This Japanese Sports Car Is So Ugly, It Almost Looks Good

Hotcars ^ | 1/14 | Ben Kirk

[cameraeye]

“It’s like something out of a bad manga.”

When I first saw the photo, I thought of the Joker!

[Sacajaweau]

Orochi...google it...see some better paint jobs

[razorback-bert]

Beat me, I was wondering where, he saw Bacon.

[Disambiguator]

Looks like a Lamborghini Countach got it on with a Mazda Miata. Throw in a Pixar smiley face grill, and voila!

[_longranger81]

Screw electric. I’m putting a jib and a big-ass spinnaker on my minivan. Wait till you see the reactions when I tack to windward on I-95! Eat road salt, losers!

[PAR35]

Get rid of the split paint job and that obnoxious smiley grille

Yes, but the paint job alone might be enough, if one made the smiley matte black.

[Olog-hai]

In the original, he was called Fukumen Resa (Masked Racer), Kenichi Mifune the elder brother of Go (Speed) and Kurio (Spritle).

[Don W]

Ah, the Aztec. People whining and complaining that GM has no vision, no foresight, and no imagination. Pontiac comes out with something completely different, and while not drop dead gorgeous, is not horrifyingly ugly *cough HHR cough*.

The entire automotive press recoils because it’s different.

No-win situation: show some initiative, get shat upon. Do nothing get shat upon.

Then, for daring to try something new, both Olds and Pontiac are the divisions eliminated. Yay corporate bean counters. The same folks responsible for Boeing’s current troubles.

I would NEVER hire an MBA that hasn’t held a physical labor job. They have no clue.

[V_TWIN]

Ah yes the Pontiac Aztec....#1 choice of meth cooks everywhere.....particularly New Mexico.

[Ozark Tom]

Start at the 6:00 point in this video. This was a fun driving car—more fun the faster it went. Drove one that very color crossing New Mexico and Arizona heading for San Diego. The video car interior modded from stock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovn8Rm1RUEY

[jacknhoo]

It seems I like ugly cars, then. A couple of strange lines, but not bad at all.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

A real chick magnet!

“Hey, babe, wanna ride my Mistuoka Orochi “”...................................

[SamAdams76]

There was a period in the early 1980s when it became cool to drive an AMC Pacer. It was a temporary thing.

[liberalh8ter]

Send it immediately to WhistlenDiesel.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Then again the Japanese had a few hits and misses. This one had a face only a mother could love.

[kosciusko51]

Yes, it looks better without the paint job. Still weird looking.

[Sacajaweau]

If they got rid of the paper clips on the rear end...that would be a major improvement.