Top 10 Worst Cars of the 2012 SEMA Show
Back by popular demand, we’ve compiled the Top 10 Worst Cars of SEMA. Forgive us for being light on details; it’s apparent that the number one qualification in order to make our list of botch jobs is for the car be so highly customized it’s no longer recognizable.
We hope you’re in for a scare this Halloween because this self-proclaimed “Swagnum” modified Dodge Magnum ranks just 10th on our list of terrifying mod-jobs at SEMA.
It may look like a VW microbus at first glance, but that big VW logo on the front is more than just a little misleading. Instead, this is a transformed Suzuki Changhe, complete with a two-tone pink paint job and (on closer inspection) custom rims with hear-shaped cutouts.
If you’re not familiar with the VIP tuning trend from Japan, this certainly won’t endear you to it.
While the tradition of such cars is to go all-black, about the only nice part of this white and orange Lexus LS are the two die-cast VIP Lexus LS model cars sitting on the dash.
How on earth could an Audi R8 make the list of the worst cars of SEMA? The reason lies with the black hood and roof. That’s not black paint or carbon fiber.. it’s velvet.
Call it a lowrider, stanced or hellaflush. We just call it as it is… and it ain’t pretty. A rather unspectacular Honda Civic, worse than the paint job or even the choice of wheels is an interior that looks like a couch from the ’80s.
If you love classic cars you’re sure to hate this. It would be amusing if it weren’t for the fact that this 4×4 has wasted a perfectly good Chevelle SS.
Yet an another automotive atrocity, this ridiculous Infiniti G isn’t redeemed by its paint scheme. Worse still is a steering wheel with the top and bottom hacked off so it looks like something that you might use to control a fighter jet. An F22 raptor this is not.
What wrong with this Dodge Avenger? For starters, it’s a Dodge Avenger. The creepy clown decals on the windows are out-done by the terrifying and terrifyingly bad artwork across the sides and hood. Scary clown car is scary.
More confusing than what it was, is what it is.
Called “Project 6 Shooter”, this six-wheeler was once a 1980 Dodge D-50 though now the company says its a, western ghost town themed masterpiece.” We’d say more but fear for our lives. The shift-knob is an actual six-shooter.
And the winner of the worst car of the 2012 SEMA Show is this… whatever this is.
What appears to be a Camaro front end slapped on a Chrysler 300 with some 26-inch wheels… that’s only the start. We’ll admit the paint work is immaculate, though the same most certainly cannot be said of the interior. But the piece de resistance is what’s in the trunk, with some sort of sexy she-devil molded into the stereo enclosure that’s sure to give you nightmares.
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With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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I always wanted to go to this show. Think I'll save my money and finish off my own ride that will stand the test of time. By the way who would bank roll all that crap...
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