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...)

[jude24]

That last one looked like the car Homer Simpson designed, thereby driving his half-brother to bankruptcy.

[Diddle E. Squat]

OK, this seems to be the best candidate for this year's "Is it ugly or is it cool" award.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Homer inspired by The Munsters?

[Cyclops08]

I feel cheated! Where are the auto show babes who pose with the cars?

[skr]

Are you sure the VW and BMW photos aren't reversed? If I'd to have guessed between those two, that's what I would have come up with.

[RightWingNut]

IT'S UGLY !!! NOT COOL, UGLY !!! BUTT UGLY !!! AS UGLY AS HOMEMADE SIN !!! UGLY !!! VERY UGLY !!!!!

P.S. I hope you don't own one. If so, please accept my apology.

[tubebender]

Compare it to the old Citroen. No Don't !!!

[Diddle E. Squat]

http://www.autoshowny.com/

Look under 'New vehicle gallery' and then 'Latest production vehicles'.

[Diddle E. Squat]

My first instinct says "I hate it". But my gut feeling is also that it will be hugely popular. Democrats will probably drive it, because it looks like a fat little rat.

Actually it looks more like a wireless mouse. Squeeze the left side and it jumps forward, squeeze the right side and it jumps back.

[clintonh8r]

The Prowler is back? Worst piece of phony retro-crap ever allowed on the road. I remember when idiots were buying them at auction for about 2x sticker. They were convinced the things would be "collectible."

As for the PT Cruiser, somebody drives the "Capone Edition" around my town...fake bullet holes, wide whitewalls, windshield visor, etc. GAAK!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Those are all well and good - but I want my baby back:

Mine looked just like that one - frost white, dark interior. Awesome sleeper car.

[Bella_Bru]

I kinda like the Chrysler 300C.

[longtermmemmory]

talk about ugly. I USED to love the lincoln town car. I figured by now there would be real luxury inside. NOT at all not the cup holders and the dash was laid out like CR***p. What is with the melted marshmellow look. Its like the failed merkur fiasco designers managed not to get fired.

If the car makers want to design with inovation in mind perhaps they should really try something un-pc. Design for men.

[tje]

I like the 300C, especially if they put the v10 in it...

[longtermmemmory]

oops

NOT at all not the cup holders and the dash was laid out like CR***p.

should read as:

NOT!! There are minimal cup holders, the dash was laid out like CR***p. (there are zero ergonomics on the inside)

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[Diddle E. Squat]

Here's a concept car from Cadillac. Sporting the new "Aretha Franklin sat on it" rolling pancake styling.

[dandelion]

I used to have a '66 Dodge Polara Convertible 383. Sweet. I want my Baby back too, but it's not to be...

[Diddle E. Squat]

My guess is that the Chrysler 300C will be a big seller. I'm just trying to figure out if they lowered the headroom and made it to be driven horizontally reclined('in da hood' style), or if they kept the same height and just raised the bottom level of the windows.