The Pontiac Aztek wasn't ugly, it was ahead of its time

[qwikz28]

Just finished watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLV2ONoqARc

Aside from cringing from the corniness, I can't help but think that those features in a car today would make it sell to today's outdoorsy folk and green-loving hipsters. Cars today are mundane and bland, especially smaller SUVs which are rubber stamped facsimiles of one another. I hold that if the Aztek were released today with more modern amenities and build quality, but retained the features and funky styling, they would have sold more. If my wife's Grand Cherokee had half of those features, I'd have a hard time not stealing the keys from her and making it my own.

Also, if you compare the Aztek's styling to say, the current Jeep Cherokee or current Prius, I think you'll see a ton of styling similarities.

Pic for click:
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[Paul Huryk]

It's still ugly.

Case closed

[LTb1ow]

It is def ugly, BUT, I can appreciate car makers trying to break the cookie cutter mold these days.

[sweetbmxrider]

I get what you are saying and most anyone doing, say an overland build, would add most/all of those features. Its still a turd on wheels. Yes it looks like a giant prius. The cherokee has a similarity front end wise, that being ugly, but not nearly as comparable as the prius. This pos would more directly compete with an element imo and the element is much easier to look at, for an ugly car. Why can't they do fun things with good looking cars????

[deadtrend1]

She even dropped the "my bf" line at the end. What a tease...

[unstable bob gable]

My buddy's neighbor has his n' hers Azteks. They love 'em. Since I like out of the box cars I always thought they were pretty cool. Styling today is so damn bland and cookie cutter that it's hard to tell cars apart any more.

[qwikz28]

Whatever makes the Aztek ugly should make this uglier:

https://www.cstatic-images.com/stock/900x600/1408462542782.jpg

[LTb1ow]

You call that ugly?

Hold my beer...

http://images.wheels.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fiat-multipla-fia-mul-03-bipower-test-1.jpg

[sweetbmxrider]

Yup, that is a terrible looking turd as well.

[unstable bob gable]

You call that ugly?

Hold my beer...

http://images.wheels.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fiat-multipla-fia-mul-03-bipower-test-1.jpg

Whoa, talk about an identity crisis! Must have a real pancake engine in that styling train wreck.

[qwikz28]

ya'll are okay with this?

https://cars.usnews.com/static/images/Auto/izmo/i6511881/2017_nissan_juke_angularfront.jpg

[3.4 grape of wrath]

Let's not forget about the Matador from the 70's.

[deadtrend1]

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[ThoR294]

Aztek still ugly af

[sweetbmxrider]

ya'll are okay with this?

No jukes, no cubes, none of that fugly nonsense :rofl:

[Blackbirdws6]

It's all terrible

[edpontiac91]

THAT was the STUFF that Pontiac started to make that took ALL THE WE BUILD EXCITEMENT right down the toilet. They even offered a cargo net extension that came out of the rear hatch so you could sleep outdoors. Don't forget the Dustbuster styled Trans Sport and the Montana Van or the Mazda body Vibe.:kneeslap:

[unstable bob gable]

Ugly is the new beautiful.

[maroman88]

Mazda body Vibe.:kneeslap:

Toyota Matrix :drool:

[ThoR294]

Toyota Matrix :drool:

yup. thats why it was so reliable lol