The Pontiac Aztek Is Perfect For Extremely Active Douchebags

During our five-day stint in the Motor City covering the Detroit Auto Show, your Jalopnik staffers noticed no less than 15 Pontiac Azteks on the road — more than 20 if you count its sibling the Buick Rendezvous. What gives, Detroit? Why were so many of these ugly things still running around? Did the city give them…

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Yesterday: Lambo Mustang. Today: Lifted Aztek. What's In The Water?

Leave it to Canadians to build a customized Pontiac Aztek complete with lifted suspension, bull bars, a roof rack with light bar, a questionable paint job, and a whopping sound system. Did we mention the fuzzy tiger-print fabric?

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What's The Worst Car Name?

Daihatsu-Naked-Logo.jpgPerhaps out of a fear of naming confusions or reinterpretations, a la the BMW Gina and Pontiac Aztek, many companies seem to be going towards alphanumericism (though that presents trouble in China, where the number "4" conjures up the sound of "death"). People fault the Chevy Nova for its Spanish translation, but we still…

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Gale Harold Tries, Fails To Sell Pontiac Azteks

Everyone laughs at the Aztek. Poor Aztek! But at least The General was trying something interesting, either ignoring the focus groups or selecting incredibly unrepresentative focus group members when they made their prediction that their über-cladded crypto-minivan would sell like crazy. And, as part of their ad…

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Primate Aztek Brings Existential Terror To All!

MonkeyAztek7-478.jpg Brachiate down to eBay, my fellow primates, and feast your eyes on this amazing 2003 Pontiac Aztek. It's got the Lambo Doors, it's got the thumping sound system, and of course it's got the Aztek-tastic babe posing for photos. But most of all, it has primate-themed murals, with everything from chimps to good ol' Homo…

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