Easy, the Focus RS, which is my current car. The ride quality is terrible (especially in Michigan where I live), the seats hurt after so long because they squeeze you, and its really really loud...

But its also super fun and engaging to drive... even on road trips. My wife hates when we take it anywhere but I would rather drive it than just about anything.

I don’t remember the Focus RS being quite on the 4C’s level, but driving it out to Willow Springs was so disappointing. I wanted to love it, but even the shape of the seat felt like it was trying to change the curvature of my spine.

Submitted by: Kuhat

The Miata, I am 6'3" and on the husky side and cannot fit to save my life so if anyone says “hey I’m 6'8 300lbs and fit perfectly”, are lying! Here’s the list:

Miata

Evora, well any Lotus really

Corvette C7 manual

current gen Supra

Camaro

Like they need to start building cars for giants in mind.

As an average-sized Miata enjoyer, it’s a shame so many people are simply too big to fit comfortably. Which is why I have previously argued that Mazda should offer a second, bigger Miata that even tall people can enjoy.

Submitted by: darthspartan117

2005 Lotus elise with original seats. Basically just a piece of leather on fiberglass. Not well shaped to a body. Sought medical help the day after a road trip in it.

Replaced those seats with some aftermarket ones from Tillett- shaped WAY better.

Years ago, former Jalop Doug DeMuro (RIP) pretty famously drove an Elise across the country. Unsurprisingly, he did not enjoy it. Even worse, he allowed his mom to subject herself to the Las Vegas-to-Denver portion of the trip.

Submitted by: spitty3448

The 1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 was one of the most badass cars ever made. It was also one of the most uncomfortable. The engineers at Dodge spent all of their time putting more liters into the engine than they did considering that someone actually had to get behind the wheel. If you’re less than 5'9", the seat would not adjust far enough forward for you to comfortably reach the pedals. The driving position had your legs are parallel to the ground, but your upper body is almost upright. The pedals were canted significantly to one side to leave room for the massive transmission tunnel. The clutch pedal is as heavy as the sight lines are bad. There are no glass windows (the canvass ones lived in the trunk). They put a radio in it, but I’m not sure why. Even if you turn your Bruce Springstein to 11, the V10 is going to drown it out. The suspension belongs on a race track. But the best middle finger from Dodge is the side exhaust that runs JUST below the comically high door sills, causing them to get so hot they’ll leave blisters if you come in contact. The 1st gen Viper was like a dare from your best childhood friend; it was terribly uncomfortable in the moment, but you felt triumphant after it was over.

Triumphant after it was over...as long as it didn’t end with a crash. But hey, some people did technically survive their time behind the wheel of the original Viper mostly unscathed.

Submitted by: Trent Rosenthal

My old Evo X. You could chip a tooth hitting a pothole

Hey, if you’re going to chip your tooth, it’s probably more fun to do so behind the wheel of an Evo than it was while playing beach volleyball in Panama City Beach. Hopefully, Johnny [redacted] has a better handle on his anger issues these days.

Submitted by: BunkyTheMelon

Hard seats with adjustments. No suspension travel. Sloppy steering. No headroom if you’re over 3' 8". Feet catch on bumps.

I swear, it’s like Little Tikes gave zero consideration to driver comfort or safety when it was designing this thing. Could you imagine trying to road trip one of these things? And let’s not even talk about what would happen if you were in a wreck behind the wheel of one. But, of course, there was plenty of room in the budget for a redesign that completely ruined the previous version’s iconic styling.

Submitted by: dbeach84