Highlights from the 2003 New York Auto Show(the good, the bad, and the very ugly)

Autonews.com ^ | 4/19/03 | staff

[Diddle E. Squat]

Nissan 350Z Roadster

2004 Nissan Pathfinder Armada, complete with 14 cupholders

Full-Size Titan Crew Cab

2004 Kia Amanti (That's a Kia?!?!)

2005 Chrysler 300C (aka the Dick Tracy)

2004 Ford Escape hybrid (before it escaped)

Mazda Washu (will it replace the 'Wash me'?)

2003 Chevrolet SSR

2003 BMW Z4

2003 VW Bug Convertible (The talking car in the Chevron commercial)

2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible

2004 Saab 9-3 Convertible

2004 Cadillac XLR

2004 Chrysler Crossfire

2003 Honda Insight (radio controlled)

2003 Nissan Murano

Toyota SCION ccx

2004 Scion xa

2004 Scion xb (Nothing says loser like this L-shaped car)

Kinda reminds me of the old SNL Adobe, the one with moldable bumpers

Honda Element StudioE (Your momma drives a combat boot)

2004 Saturn Vue Red Line

2004 Mitsubishi Lancer SportBack

2004 Toyota Prius (A cordless mouse)

Plymouth Prowler (Soon to replace the original PT Cruiser as the fastest way to identify pretenders with zero taste. (bless their hearts) I hear that dealers will be taking velvet Elvis' for trade-in...)

[rivercat]

sorry... The 350Z Roadster is the best looking car, ever.

[tubebender]

The ONLY one I liked out of that line up was this one

DITTOS...I would like to see it in a two door wagon ala 55 to 57 Nomad...

[John Jamieson]

More on the new Kia here: http://www.kia.com/041703.shtml

But watch out for poor resale value, overweight, and poor mileage on all these Korean cars. I figure that they are still 10 years behind, but closing very fast.

[July 4th]

The Saab convertible kept the lines that I like. The new Kia very slightly resembles a Town Car, and the new Z has a couple of the old Z lines, especially on the interior. Most everything else looks like crap to me, especially the boxy molded-plastic SUV's. And it looks like BMW screwed up their classic form in the new Z4.

[rivercat]

At least Nissans are made (mostly) in the USA, instead of Canada, like many "US cars".

[WSGilcrest]

[doug from upland]

The Honda Element SUV is butt ugly. No, it's worse -- it is Helen Thomas ugly.

[Windcatcher]

We saw one of those at work last week. We wre dumbfounded that anyone would have such poor taste to actually BUY that thing...

[doug from upland]

Hey, someone actually married Mandy Grunwald and Hillary Clinton, so I guess there was hope for the Element.

[MattAMiller]

I'm glad to see they're making interesting cars again. Go ahead and risk being ugly, just do something that doesn't look like every other car on the road.

I actually sort of like most of these, particularly the Chrysler 300C.

The Scion XB however is the ugliest car ever. Nobody is going to drive that. It looks like something a five-year old would draw.

[B-Chan]

The Dodge Rebellion Wants YOU!

(I have a bunch of those old Dodge commercials on tape...)

[longtermmemmory]

The 1969 Hurst/Olds the gentlman's musclecar. When the car makers can make he-man power cars again THEN their design will matter. (the mustang picture seems to be a step in the right direction)

[uglybiker]

I just wish my '69 Plymouth was back in one piece.

[Tennessee_Bob]

I guess you miss your K-Car, eh?

[goldstategop]

I hear its made in Ohio, in America. And what it lacks for in external grace, inside its rugged and spartan just like an SUV should be. And Honda quality is hard to beat.

[mhking]

I love concept cars - some are always sweet, others are always hideously ugly....

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Ford 427	Ford Faction	Ford Freestyle FX
Ford Model U	Ford Mustang GT Convertible	Ford Mustang GT Coupe
Ford Supercharged Thunderbird	Ford SVT Lightning	Honda Element StudioE
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