The Top Ten Bad Cars of All Time

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Auto Car | The Top Ten Bad Cars of All Time | Sorry if this isn't what you were expecting. I should also note that's it's really hard to remember EVERY CAR EVER PRODUCED when making these lists, but I did my best and MAY have looked over some cars.

#10

Starting us off, it's over 10 years old, and over 20 years in the making, it's the Cadillac of supercars, the cream of the crop, the Mclaren F1.

The F1 was bad not because it was fast, but because it was the fastest, the best and the benchmark for years. No other companies could touch it without creating garbage. Everyone's jaw dropped when this car came out and so did the seat of their pants. But, everything to do with the Mclaren was done by the book, precisely, to ensure it's perfection, and there's nothing bad about being perfect.

#9

Also in the supercar section, #9 is the meanest of the brew, the Detomaso Pantera. Italian designed with an all American V8 in the back, the Pantera was made for one thing, loud beefy speed. No grace, no comfort and no safety. According to Wikipedia alone, the Pantera has killed at least two celebrities, including famous Hockey player and donut shop owner, Tim Horton. However, even with it's fierce appearance and rediculous exhaust noises (and expulsions) the Pantera is really only an obnoxious supercar.

#8

Proving at #8 that it's better late than never, it's the 1992 Dodge Viper. Once in a while, a car comes about that almost shouldn't exist. The viper is one of them. Being authorised by Lee Iacocca, the man that brought the world the Mustang, and initial design help from Carroll Shelby(AC Cobra, Shelby Mustang.. etc) the Viper was 3 years in the making before even being approved. It was to be the new Cobra, a lightweight convertible with massive power. And that's all it was. There were no options on the initial models, sorry, just red. The Viper has since spawned into the SRT-10 and anyone who has the cash can buy one, and seeing that jackass down the road driving one, doesn't make me feel so lightheaded as the car once did.

#7

Once again, bringing back the days of V8 Muscle, a sleeper to boot, the 1994 Impala SS. The Impala SS was brought back after 25 years to bring sales of Chevrolet's Caprice. But being a limited production car, and only offered in black, this car is seriously bad. With a big 350 LS1, it's definetly modern muscle. But, being controlled by accountants, the Impala is dying a slow and painful death, so it will stay at number 7.

#6

 

Sticking with American cars, why not go back to their prime. Muscle cars, and in their prime, there was no better year than '69. But what car would make cars beside it at the lights quivver? The name alone ensues terror: The Boss 429 Mustang. When you hear the words "Muscle Car", this is what you should think of. Huge power, 4 speed gearbox, and a big completely non-aerodynamic grill. Ford's biggest motor in an awesome looking car, what more could you ask for? But once again, it's still just a Mustang, and people realise Mustangs are nice cars, not bad cars.

#5

At number 5, the only movie star of the lot, the General Lee. If you've ever watched "The Dukes of Hazzard", and saw the General Lee in all it's glory, you know what I'm talking about. A car with doors welded shut, a push bar, a roll bar, a confederate flag on the roof, and a huge motor, it doesn't get much meaner. And did you ever notice, they never once opened the headlights? Yeah... But since it's not a production car, there's no way it'll come close to #1.

#4

Another limited production car, but this one is bad. The car Ford made for only one soul purpose, so they could sell 200 units and then race it. The RS200. Back in the 80's, Ford wanted to win in group B rally racing, but could not do it with their current cars. Their solution? Build a brand new car that would absolutely destroy everything in it's path. The problem? It must be a production car. So...Fine, they'll make 200 and sell them. This WAS a race car for the road, plain and simple. But, such little production, and not even in North America, it'll take #4.

#3

 

The top three, the meanest of the mean. And coming in at Although it may look like a regular 3 ton family sedan, and it is, the old Mercs did something that immediatly gets them straight to the top of the list; With a grill from a Desoto, a torch, and some welding gear, these cars were being transformed into what I believe to be the baddest looking cars ever.

#2

The next is so bad, it doesn't even have to be a car. It's legacy ended with the end of it's production, but it's indisputebly the meanest truck ever, the Dodge Powerwagon. This is it, the no nonsense, all work truck. With the looks to match. Standard equipment list included things such as: Alternator. Options list included things such as: undercoating.

#1

The baddest of the bad, the car which would scare Hannibal Lecter himself. The sleeper of all sleepers, the pwner of all pwners. It would kill you if it had the chance, it's none other than the 1987 Buick Grand National. Sometime in the 70's Buick decided to turbocharge the V6 motor in their Regal model. At the time, so what... it made 125 horsepower and you went to the grocery store in it. By the time 1987 rolled around, the Grand Nation was making almost double that power, more than double in the case of the GNX, and yet it still looked like a Regal. What's most impressive is the shear acceleration of the GNX. The Corvette didn't even match the 0-60 time or the 1/4 mile time of the '87 GNX until 1997. So, for being the ultimate sleeper, yet looking as mean as they come, the GNX sits at #1. Oh, and BTW, you could have it in any color, as long as it was black

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