The Lexus GX 460 has never been a looker by any stretch of the imagination, but it really went off the deep end with its 2014 redesign.  The problem: the car’s new grille makes the car look like a ’99 Honda Civic with an aftermarket body kit–it just doesn’t belong.  Why would Lexus go through all that expense to make the car look vampirish? It’s all in the name of the corporate grille.  The pinched-in grille certainly works for a select few Lexus vehicles (the IS comes to mind), but why did they have to slap it on their 7 passenger SUV in the name of one-size-fits-all equality?

 

The Toyota 4 Runner is a similar case, but perhaps an even worse offender simply because there was no “corporate grille” involved.  This is a simple case of good old-fashioned botched redesign. First of all, the grille slashes that house  are fog lights are more “gills” than “air scoops”.  Combine this with the bug-eyed headlights that stick out from the body and you have one grumpy looking off-roader.

A lot of the cars from here on out suffer from a case of misfit proportions.  Though Fiat does well to hide the 500L’s proportions in marketing materials, a look at the car from the side reveals a bar of soap with two tiny wheels poking out of the side. The strange smiling nose combined with the dreadfully undersized wheels are enough to land the 500L on this list.

 

 

Where to start on the Lincoln MKT? (not to be confused, of course, with the MKX, MKS, MKZ, or MKC). It’s kind of amazing this car’s name isn’t the ugliest thing about it.  Combine a bad iteration of the corporate schnoz with a long body, awkward step-up on the rear door, and scary taillights, and you have a car only a mother could love.

 

 

 

It seems a little unfair to include the Nissan Cube on this list simply because it’s goal is to be quirky and functional, not to win any beauty contests.  The asymmetrical c pillar is an interesting design touch, but the rear wheels are placed too far back (in hopes of improving space and ride quality) for the car to look balanced. Also, what’s up with the face.  Quirky doesn’t have to mean ugly.