OMG, its hideous !!!
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OMG, its hideous !!!
Pontiac Aztek + Trans Am = Trans Aztek
https://95octane.com/2020/04/12/pontiac-aztek-trans-am-concept/What has been seen can not be unseen.
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Re: OMG, its hideous !!!
Looks like every other cookie cutter suv on the road except for a hood decal.
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Honestly, that's the coolest Aztek I've ever seen.
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My wife loved the Aztec, I hated it. This however, I would drive 😎
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My god, are you people insane ? Ya must have the coronaVirus fever. LoL .
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My sister had a black Aztec, and it was hideous.
I like this one and could see myself riding around in it. Who would have known you could make something from dung?
I like this one and could see myself riding around in it. Who would have known you could make something from dung?
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Look at those headlights too long and you'll go cross eyed .
Its just sacrilegious to the ol Trans Ams. Thats like guys putting Camaro Iroc wheels on a firebird, Or a firebird hood graphic on a Camaro uggg .
Its just sacrilegious to the ol Trans Ams. Thats like guys putting Camaro Iroc wheels on a firebird, Or a firebird hood graphic on a Camaro uggg .
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Sorry no one agrees with you, but that's the whole point of free will and personal opinion. I like it more the longer I look at it.
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Real question is the back. Thats where it really got fugly.
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Lose the bird on the hood, and make the headlights one solid structure instead of having that Clark W Griswald look on his family truckster, and its honestly not that bad. I actually like the way it looks the more I keep looking at it. Rims look pretty damn sweet on that thing...
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Hated the Aztek's tail (this pic above pretty well hides the worst view of the Aztek), but I never thought the front end was so bad. It looks aggressive and definitely stood out.
The thing that bugged me most was the disparity in media reaction. Nissan Cube, perhaps the single ugliest vehicle ever produced? Almost never heard a word of criticism and it certainly didn't get the attacks heaped on the Aztek. To the press, it was cute and funky. Honda Element, with it's ugly styling and awkward mix of plastic and sheetmetal? The media praised it for how useful it was and Honda was just taking chances and being different and adventurous. With Pontiac, the reaction was "Worst vehicle ever ever ever!!!!"
The thing that bugged me most was the disparity in media reaction. Nissan Cube, perhaps the single ugliest vehicle ever produced? Almost never heard a word of criticism and it certainly didn't get the attacks heaped on the Aztek. To the press, it was cute and funky. Honda Element, with it's ugly styling and awkward mix of plastic and sheetmetal? The media praised it for how useful it was and Honda was just taking chances and being different and adventurous. With Pontiac, the reaction was "Worst vehicle ever ever ever!!!!"
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I think the biggest reason it doesn't work , at least for me , is that the whole SUV concept (born of the unholy union of a car and a minivan) always seemed more Mom's grocery getter than badass street machine .
That phone ringing sound in the background is the Firebird calling , , , It wants it's hood decal back ....
That phone ringing sound in the background is the Firebird calling , , , It wants it's hood decal back ....
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There are some really hideous cars out there right now trying to have the same appeal as the Aztek once tried to.... The most hideous would be the CH-R from the Japanese TOYlet company, what a pure abor…… Little filler panels all over bc they couldn't get the production panels correct to begin with, but this AZTEK is a great example of how much stance and a good wheel/tire combo is worth. I'd pass on the hood bird though.
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I like it myself... Never understood all the hate for the Aztec. I liked them when they first came out.
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I hated the look of a stock Aztec, but honestly, this isn't bad, I think the fender flairs give it a bit of an aggressive stance. With the right tires, suspension, some tasteful engine mods... and knowing that people that had them loved them (my neighbor had one and refused to get rid of it long past when he normally would have), I'm betting it would be kind of fun. It kind of looks like an overblown rally car, and I think they came with AWD, maybe add a turbo or an Eaton blower to the stock engine...
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People be like "It doesn't look that bad, I kinda like it" as though they've never seen fat girl dating profile photos. It's still not good looking, it's all in the make-up and angles. Disguise the ugly by messing with perspective, baffling the audience with bullshit (2nd gen T/A accents), and burying it all under glossy paint.
Just add the second pic and the illusion starts to fall apart as your perception starts to piece together what your eyes are seeing.
This video is in the relateds.
Watch all 11 minutes and you'll notice a lot of what Mr Digital Chip Foose is doing, the renderer of the Transexual Asstech accomplished by making the car black, and adding wheel flares, while the vantage point further hides the messed up lines with funny perspectives.
Bottom line? It's still ugly, you're just blinded by the big **** and great big *** paired with a smile. You've been deceived.
Just add the second pic and the illusion starts to fall apart as your perception starts to piece together what your eyes are seeing.
This video is in the relateds.
Watch all 11 minutes and you'll notice a lot of what Mr Digital Chip Foose is doing, the renderer of the Transexual Asstech accomplished by making the car black, and adding wheel flares, while the vantage point further hides the messed up lines with funny perspectives.
Bottom line? It's still ugly, you're just blinded by the big **** and great big *** paired with a smile. You've been deceived.
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I'd drive it if you gave it to me, but why post this on the fabrication board?
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Just thought id post it for the fact that its got a trans am firebird on the hood of a non firebird = insulting to all gen firebirds .
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