Sports cars are fun, fast, and vibrant, and they provide some of the best driving experiences that money can currently buy. However, sometimes, a manufacturer takes an excellent-looking sports car and completely ruins it with a redesign.

This list contains ten of the most severe cases of sports cars being decimated by a new aesthetic. Performance plays a part in them making this list, too, but mainly, it is how bad they look after their redesign.

2002 Honda/Acura NSX

Calling any version of the Honda NSX ugly feels horrible, as the first-generation sports car is a beautiful machine overall. But Honda decided to give the design a shake-up in 2002, and it wasn’t for the best either.

Other than slightly altering the general proportions, the new NSX saw the dropping of its pop-up headlights and replacement with conventional headlights. While this was necessary due to new safety regulations, Honda didn’t help matters by using quite ugly and bulging headlights in their place.

2003 Pontiac Sunfire Coupe

Introduced in 1995, the Pontiac Sunfire was designed to replace the previous Pontiac Sunbird. Upon launch, the Sunfire wasn’t the best-looking car, but in 2003, Pontiac impressively redesigned it to make it look much worse.

The front end now boasted some terrible-looking headlights, and the rear end also suffered. The rear spoiler mounted in the middle of the trunk lid was just as pointless as the one on the Lamborghini Countach. At a time when Pontiac was struggling, the redesigned Sunfire wasn’t its best attempt at boosting sales.

Porsche 911 (996)

The 996 generation of the Porsche 911 is actually one of the most significant in the car’s history. Gone was the air-cooled engine, and in its place came a water-cooled powertrain. It was the first 911 built on an entirely new platform since the original in 1963.

But the design proved the central talking point. Its shape and proportions were controversial, mainly due to the “fried egg” headlights. Other factors, such as the overly plastic interior, didn’t help the 996’s reputation.

Toyota GR Supra

While we will admit that the latest Toyota Supra is an excellent sports car, it’s not without its problems. Firstly, there are mechanical changes, such as the use of a BMW powertrain, electronics, and even a reskinned interior from the BMW catalog.

Then there is the fact that, in the eyes of many, it is still just a BMW Z4 with a roof. The bulkier design doesn’t sit as well with some quite like the previous A80 generation did, but the GR Supra has at least made itself a more respectable sports car since its launch in 2019.

1982 Dodge Charger (L-Body)

Whoever approved the revival of the Dodge Charger in the early 1980s is probably regretting that decision over 40 years later. Gone was the snarling V8 and massive amounts of power, and in its place came the disappointing L-body model.

The Charger was now nothing more than a front-wheel-drive compact hatchback with a new four-cylinder engine under the hood. It was slow, underpowered, and quite dull to look at, so it is perhaps little surprise that the Charger name disappeared as quickly as it had returned.

1982 Dodge Challenger

The Dodge Charger wasn’t the only model that the American manufacturer ruined in the 1980s. They also brought back the Challenger, which was worse than the Charger in many ways because it was nothing more than a rebadged Mitsubishi Galant.

Dodge used its relationship with Mitsubishi to save money and reintroduced the Challenger much quicker. But under the hood, it had two pathetic engines: a 1.6—or 2.6-liter four-cylinder with no more than 100 hp and 137 lb-ft of torque. Introduced in 1982, the new Challenger vanished again in 1983.

Sixth-Generation Ford Taurus SHO

Of all the cars on this list, the final generation of the Ford Taurus SHO is perhaps the least disappointing. The sixth-generation Taurus had a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 that produced 365 horsepower, making a solid return for the model in 2010.

However, during its absence, Ford reworked the Taurus SHO into a larger, heavier full-size sedan. As such, it didn’t resonate with the consumer as much as the Blue Oval had hoped. However, we will admit we do have a soft spot for the final Taurus SHO.

1995 Ferrari 512 Testarossa

You can argue that the Ferrari 512 Testarossa is one of the most popular and best-looking supercars ever to wear the legendary Prancing Horse. The 1980s were the heyday for the Testarossa, thanks to its sharp edges, pop-up headlights, and incredibly tidy and clean front end.

Then, in 1995, things took a turn for the worse. Gone were the pop-up lamps, and instead came some necessary but rather ugly regular headlights. Ferrari, however, also reworked the grille and wheel designs that were both far more offensive than the new headlights, ruining the aesthetic of the great sports car.

2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS

Like the Ford Taurus SHO, the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS is one of the “least offensive” redesigns on this list. Mechanically, there was nothing wrong with it, and it still performed like a brutal muscle car.

What changed, however, was the design, and in particular, it was the front end, as Chevrolet came up with a frankly horrible redesign that caused a lot of backlash. So bad was this backlash that Chevrolet changed the front end again for 2020, with Steve Majoros, director of Chevrolet passenger car and crossover marketing, saying, “Customers spoke, and we listened.”

2014 Aston Martin Rapide

It isn’t very often that Aston Martin gets a design wrong. When it launched the Rapide sedan in 2010, it was the same story, with the new four-door retaining both an incredible 550 horsepower V12 and gorgeous Aston Martin looks.

Yet in 2014, Aston Martin decided to revamp the Rapide’s design and give it a brand new grille. Gone was the two-piece grille, and instead came a gawky, rather vulgar one-piece design that looked out of place. Thankfully, Aston Martin has mastered the art of grille design, producing some of the best in the world.