3 Of The Ugliest Cars Made In 2013

The “2013 vehicle model year” has been a year filled with many ugly vehicles, here is my two cents on a few of them: 

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Ford Flex, ranked by consumer reports as the third most affordable SUV on the market. Consumer reports also show that the Ford Flex has the highest percentage of current owners that say if they had the opportunity, they would buy that same vehicle again. Averaging at 28,610/sold per year, the owner list for the Ford Flex is very small. Ford has sold less than half of what they projected to sell, and the Flex’s closest rival, the Buick Enclave, has averaged at 47,943/sold per year. Ford doesn’t seem to get the hint; they put some chrome on a size 14 shoebox and market it as a “classy car”, and they are surprised that the car is unsuccessful? Maybe since PT Cruiser owners are no longer able to buy a new PT Cruiser, Ford is giving them something equally unattractive to buy. Ford has made a huge mistake by making and continuing to make the Ford Flex, it is my least favorite vehicle made in 2013.

 

[thecarconnection.com]

            I am a huge supporter/enthusiast of Toyota, however, I have been embarrassed by some of the vehicles Toyota has made. I am the most embarrassed by number two on my list, the Scion XB. The XB resembles a toaster, not a shoebox like most of the other ugly vehicles created in 2013. Surprisingly, most Scion XB owners have embraced this style by placing stickers of actual toasters on their bumpers. Toyota has been selling the XB in America for over 10 years now, and sales have been dropping year over year since the sales peak in 2006. Young adults have been the main consumer to support Toyota’s mistake in making the XB, I don’t understand what young people see in this toaster on wheels. As I have highlighted in this post, sales have dropped every year, and this is because every new generation of the XB continues to get more and more ugly. I wonder if they offer the Scion toaster in brushed aluminum…

 

[thecarconnection.com]

The “shoebox” style has become very popular in the Car Industry. In 2008, Nissan introduced America to a miniature shoebox; this tiny shoebox is called the Cube. Earlier generations of the Cube were being sold in Europe and Japan, but in 2011 the Cube was withdrawn from Europe due to the disappointing number of cars sold. Instead of discontinuing this abomination, they continued to sell it to those who love to drive shoeboxes (AKA Americans). Not only does the Nissan Cube look like someone forced an undersized lid onto a shoebox, it also looks like they took that same shoebox and kicked it around. Nissan put a “futuristic” panoramic rear windshield that only pans around the passenger side of the car, which gives other drivers a great view of the inside of the box. I don’t like the view of the inside of the shoebox, which makes this car number three on my list of the ugliest cars made in 2013.

Most ugly cars that are made, inspire a whole new line of vehicles from competing manufacturers. It seems like car manufacturers are competing for the “Ugliest Car Award”. Here’s a taste of what the next generation of “ugly” looks like:

2014 Jeep Cherokee:

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Ready, set, go!