The World's Ugliest Cars?
Wednesday-September 05, 2007
BusinessWeek has posted a supposedly funny slide show called The World's Ugliest Cars.
Predictably, it features AMC's Pacer, Gremlin and Matador. It rehashes lots of the same old tired, snarky comments about AMC's automotive icons of the 1970's.
Curiously, the authors crack wise about the Matador's design, but they show a Matador station wagon. These wagons were perfectly respectable in the eyes of most consumers and casual observers.
Note to BusinessWeek: if you're gonna attempt witty sarcasm, you should at least know enough to choose the right target. Most car fans consider the 1974-78 Matador coupe to be cosmetically challenged. Maybe your interns could locate a photo of that particular model.
Until then, why not talk about some of the other models that bring lunch to the throat? Cars like the Ford Fairmont or the Plymouth Reliant? Stick to business, BusinessWeek. And leave the pop culture sarcasm to E! and VH1.
Predictably, it features AMC's Pacer, Gremlin and Matador. It rehashes lots of the same old tired, snarky comments about AMC's automotive icons of the 1970's.
Curiously, the authors crack wise about the Matador's design, but they show a Matador station wagon. These wagons were perfectly respectable in the eyes of most consumers and casual observers.
Note to BusinessWeek: if you're gonna attempt witty sarcasm, you should at least know enough to choose the right target. Most car fans consider the 1974-78 Matador coupe to be cosmetically challenged. Maybe your interns could locate a photo of that particular model.
Until then, why not talk about some of the other models that bring lunch to the throat? Cars like the Ford Fairmont or the Plymouth Reliant? Stick to business, BusinessWeek. And leave the pop culture sarcasm to E! and VH1.