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2018 Rusty Awards

3/23/2021

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​AND THE 2018 RUSTY AWARD GOES TO........

2018 Rusty Award
    Every year it seems that our worst of the worst has gotten worse.  Sure that's why we call them the worst of the worst, but really you can't get much worse than this year.  I know last year the winner was a square box and a copycat, but this years winner is a mid-cycle refresh to an already horrible model.  And that's not the best part about the worst,  it came with its sibling as well.
    For the 2018 model year it seems that Fiat has taken the cake for atrocious designs.  We've seen Honda do this before when they showed up with a pair of bad designs, but Fiat has done it with a trio.

RAted: 2018 Dodge Caravan


​   This year Fiat showed us that they don't really care about automotive design, they only care about their bottom line.  Sure without your bottom line you have no company, but without customers you also don't have a company.  Guess Fiat forgot that people won't keep buying the ugly ducking as long as it's competitors have better products. 


    So maybe Fiat should rethink their product strategy and stop hanging onto a fad from a decade ago.  Sure the 500 sold like ice on a hot summer day, but people have changed and now this is a dying fad that no one likes.  Add to that their poor quality track record and you have the makings of perfect "Rusty Award" winner.

Rated: 2018 Dacia Duster


    Now one odd thing this year was the introduction of so many Mercedes-Benz models to the list.  And not only this list, but the missed the list area is full of them as well.  So what really is going wrong at Mercedes.  Well for starters, their doing the same thing as Fiat.  There using outdated design direction to fuel their impending world domination.  Sure it's working on some levels, but on the design level it's not.  Time for Mercedes to change from their bubble ways and acknowledge that the world is changing and evolving.  This gravy train from the imbecilic luxury buyers in N.A. can only go so long before they wake up to see that their M.B. is just a lonely old 90's look and their neighbors BMW or Lincoln is look of now.
​

RATED: 2018 Dodge Durango SRT


    Now a few models on this list weren't really surprising.  As some of them come from either companies who don't really care about design direction or they are mild changes to already poor designs.

    This came as no surprise from the VW Up! GTI, Porsche 911 T, Peugeot Pickup, JMC Teshun and Suzuki Spacia / Dzire.  Sure these companies do have some good models.  We do tread lightly on the some there.  
​

Rated: 2018 Faraday Future FF-91


    Yes we all get it that Porsche does make cars that are highly desirable, but really what can you expect when they try to sell the 911 to a mass market.  You get the Cayenne effect as we call it.  A need for more profit at the cost of your greatest asset.  The Cayenne proved this true back in the early 00's, and now it seems that the 911 is on its way there as well.

   We all know that Chinese firms are not the best at hitting the good points and this bodes well for JMC.  And what can you really say about a Van that is good in anyway as well.

    Now for Suzuki this may seem as regular news as most of their cars sit around the mid-range for product design.  And well that is where the Spacia and Dzire are sitting below.  It would have been better to leave the Indian design aspects out of the Dzire and surely the tall box design doesn't need floating glass at the rear.  Maybe when this is recognized, then Suzuki will move further up our list.
​

Rated: 2018 BMW M4


    And as for Peugeot and Volkswagen, well utilizing middle eastern know-how for a truck is not the best for your design.  Good for build quality, but not design quality.  And for the Up!, we all know it was a poor design, too bad the GTI couldn't save it.
​
   So for now we will leave 2018 model year behind us and look forward to 2019.  Because we all know that the sky is always ugly before it's beautiful.  And full of rainbows.

Everett J.
#autoLooks

2018 Rusty Award winner - 2018 Fiat 500LW

2018 Fiat 500LW rusty award certificate

2018 Rusty Award Winners

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Aftermarket
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Sedan
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Sedan
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Hatchback
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Aftermarket
EV-Hybrid
Sedan
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Aftermarket
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Hatchback
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Hatchback
Sedan
Cross-Trek
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Aftermarket
CUV
Fiat 500LW
Mahindra TUV 300
Suzuki Spacia
Changhe Bedouxing
Fiat 500L
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
JMC Teshun
Fiat Tipo S
BAIC EC180
Peugeot Pickup
Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 Coupe
Suzuki Dzire
Wuling S3
Porsche 911 T
Volkswagen Up! GTI
Chery EQ1
Mercedes-Benz Maybach G650 Landaulet
Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 Coupe
Chery Arrizo 5 Sport
Mercedes-Benz AMG S63
Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 Coupe
Toyota Vios
Skoda Rapid
BMW M2
Lifan X70
FAW Junpai A50
Kia Rio
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Wigo
Ford Transit
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63
Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 Cabriolet
ArcFox Lite
Honda Accord
Vauxhall Crossland X
Ford Tourneo
Mercedes-Benz AMG S65
Subaru BRZ STI Sport
London Taxi Cab
Zoyte T600 Coupe
Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 Cabriolet
Suzuki Spacia Custom
Baojun E10
Suzuki Swift
Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan
Fiat 500L Cross
Skoda Octavia RS Estate 245
Daihatsu Altis
Toyota Land Cruiser
Skoda Octavia RS 245
Changan X70A
Holden Astra
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63 Coupe
Buick Regal GS
Haval M6
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace
Toyota Yaris 210hp
Fiat Tipo SW S
Honda N-Box R
Volkswagen Polo GTI
Toyota Aqua-X
Geely Emgrand X1
Venucia D60
Subaru XV
BMW 2 Series
Mini Countryman S JCW
Mercedes-Benz GLA AMG
Toyota Fortuner TRD Sportivo
Cowin X5
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2018 Rusty Awards: Seventy (70) rated vehicles with an average score of 39.96%
2018 Fiat 500LW
2018 Mahindra TUV 300
2018 Suzuki Spacia
2018 Changhe Bedouxing
2018 Fiat 500L
2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
2018 JMC Teshun
2018 Fiat Tipo S
2018 BAIC EC180
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        AutoLooks "RATED" is where we rate and review vehicles from around the world from every segment of the automotive industry.  Our 1,215 point system is based on Four (4) key areas of automotive design.
        AutoLooks rates the Front End, Rear End, Side and Overall Appeal of each and every new vehicle from around the world.
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