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We get ideas. Some of us go on Dragons' Den or Shark Tank to face snide remarks from Kevin O'Leary. Others find rejection after looking for investors in a more conventional manner. Some of our ideas end up as products which appear on late night TV, heralded by pitchmen with load voices who use phrases like "Call Now" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed." And a few of those ideas, the very best of those ideas, end up dominating the global marketplace.
One morning, an employee at Nissan woke up with the idea of removing the Murano's roof and two rear doors. A retractable hardtop seemed appropriate at first - it's how convertibles are made these days - but in the end, a softop took over as le toit du jour.
This is the sort of idea that's normally preceded by the idea generator saying something like, "I know it sounds crazy, but bear with me," after which those who finished listening to the idea say, "Yeah, you're crazy." Only the listeners didn't say anything of the kind. In fact, they came out with encouraging responses.
The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is useless. The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is ugly. Pair the two together - uselessness and ugliness - and you have a vehicle that tarnishes the Murano's good name and easily earns itself a spot in The Bad 8. Thankfully, Nissan Canada saw this one coming and, so far, has rejected the notion of importing the Murano CrossCabriolet.
Alternatives: Flying to Napa for a wine-tasting weekend away with your girlfriends and renting something that doesn't remind anyone of the Murano CrossCabriolet Jennifer left back in her garage in Knoxville. Forgetting this obsession with wind-in-your-hair and opting for a hardtop Range Rover Evoque. Maintaining this obsession with wind-in-your-hair buy buying an absolutely loaded $42,830 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara.
Base USD Price: $44,540
It Sucks, But... it reminds us not to take beatiful cars for granted.
Sales Stats: Sales of the Murano CrossCabriolet are rolled in to the figures for the Murano, as a whole, a nice vehicle which reported a 2.1% decline through the first eleven months of 2011. Monthly and yearly sales figures for the Nissan Murano range can be viewed here.
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2012's The Bad 8 - Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet
NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET
This is the sort of idea that's normally preceded by the idea generator saying something like, "I know it sounds crazy, but bear with me," after which those who finished listening to the idea say, "Yeah, you're crazy." Only the listeners didn't say anything of the kind. In fact, they came out with encouraging responses.
The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is useless. The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is ugly. Pair the two together - uselessness and ugliness - and you have a vehicle that tarnishes the Murano's good name and easily earns itself a spot in The Bad 8. Thankfully, Nissan Canada saw this one coming and, so far, has rejected the notion of importing the Murano CrossCabriolet.
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Alternatives: Flying to Napa for a wine-tasting weekend away with your girlfriends and renting something that doesn't remind anyone of the Murano CrossCabriolet Jennifer left back in her garage in Knoxville. Forgetting this obsession with wind-in-your-hair and opting for a hardtop Range Rover Evoque. Maintaining this obsession with wind-in-your-hair buy buying an absolutely loaded $42,830 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara.
Base USD Price: $44,540
It Sucks, But... it reminds us not to take beatiful cars for granted.
Sales Stats: Sales of the Murano CrossCabriolet are rolled in to the figures for the Murano, as a whole, a nice vehicle which reported a 2.1% decline through the first eleven months of 2011. Monthly and yearly sales figures for the Nissan Murano range can be viewed here.
The Good 12
BMW 3-Series - Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon - Chevrolet Suburban
Ford F-150 EcoBoost 4x4 - Ford Focus Titanium Hatchback - Jeep Wrangler
Kia Rio 5-Door - Land Rover LR4 - Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Ford F-150 EcoBoost 4x4 - Ford Focus Titanium Hatchback - Jeep Wrangler
Kia Rio 5-Door - Land Rover LR4 - Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Nissan Juke - Porsche Boxster Spyder - Volkswagen GTI
The Bad 8
The Bad 8
Acura RL - Chrysler 200 Convertible - Ford Explorer EcoBoost
Honda Crosstour - Lincoln MKS - Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet
Nissan Versa Sedan - Toyota Corolla CE
Honda Crosstour - Lincoln MKS - Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet
Nissan Versa Sedan - Toyota Corolla CE
The Bad 8 Rules
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NISSAN VERSA SEDAN It worked fairly well the first time around, so Nissan stayed true to practice with the second-generation Versa sedan by making it as ugly as possible. Where the first Versa sedan was devoid of styling, as though Nissan...
- 2012's The Bad 8 - Lincoln Mks
LINCOLN MKS There are faces only a mother could love, and then there are faces even a mother couldn't love. The Lincoln MKS's face fits into the latter category. Oddly, Lincoln has chosen to make their big sedan's nose even more offensive...
- 2012's The Bad 8 - Honda Crosstour
HONDA CROSSTOUR On April 1, 2011, BMW revealed the M3 Pickup Concept. Though strangely cool, the M3 Pickup was a joke. Uniquely distinguished in an ugly way, the M3 was an intentionally silly way of showcasing the talent of BMW's engineers. ...
- 2012's The Good 12 - Porsche Boxster Spyder
PORSCHE BOXSTER SPYDER As if it wasn't enough that the Porsche Boxster was one of the best cars in the world to drive, in Spyder form, it's also one of the best at which to gander. We're nearing the end of the line for the current,...
- 2012's The Good 12 - Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE There's no doubt the Range Rover Evoque has already won more prestigious awards. Top Gear named it the magazine's car of the year, for example. The Evoque is not a very powerful vehicle. It's not especially...