[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

The Pacer had a rotary engine? Naaah.

And anyone who thinks it's the ugliest car ever made never saw the original Nissan 280SX. I could stare at that car for hours, marveling at its breathtaking ugliness, at all the hincty little details, at the sheer audacity and fussiness of its nightmarish design. It was a rolling train-wreck, the likes of which we'll never ever see again.

The big Mazda with the power opera window was butt-ugly, too, but that original 'SX wins the prize.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

I got the model wrong: it's the 200SX.

Feast thine eyes:

[Tony in Hawaii]

The Pacer was designed around a rotary but never sold with one.

The Chevy Monza was also originally designed to have a rotary, but when that didn't pan out, they shoved a V-8 in it. You needed to raise the engine (or cut a hole in the inner fender) in order to change the spark plugs.

[59fury]

Yes the Pacer was was supposed to be be front wheel drive and rotary powered But GM after squandering 125 million from AMC for development of a rotary engine said it was impossible to meet emissions requirements. I guess AMC should have talked to Mazda?