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EP. 10 - The Ugliest Cars Ever Made… According to Us

·1 hr 21 min·5 clips

They say Longbow can build “the best sports car possible” with EV and still keep driver focus.

1. The Ditch Finders episode centers on Longbow Motors and a later “ugliest car designs” ranking. 2. The hosts are two car enthusiasts who had interviewed Longbow CEO Daniel Davey and CSO Mark Tapscott before this episode. 3. The episode asks whether Longbow’s EV sports car pitch can change sceptical petrolhead opinions. 4. They explain that Longbow contacted them after a news item where they had joked that a new British sports car EV brand looked good until they saw “it was EV.” 5. They say the remote interview recorded cleanly, synced up, and produced “really good feedback.” 6. They describe Longbow as a startup that wants to build a lightweight sports car with physics-first thinking. 7. They say the company believes it can make “the best sports car possible” using EV hardware. 8. They contrast that with modern cars that have become heavier and more expensive, including a new BMW M5 example. 9. They argue that a car’s “soul” comes from manufacturing culture and corporate structure, not only from engine versus motor. 10. They say sound remains the main compromise because an EV cannot fully replicate combustion noise. 11. They mention a target price of about £65,000 and treat that as unusually attainable for a driver-focused sports car. 12. They compare that price with expected EV Boxster Cayman pricing of around £80,000 to £90,000. 13. They also compare a 2020 Nissan Micra at 1,080 kilos with a new electric John Cooper Works Mini at 1,725 kilos. 14. They use those numbers to argue that EV weight is the central drawback in many current models. 15. They say Toyota’s GR programme and cars like the GR Yaris and GR86 deserve more celebration for being driver-focused at £30,000 to £40,000. 16. They then move into ugly-car debate mode and name the Nissan Cube, Honda FR-V, Honda Civic Type R EP3, Skoda Roomster, Hyundai IONIQ 6, Gordon Murray T50, Bugatti Veyron, Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible, Citroen C3 Pluriel, and Fiat Multipla. 17. The tone is conversational, argumentative, and openly self-critical, with both hosts correcting each other in real time. 18. The format mixes news recap, brand reaction, price comparisons, and a top-three design argument. 19. Listeners who like car design arguments, EV debates, and pricing comparisons will get the most out of it. 20. Listeners looking for a tightly edited, single-topic review may skip it.

As heard by us

A loose, funny car-ranking argument with a couple of true eyesores in the crosshairs.

This episode of The Ditch Finders turns a worst-car ranking into a fast, argument-heavy listen. It starts from the Longbow Motors talk and then moves straight into some of the ugliest machines on the road.

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For when you want a funny car argument that turns ugly on purpose, or by accident.

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