History has produced a wide variety of cars. Some have been fast, some have been beautiful and some have been ugly enough to make small children cry. We've trawled through the archives to find the most aesthetically-challenged cars of all time and compiled a list of the worst offenders. If you have a weak stomach, you may want to look away now...
10. Lada Riva
You have to feel sorry for the Russians. Not only did they spend most of the 20th century under Communism's iron fist, they also had to put up with rubbish like this. Based on a 1960s Fiat 124, the Riva was about as desirable as an eye infection and, if it was a choice between owning one and working in a Siberian salt mine, we'd take the shovel any day.
9. Fiat Multipla
The Multipla was a great car... ruined. We liked the clever packaging and the innovative seating layout; we didn't like the fact that it looked like it had been designed by a child. Actually, that's unfair. A child would have at least drawn something vaguely car shaped, instead of the awkward fish-faced blob that you see here.
8. BMW 7 Series
Was Chris Bangle deliberately trying to ruin BMW when he designed the 7 Series? Maybe he was secretly working for Mercedes, as that would explain the monstrosity that resulted. What was once one of the most desirable vehicles on the road was now one of the most deeply embarrassing cars you could buy. The fact that it sold in great numbers only goes to show that you could put a BMW badge on a dog turd and people would still buy it.
7. Lamborghini LM002
Lamborghini were, and are, known for producing some of the most desirable supercars on the planet. Quite why they decided that producing an enormous 4x4 was a good idea is anyone's guess. It looked like a dog's breakfast on wheels and handled like what it was - an unwieldy tank built by a company which really should know better.
6. Nissan Juke
Traditionally, Nissan were known for producing some of the dreariest cars on the road (the Primera, anyone?). Now though, they've taken to producing some of the ugliest cars on the road. Whether or not this is a good move we're not sure. However, what we are sure of is that the Juke looks like a swollen ankle with headlights, and has all the panache and charisma of Piers Morgan.
5. Ssangyong Rodius
Apparently, when creating the Rodius, the designers were trying to capture the essence of a luxury yacht. They failed. What they did manage to capture, perfectly, was the essence of a bag full of sick. Not pretty.
4. Austin Princess
British Leyland was not in good shape in the 1970s and cars like the Princess didn't help matters.
The Princess looked like a wedge of cheese and, ironically, a wedge of cheese would have been better built and more desirable to own.
3. Ford Scorpio
In 1995, Ford were losing out big-time to Merc and BMW in the executive car market. What they decided to do, brilliantly, was to make their new Scorpio look so unbelievably hideous that people would rather scratch their own eyes out than look at it for a second longer. This explains Ford's withdrawal from the market in 1999, not to mention the massive rise in self-inflicted blindness during the late nineties.
2. Chrysler PT Cruiser
The Americans have never been arbiters of taste - just look at Donald Trump's hair - but even they should be ashamed of this godawful Chrysler. The PT Cruiser didn't score very well in the crash tests but, on the plus side, it did look a lot nicer after being involved in a high-speed frontal collision.
1. Pontiac Aztek
The other cars on this list look positively beautiful when compared to this catastrophic yank-tank. The Aztek looked like somebody had driven an off-roader through a poorly constructed tent… and then off a cliff. Interestingly, TIME magazine described the Aztek as the 34th worst invention of all time. We're struggling to name anything worse than this dreadful hunk of American garbage.
So there's our Top Ten. If you disagree with any of our choices or want to nominate a car of your own, you can register your hatred below.
