10 of the Worst Cars to Come Out of the United States.
AMC Pacer, this woeful attempt of creating an economical people’s car made anyone blessed with the privilege of having a drivers license not a fan of the Pacer.
AMC Pacer, this woeful attempt of creating an economical people’s car made anyone blessed with the privilege of having a drivers license not a fan of the Pacer.
Mustang II, this hideous line of cars, which lasted five years, was the visual representation of the oil crisis the United States was dealing with at the time. With the highest trim, you could get 138 horsepower from a 4.9 liter V8, disgraceful to have the same name of a car that started a revolution in the car industry.
Chevrolet Citation, you should be glad that you didn’t know this car even existed, partly due to its terrifying styling, but mostly due to the worst name ever fitted to a car.
Chrysler PT Cruiser, a disturbing attempt at a blast into the past where wagons were a regular sight, specifically the “woodie wagons”, unfortunately it became one of the ugliest cars ever created and still plagues the roads of US today.
Pontiac Aztek, despite having a starring role in Breaking Bad, the Aztek is widely known for making people sick upon sight of the car. Bringing it back to Breaking Bad, the designer was probably on some sort of drug while designing this since not a sane human being would ever think of making something so ugly.
Cadillac Cimarron, just look at it, dull, slow, and built by people who didn’t care or didn’t know what they were doing. This was unfortunately branded as a Cadillac, the home to American luxury and style, represented by this turd looking car.
Ford Pinto, this “hatchback” was so ugly that it made you want to set yourself on fire. Conveniently, the Pinto did just that thanks to its rear mounted gasoline tank which was the cause of the fiery deaths of many of its customers.
Saturn Ion, although having a peppy performance version, the normal Ion was pathetic on all levels, the interior, the design, and the engine, were all apart of the unsettling vibe you get while looking at one.
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Diesel, the idea of diesel taking over the automotive industry was very possible in Europe, but this being an example, it was not the direction for the United States. The 4.9l V8 Diesel in this car produced an atrocious 90 horsepower.
AMC Gremlin, love it or hate it, either way its a horrid car with an extremely thirsty V8 or a straight 6 from ancient times. The Gremlin is definitely ugly, but it has an odd ambience to it that doesn’t make me hate the car, kind of feeling sorry for it.
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I’d swap the Gremlin for a Lincoln Versailles. I actually don’t even hate the Gremlin.
I don’t hate it either, I just think people like it because of how gaudy it looks and the low expectations you have for it.
The mustang 2 can actually be pretty cool if done right, like this one that is powered by a triton V10
But stock, no.
It reminds me of the v8 Interceptor from Mad Max
Yeah and an 80 year old woman could get a boob job. But it doesn’t make it great.
heck yeah. tbh most cars thought to look gross allways have a way to look good.
Holy mother of god, that is the most gorgeous muscle car I’ve ever seen. V10? Double wow
You see lemons….I see lemonade or 24 hours of LeMons…..
90 HP from a 4.9l diesel engine
That must be like a record for the lowest specific output
18.3bhp/litre. I don’t know where that list of low specific outputs is but it would definitely be on there.
Actually, the benz motorwagen has the worst with 1 hp to 1 liter
There’s an airplane (so we’re comparing apples to oranges here, and it’s also much older than the Cutlass Diesel) in the EAA museum powered by a Hispano-Suiza 50A - a 718 ci (11.7l) V8 - that puts out a whopping 150hp
Gremmie noooooo. I like that car ;_;
Am I the only one who loves the look of the AMC pacer??
Party on Garth!
You could actually get the gremlin with a 304 V8 and a powerglide. They destroyed dragstrips.
GM powerglides were never offered in the Gremlins. 70-71 cars had Borg Warners, Then AMC switched to Mopar transmissions in 72. The 304 powered cars were probably the fastest subcompact stock. But I would’nt say a killer. If someone is drag racing an AMC powered Gremmy. It probably has a 360 or a 390/401 in it.
The Mustang II looks good, but was severely underpowered
The Mustang II is the ugliest car on the list
Ignoring the name I actually think the Chevrolet Citation looks pretty cool. Probably garabage too drive but it has potential for a project imo
http://bangshift.com/general-news/car-features/random-car-review-1980-chevrolet-push-pull-citation-x-11/
It’s the first of the modern FWD car. As such, the engineering was terrible for it. Now, you could do a RWD conversion on it, throw in an LS (which is fine because it’s a Chevy and dirt cheap to buy) and potentially have a really nice little sleeper, if where you live will allow it on the roads.
Actually has similar lines to the four-door Lancia Beta. Probably similar build quality, too (lol) but not nearly as nice to drive
No Sebring?