Oddball. That’s arguably the best word to describe the Aztek, a commercial flop so bad that it hurried Pontiac’s canning in the aftermath of the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis. Twinned with the Buick ...

Breaking Bad, Doug DeMuro, Regular Car Reviews, Turn 10 studios, and tons of internet memes have created a cult around this horrible, ugly vehicle. Now its ugliness is endearing for some reason. But I ...

The Pontiac Aztek was once called the ugliest car of all time, and it was largely forgotten until becoming a TV series star. Now people are beginning to appreciate just how ahead of its time the ...

At this point, picking on the Aztek is almost a cliché, but face it, you would have felt like something was missing from this series if I hadn't included it. The Aztek was such a massive failure in ...

The Pontiac Aztek features an exterior style that ranks it as one of the strangest cars made in the 2000s. While its upside-down front fascia with turn signals placed above its headlights and square ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

Time Magazine called it one of the 50 worst cars of all time. DETROIT, IL - JANUARY 10: General Motors debuts the Pontiac Aztek at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit 10 January 2000 ...

Time has not been merciful to the Pontiac Aztek. Twenty years after its introduction, you'll still hear people call it one of the least attractive cars in history. Most people today know it as ...

How do bad cars happen? How, for instance, did Pontiac's Aztek—the greatest failed model in recent history—get all the way from flawed design to ugly product? We asked Bob Lutz, our industry expert ...

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 ...

Pontiac introduced the Aztek at the 2000 Detroit Auto Show and produced the proto-crossover the following year. Since then, it has been universally lauded as the ugliest car ever made in America.

The Pontiac Aztek remains a fairly common sight on the roads of Colorado, since it’s such a good camping vehicle. 00-2001-pontiac-aztek-in-colorado-wrecking-yard-photo-by-mur-1-jpg Murilee Martin ...