The Pontiac Aztek finally met its match

[SuperSalad]

No it's not Aztek level of ugly. This just looks like every other modern forgettable car. Slit eyes, bass mouth grill, weirdly angular.

No, that Azteck was a special *****. Talk about a car cobbled together with spare parts. It's like someone who never saw a car, but read about them. They got a bunch of random parts, and tried to make one.

Doesn't BITOG have a policy against posting graphic and obscene images?

 

[IndyIan]

Has there ever been an attractive looking Subaru? Every model looks like it was beaten by the ugly stick.

What do you mean?

In person, the late 2000's Legacy wagon's are near perfection to me atleast.

I do like my outback as well, it's not outstanding, but they didn't really mess anything up!

 

[JTK]

Soobies have always been ugly, but it's their thing and from day one they've sold like crazy in most areas.

I owned 3 Subarus in a row, a 2012 Legacy, a 2014 Crosstrek and a 2016 Forester. Ugliness aside, I had my fill of Subaru. The factory low rolling resistance tires are so bad they make the factory AWD system near useless. You have to put much better tires or snow tires on them if you get snow. The HVAC systems in them is undersized/marginal as a fuel savings measure. They still get rusty faster than most make/models if you don't take precaution with yearly rust proofing and touching up areas. Front and/or rear subframes will rust to pieces, etc.

They are safe though. Talk to body shop people. The outer sheet metal is paper thin, but the structure underneath is very tough on Subarus. I actually got that notion from Trav on this site and asked a body shop I like about it some time ago. They confirmed.

 

[DerbyDave]

Lexus has the Aztec beat in the ugly department. The spindle grille taken to comical proportions

 

[Kira]

Yeah, but does this Subaru Wilderness Edition have a rear tent option like the Aztek's?
One of the Aztek's colors was "Ticonderoga Yellow", matching that of the famous pencil.
The GM dealer in Ticonderoga, NY displayed it on the lot's feature mound.
No traveler on Rts. 9N and 22 could miss it.

Forgot how boxy the Aztek's panels were.

Scare up a picture of a 1995 Subaru Legacy LS wagon in navy blue. It ain't an ugly car.

 

[Passport1]

hideous



pulchritudinous

 

[skyactiv]

Pete Malloy on Adam-12 replaced a sharp Mustang for one of those when AMC was a show sponsor.

 

[SeaJay]

The Crosstrek is a decent looking vehicle. That cladding really changed the appearance on this model and not for the better.

Agree about the cladding. The shape is pretty much the same as the regular Crosstrek that has been manufactured for a bunch of years by now.

 

[jws555]

It took 20 years and finally Subaru has a worthy opponent to go head to head with the Aztek.

2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Edtion.

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Bet Walter White would be drooling for one.

Regards,
John

 

[John Galt]

To my eyes, a Prius always looks like an Aztek that was shrunk in the wash. Folks loved the Prius and hated the Aztec but it appears that Toyota copied much of what made an Aztec look like an Aztec, especially from the rear quarter view. Check out the distinctive second rear view window on the lift gate.

 

[miden851]

that's ugly enough, now try to get it in white colour

 

[andyd]

Pete Malloy on Adam-12 replaced a sharp Mustang for one of those when AMC was a show

Avanti was made by Studebaker. not AMC

 

[skyactiv]

Avanti was made by Studebaker. not AMC

You looked at the wrong pic I quoted in my post. It wasn't the Avanti.

 

[4WD]

Avanti was made by Studebaker. not AMC

Business here has these

 

[Aredeeem]

It took 20 years and finally Subaru has a worthy opponent to go head to head with the Aztek.

2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Edtion.

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Yikes, it looks like a moon rover. You need all that to go to the corner to get a quart of milk?

 

[wpod]

Toyota ugly.

 

[64bawagon]

Ha, the old guys that worked at Pontiac motors just said "here, hold my beer"

 

[nthach]

I still think the Prius is the Aztec’s match.

 

[Dave Hess]

All the silly black plastic looks sooooo terrible.

 

[eljefino]

The Honda CRX had the smoked glass panel under the rear hatch to improve visibility, and that was a sharp car that only looks better with age.

The 2012 era Infiniti QX56 is on my ugly list. They couldn't figure out how to mix huge, aero, round, and square. Looks parts-binny.