prix is not a muscle car, either, it’s a V6 front wheel drive wimpy coupe. People who drive muscle cars have no need to prove themselves, they just like good-looking cars that happen to have enough power to get out of their own way when entering interstate highways. Something none of the Toyotas I’ve pictured above have.
Lack of power is infinitely more dangerous than having more than enough power.
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chef Kevin
// Mar 30, 2008 at 10:34 am
The front of the orange “car” looks like a face and wants to eat doughnuts.
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Billy Dennis
// Mar 31, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Well, OBVIOUSLY, you are a racist.
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mortonmalaise
// Apr 2, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Toyota must be doing something right. They sell more cars here than almost anyone else.
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mortonmalaise
// Apr 2, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Oh, and Lexus (the luxury division of Toyota) makes some of the most beautiful cars on the road. I’m a huge fan of the IS, formerly known as the Toyota Altezza in Japan.
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lybyrty
// Jul 1, 2008 at 1:47 pm
i dont what u r thinkin because toyota produces more reliable cars than anyone.they are well worth what they cost
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