Why is the Pontiac Aztek a bad car?
The Aztek violates one of the principal rules of car design: We like cars that look like us. With its multiple eyes and supernumerary nostrils, the Aztek looks deformed and scary, something that dogs bark at and cathedrals employ to ring bells (cf., Fiat Multipla).
When did GM stop selling the Pontiac Aztek?
Expecting 75,000 sales annually and needing at least 30,000 every 12 months to break even, GM sold just over 27,000 Azteks each year from 2001–2003 and discontinued the crossover after the 2005 model year. The two key contributors to one of the grandest fiascos in car design both thrived in the GM hierarchy.
Who is laughing now, the Pontiac Aztek?
The Pontiac Aztek: Who’s Laughing Now? Universally panned and quickly discontinued, it’s clear that, almost 20 years on, the Aztek has made fools of us all.
Who was the creator of the Pontiac Aztek?
The Aztek’s creator, Tom Peters, is now the company’s exterior design director for performance cars including the Camaro and the Corvette. Mark Reuss, the Aztek’s vehicle line executive in its heyday, is GM’s executive vice president responsible for the design, engineering, program management, and quality of the company’s global portfolio.
When did the Pontiac Aztek go out of production?
Something was clearly lost in translation, which led to the model’s abbreviated production run. The Aztek lasted from 2001 to 2005, but its memory lives on in every half-baked “100 worst cars of all time” listicle cluttering up the internet.
When was the last year the Aztek was made?
The Aztek was only made from 2001 to 2005. Few cars from that era remain as talked about and controversial as it does today, and for good reason.
Is the Pontiac Aztek the ugliest car ever made?
Everybody knows the story of the Pontiac Aztek, a vehicle widely considered to be one of the ugliest ever put into production—and a perfect example of an automaker bungling what seemed to be a great idea. Two decades after the apparently ill-fated vehicle’s debut, I’m going to offer a revisionist interpretation: The Pontiac Aztek won in the end.
The Pontiac Aztek: Who’s Laughing Now? Universally panned and quickly discontinued, it’s clear that, almost 20 years on, the Aztek has made fools of us all.