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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the cimarron,instead of rivalling with the bmw 3 series,it almost roasted cadillac
the ion is only a good car if it is the high performance version(yes,the one with same engine as cobalt ss)
the amc gremlim X is the original american hot hatch
Personally, I love the Cimarron. It might be because it was the first car I had ever driven, or the digital dash. I know that it isn’t particularly the best looking car. Or the quickest. Or the most advanced. Or the most enjoyable. But, that ugly, slow, unadvanced, unengaging car will remain in my heart forever.
mustang II, gremlin, pacer, pinto are all products of their time, and judging based off their sales numbers, they weren’t as bad as the rest of what was out. the II has great potential with its size, given a more powerful motor, and a bumper treatment, they look great. pacers are fugly, but they worked well, compared to other compacts of the era (dode aspen, plymouth volare, chevy vega). they also make good sleepers, as some were offered with the AMC 304, which, due to sharing of actual block dimensions, means one could be outfitted with an engine as large as the 360 or 401. the same goes for the gremlin, though it borrows it’s looks from the late 60’s AMX, and actually looks pretty good IMHO. can’t deny that the pinto had a problem with explosions, but other than that it was a fine compact, not too bad looking, and they’re supposedly pretty fun with more power. these cars are all fine for what they were. i also don’t really see how the olds diesel v8 is counted as a car, considering that they were installed in multiple different models, including Cadillacs. the cars were fine, it was simply the engine that was a POS
I don’t mean to be that guy but the Saturn ion’s sister car, the Chevy cavalier was bulletproof. The not so luxurious 2003 cavalierwas my first car and aside from regular maintenance I’ve only had a windshield washer fluid pump break. So if the ion is just like the cavalier then it is a fantastic, cheap, first car. I only got rid of the thing because the new York rust got to it.
I’d say you’re right about 90% of these.
I think that both the Pacer and the Gremlin can be fun little cars, they are RWD and have v8s, How cool is that? Nowadays small cars come with terrible sounding 3 cylinders…
I kind of like the PT Cruiser, but as far as I noticed it is kind of an American thing to hate it, I guess if you see it too often it gets boring, but in Europe they are not as common.
Also, does anyone have a video of a 4.9 v8 diesel Oldsmobile? I’ve found an 5.7 v8 which sound kind of cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHF5NnBNl7Q
I know someone a few blocks away that goes to my school that owns a citation
that is not a caillac
Wait a minute, an 4.9L V8 engine producing only <b>90HP</b>? That makes pretty much any 1.0 litre 4 cilinders engine almost a monster!
because efficiency doesn’t matter bro! it’s a v8!
“List of American Cars that suck”
List of cars from the early 80s and Late 70s….
Really? No crap. Gimme the list of the ten worst cars out of Europe and Japan, then come talk to me.