Ugliest cars in India - ICML Rhino RX

The Toyota Qualis would have made it to this list if it were still around. But Toyota pulled the plug on that breadbox-on-wheels MUV a long time ago. Do we miss it? Well, not exactly. It was a remarkable MUV which redefined a segment with its quality and packaging.

Toyota began its innings in India with the Qualis and it did complete justice to the bulletproof reliability associated with the company. So no one really bothered about the Jurassic era styling. Later the Innnova drove into the showrooms and our car parks, effectively replacing the Qualis.

Things were looking good and then this one came into the picture. Meet ICML Rhino RX - the exact relica of the Qualis. That excludes the superb engine and the fit and finish levels. One more similarity, the Rhino is as unreasonably priced as the Qualis. The logic in this copycat-act is a mystery. If they had to copy a design to save costs, couldn't they have picked a better looking vehicle?

It must be admitted that Rhino is a bit better than the Qualis when viewd from the front. Head-on, the rounded headlamps and the bumper design are reliefs. That doesn't save the rest of the package. There are the usual style-savers like two tone paint jobs, stickers and a list of new colur schemes. Is someone forgetting the fact that these are dated ways to save face? More dated than the two-decade old design itself.