The Ugliest Car in the world thread.

KenL said:
Any large SUV! Ugly, pointless for most owners and generally driven badly.
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Off topic...but I couldn't agree more. I hate the way the car industry has gone with SUVs, whats wrong with an estate!
 
adam6177 said:
Off topic...but I couldn't agree more. I hate the way the car industry has gone with SUVs, whats wrong with an estate!
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You have a higher seating position in an SUV which lends itself more to a feeling of safety. They are as economical as an Estate car, and don't take up any more of a "footprint" than an Estate car. I reckon the 3008 SUV is about 6" shorter than the equivalent 308 Estate.
I don't see what the problem is personally.
 
Smiffy said:
You have a higher seating position in an SUV which lends itself more to a feeling of safety. They are as economical as an Estate car, and don't take up any more of a "footprint" than an Estate car. I reckon the 3008 SUV is about 6" shorter than the equivalent 308 Estate.
I don't see what the problem is personally.
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I can see your points and some of them are quite good looking but:
  • The "feeling of safety" can make the driver feel more invulnerable and therefore more arrogant/reckless
  • Many are driven by people who have no idea how to park them
  • The boot floor is higher than an estate as they are often raised to allow for a four wheel drive option and so the boot space is actually less than an estate
 
Smiffy said:
You have a higher seating position in an SUV which lends itself more to a feeling of safety. They are as economical as an Estate car, and don't take up any more of a "footprint" than an Estate car. I reckon the 3008 SUV is about 6" shorter than the equivalent 308 Estate.
I don't see what the problem is personally.
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But if everyone had one, the next size of car would be needed to be able to see past the already big cars. In the end, we will all be driving coaches.
 
Robster59 said:
I can see your points and some of them are quite good looking but:
  • The "feeling of safety" can make the driver feel more invulnerable and therefore more arrogant/reckless
  • Many are driven by people who have no idea how to park them
  • The boot floor is higher than an estate as they are often raised to allow for a four wheel drive option and so the boot space is actually less than an estate
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You could say the same if you stuck that person in a sports car.
So are a lot of other cars
Only a problem if you really want a bigger boot.
 
I had a Volvo V60 and then an XC60. The boot in the XC60 was bigger because it could go higher. Cracking car.

I would agree with some aspects of the invulnerable comment but disagree with others. These cars are top heavy and if you go around corners at high speed then they feel unstable. They are not a car for the reckless.

How to park them? I agree with Smiffy, the footprint is no different to equivalent estate cars, they are just higher.

Why have one? Mush easier to get in and out of. If your back is iffy, your knees not so good, it really does make life easier.

Incidentally, I now have a Skoda Superb hatchback so am now longer one of the SUV crew. I fully understand why people have them however.
 
Smiffy said:
You have a higher seating position in an SUV which lends itself more to a feeling of safety. They are as economical as an Estate car, and don't take up any more of a "footprint" than an Estate car. I reckon the 3008 SUV is about 6" shorter than the equivalent 308 Estate.
I don't see what the problem is personally.
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Expect you can find an example but surprised by the bit in bold. When I was looking, it was the fuel economy and rear passenger leg room that pushed me to an to estate over an SUV. And I had been used to a higher seating position.
 
I would agree with IanP. The aerodynamics of an SUV do not lend them to this. I would get around 42-44mpg in my XC60, 2.0d, manual. I am getting 52-54mpg in my 2.0d auto Superb.
 
IainP said:
Expect you can find an example but surprised by the bit in bold. When I was looking, it was the fuel economy and rear passenger leg room that pushed me to an to estate over an SUV. And I had been used to a higher seating position.
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I had a Qashqai 1.6 dci Automatic as a demonstrator when I worked for Nissan. I was regularly getting 50mpg out of that, 55 on a run. And an X-Trail Diesel Auto that I took down to France for the week returned an average of 52.8 which I didn't think was too bad for such a large Automatic car.
I guess it depends how you drive it.
 
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