Top 7 Cars the World WASN'T READY For

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[@TopCarsTV]

Would you buy the best car ever if it was too ugly?

[@laddersrule7602]

Yes

[@EdgyPlayer42069]

Only if it’s a Pagani Huayra. I honestly like its design but I know that other gearheads hate it.

[@arunsabu7034]

If its affordable, then yes

[@realmustangboy6437]

If it's kinda my only good option, sure.

[@GoofyGamingAugh]

Nah.

[@yashanand3968]

Came too early.................(that's what she said)

[@TopCarsTV]

HAH!

[@kevinmbogo7595]

And an early comment too

[@Kirby370Z]

H

[@Hanguanjun68]

At the wrong time

[@herrred1337]

Give this man a medal

[@Codatronic]

I’d say that the Audi A2 could be included here too. It was incredibly lightweight due to a space-frame aluminium chassis, very aerodynamic for its time, with a coefficient of drag of 0.25, this and a total weight of around 900kg in certain trims meant it was extremely efficient. Unfortunately, the innovations ramped up the cost, so it didn’t sell well, but had it come out 10 years later with the styling to go with that time period I think it could’ve sold incredibly well, especially given the currently trends towards efficiency and the environment, could even have worked as a hybrid or EV. Proud to be an A2 owner.

[@TopCarsTV]

I like the A2. It's a clever car in small packaging, and I think it looks rather interesting.

[@I_Ciste]

I would also add the Ssangyong Actyon, which is the first SUV-Coupe ever. It was born in 2006, and it died for poor sales after only 4 years, which is only 2 years after the X6 was born. I do believe that the reasons are the fact that the Actyon was ugly and with a brand that doesn't ring many bells in the majority of consumers outside of South Korea.

[@Codatronic]

@@TopCarsTV Agree, considering how small it is, it really utilises the space well, and since the rear seats fold flat it can even carry longer items. The styling is certainly interesting, it’s as if someone has stretched a 1st gen Audi TT, I don’t dislike it since it’s plenty quirky, but I think it could certainly be improved today.

[@Codatronic]

@@I_Ciste I thought that the Pontiac Aztek was the first coupe SUV… Either way, I’d never heard of that, so I’m now gonna spend the next 30 minutes learning about it, thanks for bringing it up!

[@blackight6845]

balls

[@MrPPunch69]

Honorable mentions: 1. Mustang SVO 2: NSU RO 80 3: Honda FCX Clarity

[@TopCarsTV]

3/3

[@davidjackson2524]

NSU, a little German company from the 50s and 60s, may have been unsuccessful with the Wankel rotary engine but Mazda was quite successful with it in the RX 7.

[@ognianeeh5684]

Mazda's success with the RX7 is no surprise, because it greatly improved the weak points of the rotary engine. Mazda improved fuel efficiency by 40%, solved the 'devil's claw' problem, and increased the durability of its engine.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

@@davidjackson2524 Little? In 1955 NSU was the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the World.

[@lolheads579r2]

@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 little in the car department

[@snakehandler87]

It's insane to think people were too worried about aesthetics than quality during the depression, the airflow was incredible

[@damienflajolet9147]

you know its a good day when stype posts a video

[@Camstarxx10]

Fr

[@LM-oh3vw]

8:55 The NSU Ro 80. My grandpa bought this car in 1970 and never sold it, even when he replaced it. My dad sold it just last year. It had a rotary engine and an electronically engaging clutch. Basically you would put your hand on the shifter or you would hit the brakes and it would engage. It also was really aerodynamic, and it looks like a car from the 80's, despite it being from the 70's. It was really quiet (unless it had a broken exaust like ours did), it looked good and the suspension was really comfy, but that's the only good things it had. The engine was unreliable and burned through fuel and oil like crazy (average rotary experience), the electric motor that actioned the clutch had a habit of getting stuck (you would have to manually unstuck it by putting your hand in the engine bay) and it had serious electronical and built quality issues. Here's a list of all the problems ours had: - Fuel indicator not working - Clutch getting stuck - Gearbox not going in gear (not related to the clutch) - Hole in the exaust pipe (it sounded like a modded RX-7) - Radio antenna not working - Radio not turning on (not even static, nothing) - Water leaking through doors - Clutch not engaging when braking, resulting in car pushing through the brakes and not stopping - Engine blew up and had to be replaced (in the 70's), and my grandpa was with the family 1000km from home - 3 batteries were drained trying to get the car to start Basically every time you started it, it would have some new problem as well as all the other ones. It was so unreliable that there was a saying: just like bikers greet each other, even Ro 80 owners greeted each other... by hand signalling the number of times their engine exploded. It's really a shame that it had so many problems, because it was really ahead of it's time.

[@fuscaazul4283]

The pontiac aztek deserved an spot on this list (i would go as far as saying first)since most of its features are present in cars nowadays. Rivian:ability to youse your car as a camper(aztek tent) Vw idbuzz:Center console beeing a cooler (Another of the aztek's features) Most suv's nowadays: Smaller headlighs mounted uppward and bigger real ones lowered(another preview by the aztek) And the least liked one plastic easly swapable fenders for offroad (most ligh/claimed har offroading suvs now have) Put it simply, the aztek is tbe common ancestral of all modern suvs

[@TopCarsTV]

Aztek failed because it was ugly, not because it came out too early. Buick Rendezvous was the same car, just less ugly, and it sold incredibly well.

[@fuscaazul4283]

@@TopCarsTV oh, you do have a solid point there. Sorry If It seemed like i was coky, um a really big fan of your videos and this was an awesome one, and i wouldn't disagree withe the pics PS: Lmao i may have discovered an inner love for the aztek

[@darthnosam3313]

@@fuscaazul4283keep it inside, please we don’t want to see it

[@janpetercok7315]

@@darthnosam3313 maybe u

[@rickastley2308]

@@TopCarsTV Aztek is the father of all modern suvs. Two row headlights design - check. Black plastic cladding - check. Cheap fwd platform - check. Overall uglyness - check.

[@US.Car.Spotter]

This is gonna sound stupid at first, but the 2011 Nissan Sentra was SUPER ahead of its time. It has the safety of a car released today!

[@josaphatfebrianj.f_works2838]

Howard Stark : *I'm limited by the technology of my time*

[@panzolw]

I think what we all as humans really need is more content on this chanel

[@MotorTorq_ZA]

Cars that came out too early and flopped? The second generation Saab 9-5 is a good example of this

[@TopCarsTV]

Yes it is. It was rushed out unfinished

[@Thecreatorshaq]

Naah the airflow is beautiful ❤

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Glad you mentioned the Airflow. Sadly, when the car was pulled from the market, the rest of the auto industry caught up with the streamlining. The AMC Eagle 4WD was really just a standard AMC Eagle with 4WD components. American Motors at the time suffered from low sales overall, so trying to keep the cost of cars low resulted in using the same components across all their vehicles. Therefore all the 4WD parts came from their larger Jeep vehicles. You have to give AMC credit for their resourcefullness.

[@kennethmo0327]

I still think AMC Eagle is still one of the best looking car ever… boxy body on big wheels and long travel suspension

[@stupidvideos1449]

The Axiom Mega Track is actually just called the Track, with Axiom Mega being the company lol

[@ecchioni]

Would I buy a Multipla? Hell yeah.

[@chaospxl_]

I think another pick that you could include is the Smart Roadster. i feel it was made just a lil bit too EARLY and was put off-production TOO SOON, especially after the economic recession of 2008, where it might have sold like hot-cakes afterwards. a shame really.

[@HOLDEN1856]

You could say the Holden Crewman (and its HSV counterpart, the Avalanche XUV) although it depends since there are no other vehicles like it. The Crewman main competitor would be utes like the HiLux, plus only the Cross8 variant had 4WD. The Holden Adventra (and HSV Avalanche SUV) would be like the AMC Eagle but for Australia, so might not be worth mentioning.

[@HeroOfTheUnknown]

*10:20** Porsche to Aixam: YOU THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE FROM ME!!!!!??? YOU WERE TOO LATE FOR THE FIRST TIME & NOW TOO LATE FOR THE SECOND TIME!!!!!!!!*

[@TheMILVSCR]

Was just going through my watch later and this popped up...perfect timing Stype!

[@coursesdepetitesvoitures2654]

I'm not sure the Airflow failed because of its design. If you look closely the car wasn't ready. They had difficulties to assembly it so it was longer and cost more and... wasn't reliable. In the same time the Lincoln Zephyr which looks exactly the same and was more expensive sold better. Even the DeSoto Airflow (a 6 cyl. shorter version) launched later went savage: it has been sold in one year merely as much as the Chrysler in 4! BTW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INTRODUCING THE MEGA TRACK!!! I've seen on IRL in the 90's, that's probably my absolute dream car because it's worst unuseful than any other car!

[@TheNorweigen86]

I have waited soo long for your next video I love your content

[@vinylrichiejr.2416]

What maybe would also fit in this category are the Rumpler Tropfenwagen or the Stout Scarab

[@Jorge.Painkiller]

To answer your question, yes I would buy a Multipla in a heartbeat. It has so much personality and it's incredibly practical and good fuel economy. Now, there's another option that has everything, but not as hideous and more reliable, the Hodna Element. I have an HR-V and if I have the chance to trade in my car for one of those, I would do it.

[@EdgyPlayer42069]

Another one in my opinion is the Vector W8. It’s aerodynamics and features are used in many of today’s cars, but the W8 flopped because it literally self-destructs after just one use.

[@Deathmonga]

Whaaaa

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

1:48 Wrong. The first streamlined production car was the Rumpler Tropfenwagen with a drag coefficient of 0.28 made from 1921 until 1925. That was beaten 1934 by the Tatra 77 with a drag coefficient of 0.2455. This reached 87mph with only 60hp.

[@Kevin-ps9yf]

In my opinion Tucker Torpedo is coming out early too. Advanced technologies on that time but, tucker was oppressed by big 3s. After two decade later as Preston tucker warned the big 3 was crippled by Gas crisis and good gas mileage cars like a Toyota and Honda.

[@spookyfoxpl]

4:31 - THAT'S IT! That's what I was looking for last couple of years! That perfect amount of weirdness. I hit that subscribe button so hard, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... Love it. LOVE IT!

[@aarudhraashokbojja2348]

In my opinion airflow doesn't look that ugly or bad I liked it

[@7rodo]

You were around in those times?

[@kirksway1]

it's real problem was it's cost.

[@funinall001]

Bro just look at the thumbnail the French car hatching out of an egg and saying bonjour hilarious 😹

[@usersixtyseven]

it's always a good day when Stype posts a new video 😁

[@idostuff480]

Finally a video! Thanks!

[@tyleralexander4297]

The acura ZDX is one that came out too early... the whole coupe SUV rave is a big thing now 😊

[@Colorado_Native]

Even the Back to the Future couldn't get any excitement for the AMCEagle that Marty's girlfriend's dad drove.

[@Eggyteevee]

I consider the Mega Track the Sterrato's and 911 Dakar great grandfather, I could go even further and say it was superior in a few points I'm not someone who would buy a big car, but oh boy if I could I would get my hands in one of these just for the shits and giggles

[@benjaminrseplass]

You have made good content in like 6 years keep it up!

[@MIIIVideo]

Actually the XJ220 didn't come early enough but being my dream car personally I think its literally perfect

[@fatbelly27]

You showed a photo of the NSU Ro80 but didn't comment on it. In 1967 this was radical but cutting edge aerodynwmics with a semi-automatic gearbox and a Wankel rotary engine were just too many inovations at once.

[@needfoolthings]

The AM Lagonda's design is devisive indeed. It divides your top from your legs at knee height. And I love it.

[@Colourmaster2014]

The Audi A2 deserves to be in this video it was years ahead of its time and 25 years later their still worth revisiting

[@isthatthogz]

The wait is finally over🤞💯

[@williamfischer3990]

I saw the title and immediately thought Chrysler Airflow. That being said if I was looking to buy a new car in the 1930s and saw that on a lot I wouldn’t buy it either.

[@roll_and_on_greatest]

I was expecting the Chrysler Turbine because it's using a literal jet engine that is efficient, quiet, quite fast, and eco friendly. It's WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME, IN 1960s!!! Sadly, being a chrysler, they're broke, and it didn't make it to production despite chrysler bring the car to the WORLD to drive it. It even reached 1 million miles!!

[@TopCarsTV]

It was also polluting like crazy and drinking fuel like a jet plane.

[@roll_and_on_greatest]

​@@TopCarsTVat least the car can drink tequila, beer, corn juice, etc (something with alcohol)

[@Viper-AR]

​@@roll_and_on_greatest it was canceled because of the drunk driving law 😂

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

I think this video is about production car failures. The Chrysler Turbine never made it to market because of the cost involved to build those turbine engines and re-tooling the factory to do so. Also, I think their fuel economy wasn't much better than the standard carburated V8 at the time.

[@peteinwisconsin2496]

Turbine engines are only efficient when operated at 100% power-- which seldom happens in a passenger vehicle. For comparison, a jet aircraft uses nearly the same pounds per hour of fuel taxiing as it does at altitude, when it is going 540 MPH.

[@kirksway1]

The Airflow was very expensive and people didn't yet trust the uni-body system. The EV1 wasn't too soon just too good. The Eagle had AMC's "build quality" problems, got poor milage, and people had apprehension about buying something from AMC in general.

[@loucostabile]

Just when you think you know something about cars.....The MEGA!

[@JoeDirtDang]

The Lagonda, AMC, and Axiom are good-looking cars. I wouldn't mind having one of each once I win the lotto. Btw, great commentary. Stype. 👌

[@gigakos1310]

We love u stype

[@CENREAPER-YT]

Neta has the most aerodynamic body of all the production cars ever made

[@justlionel5950]

you dirty using the xiaomi charging sound effect 🤣🤣🤣

[@mrdainase]

The Lagonda and XJ220 weren't too early, they were too late.

[@chriskosti1806]

You forgot the Audi A2, with ist 95 MPG 1.2TDI Engine-Masterpiece

[@TopCarsTV]

That car didn't fail because it was too early, but becausd it was too expensive.

[@clarksonoceallachain8536]

The 8th gen suzuki alto however is cheap And doesn't need no Deutschland diesel magic to be fuel efficient

[@Enola_Straight]

Another hororable mention in my opinion should be the vector w8

[@mazzoni23]

I'm actually surprised there's no BMW i8 in this video

[@Guythatlivesaquietlife]

The mega track influence lives on. Look at the Lamborghini lanzador. It won't be too long till we start to see more of those crossbreeds between super cars and suvs

[@reinventingthemonkey]

Airflow looks great to me.

[@Capesanblas]

It looks great by 1940s standards

[@peteinwisconsin2496]

GM's EV-1 had lead-acid batteries only during the first year of production. After that they switched to the newly invented NiMH batteries, which delivered about 50% more range. Equally important is that the NiMH batteries did not lose capacity after one or two deep discharge cycles as lead-acid batteries do.

[@decrypt6161]

Expected the original R8 E-Tron to appear here, very surprise it didn't

[@pascald.general9487]

A topic recommendation..7 good cars so hated because of the badge

[@cope3555]

bro that xiaomi charging sound at the start mad eme question my sanity because i own a xiaomi too

[@d9zirable]

Why not flash pixel experience

[@cope3555]

@@d9zirable fr

[@wmx-666.speeddemon]

Great!

[@88boat]

Suspension higher than a Cayenne with a Zonda V12 and four seats??? WTF! Im cancelling my Steratto order!

[@jammog2000]

The first Aston Martin Lagonda came out in 1974 and looked way different, except it was much rarer (seven)

[@user-hl9it4bt7j]

Beautiful

[@rafuyhhre4543]

5:34 OMG!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@mhds_ilham1836]

When i see the title of the video,i thinking about the Aston Martin Lagonda

[@harrywijanarkosetyawan2270]

Need part 2

[@user-on4st2wk3q]

Can you let us know about the engine options and details about every car u shows in your videos

[@reinventingthemonkey]

Love the Eagle

[@Cptmoskovitsch]

The memes are puuuuurfeect ahahahaha well done

[@doug6191]

EV-1 was not a flop. It was as successful as GM wanted it to be. The XJ-220 was a flop, but it had less to do with when it was launched and more to do with under-delivering on expectations. The car was rather typical of supercars of the day. The F40 was around then. As you noted, the F1 was right behind it.

[@Thisweekingaming_]

What's your opinion on the new prius

[@TopCarsTV]

I've said it in one of my previous videos

[@Viper-AR]

He said its fine

[@thebeatboxingbestegg]

feel bad for the airflow

[@Kuru20134]

Potential idea: Top 7 cars which the GTA version is better looking than its irl version

[@TopCarsTV]

There isn't enough to make it a Top 7 list

[@alotta_dhan]

make a ranking trucks or heavy duty cars video

[@REPOMAN24722]

Tatra had more aero cars in before the Chrysler, XJ220 is my all time favorite supercar.

[@Gvrgt]

Stype never falis to dissapoint❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@isthatthogz]

Facts😭🤞

[@thethirdhorseman]

fr @@isthatthogz

[@alfuca8551]

Eh how stype is dissapointing? You are literally a dissapointmen with that goofy ahh anime profile, Don't talking shit for no reason And grow up kid

[@aoxsystems]

Best car channel ever, narrator is great, lots of jokes.

[@familys.965]

The Aixam eagetrack looks like a lfted Koenigsegg!

[@shanonseagle8724]

I believe Big Oil absolutely put the hit out on the EV1 There was still high demand when they inexplicably discontinued them. The Airflow was absolutely breathtaking. A quality, practical work of art. I can't believe the majority thought it was ugly then.

[@epsilontiger]

Oh yeah I wanna this conspiracy video!

[@MainInternetUser]

3:16 bro what you say 😳😅

[@patricku9]

My grandpa got me a AMC Eagle in 1986, I wish i still had it.

[@bokexd3173]

0:04 Xiaomi charging sound

[@Maurice_Of_Wisdom]

Bmw i8 deserves a spot here One of the most good lookin bmws out there imo A hybrid sports car which wasn't a really known concept at the time (plus it was known as a "supercar" which didn't have the performance to back that up so i don't call it that) Not much power and good engine noises to back that looks up And worst of all super car level pricing at the time

[@jj02mc27]

Same with the new NSX

[@bonnbybike]

Foxbody, NSU Ro80 and Honda Insight(?)

[@4nevuh]

someone should run doom on the lagonda

[@WhiteMouse77]

The most early SUV was first Peugeot 507 Wagon for African market.

[@uniktbrukernavn]

5:35 Just beautiful.

[@truetalksnomatterwhat6451]

Honda CRX convertible great car too early 4 its time BMW Z1 amazing but misunderstood. Original lamborghini 4×4 suv in the 80s way before it's time Toyota SERA glass roof coupe amazing no 1 got it. Today it would be a hit

[@andyariza8108]

Automatic subtitles: looking at the whole Eevee revolution

[@blackight6845]

Wheres the yellow text, i couldnt tell if this was a topcars video

[@Zzrdemon6633]

2:56 ain't that the truth! Can't say that on you tube

[@DRIVA27]

This Video came too soon in my feed (No pun intended)

[@mellow741]

The whole intro is sexual 😂

[@yashthegamer4250]

Hey why did you delete a few of your videos?

[@helmysetiabudi9915]

This trend happens to humanity as well

[@ahsanraza3196]

hye stype, where have you been

[@Mikebumpful]

To think that some people these days find the XJ220 ugly..!

[@user-hl9it4bt7j]

I’ve recognized the NSU and the Honda clarity but the the third one , sorry