STIG

1899-1939

* 1899 Horsey Horseless
* 1909 Ford Model T
* 1911 Overland OctoAuto
* 1913 Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo
* 1920 Briggs and Stratton Flyer
* 1933 Fuller Dymaxion
* 1934 Chrysler/Desoto Airflow

1940-1959

* 1949 Crosley Hotshot
* 1956 Renault Dauphine
* 1957 King Midget Model III
* 1957 Waterman Aerobile
* 1958 Ford Edsel
* 1958 Lotus Elite
* 1958 MGA Twin Cam
* 1958 Zunndapp Janus

1960-1974

* 1961 Amphicar
* 1961 Corvair
* 1966 Peel Trident
* 1970 AMC Gremlin
* 1970 Triumph Stag
* 1971 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Two-Door Hardtop
* 1971 Ford Pinto
* 1974 Jaguar XK-E V12 Series III

1975-1989

* 1975 Bricklin SV1
* 1975 Morgan Plus 8 Propane
* 1975 Triumph TR7
* 1975 Trabant
* 1976 Aston Martin Lagonda
* 1976 Chevy Chevette
* 1978 AMC Pacer
* 1980 Corvette 305 "California"
* 1980 Ferrari Mondial 8
* 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood V-8-6-4
* 1981 De Lorean DMC-12
* 1982 Cadillac Cimarron
* 1982 Camaro Iron Duke
* 1984 Maserati Biturbo
* 1985 Mosler Consulier GTP
* 1985 Yugo GV
* 1986 Lamborghini LM002

1990-Present

* 1995 Ford Explorer
* 1997 GM EV1
* 1997 Plymouth Prowler
* 1998 Fiat Multipla
* 2000 Ford Excursion
* 2001 Jaguar X-Type
* 2001 Pontiac Aztek
* 2002 BMW 7-series
* 2003 Hummer H2
* 2004 Chevy SSR

http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...658545,00.html

Surprised to see Pontiac Aztek in there. I thought it was such an awesome car, and set a really high standard of ugliness for many many years for the automotive industry. Gave many other automakers something to catch up to.

thetopdog

The Iron Duke wasn't the model name, it's the nickname for one of the worst engines of all time

kit cat

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how dare they put the LM002 on the list!

Trexus

Isn't the Jaguar X-Type basically a Ford Taurus or the European version the Ford Mondeo?

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

What were the criteria to make them "the worst"?

blacksc400

iTrader: (4)

I understand the 10 in recent years, they are the worst...

Lil4X

I don't know how they arrived at this list. Obviously there were some monumentally BAD vehicles here, that either dissolved in a puddle of rust, or succumbed to a wide variety of gremlins within a short time of their introduction. Some were incredibly ugly.

The majority of these were marketing fiascoes, not necessarily bad cars. The Edsel, Corvair and several others were quite good cars but some bad PR and cowardly manufacturers who left them to twist in the wind were more responsible than their design or build quality. Compared to their contemporaries, some of these could have done quite well had their companies not cut and run.

Certainly there were many worse cars than the Pinto - hundreds of thousands were on the road. The Chrysler/DeSoto Airflow was an engineering breakthrough, but "weird" (for its day) styling killed it. The Cadillac Cimmaron was fine as a Chevrolet, but slathering it with leather and "features" to sell it as a $20K Caddy was not a good idea. It was never going to live up to that badge on the hood, even with the tiny V-6.

MoLexus

I don't know about you guys but I'm shocked they put the 7-series in there. Atleast we know they aren't on the BMW Bandwagon.

llamaboiz

You think so? Did you know that the rear bumper *or the rear valance or something or other* had a screw pointing right at the gas tank? If you got rear ended, that screw would pierce the tank and should a spark also be caused... BOOM Huge recall.

Don't know about the SSR thou, sure its a truck that serves no purpose as a truck *like the srt-10* but it is nice as far as impracticality goes.

Ramon

I can think of MUCH worse cars than a 7 series... They've lost all credibility with me for that PR stunt

Zephyr

iTrader: (1)

Weird list, some are on the dot and some are not. Then again, this is the magazine that put Tila Nguyen as one of the people of the year in last year's "Person of the Year" issue... lol

GS300Rich

Im just glad the Aztec is in there, that is such an ugly car

Stage3

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The list seems rather arbitrary to me... It's almost as if they picked and chose random cars. ESPECIALLY the ones within the last 10 years...

LexFather

1990-Present

* 1995 Ford Explorer
* 1997 GM EV1
* 1997 Plymouth Prowler
* 1998 Fiat Multipla
* 2000 Ford Excursion
* 2001 Jaguar X-Type
* 2001 Pontiac Aztek
* 2002 BMW 7-series
* 2003 Hummer H2
* 2004 Chevy SSR


Wow, 2 luxury cars! Not sure why the 95 Explorer is on the list???

DASHOCKER

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It is.. Uses the Duratec V6 and can be picked up in the used car market in the 14-17k range.