It's not always easy to modify a car. There are so many things that have to go together in order to create something that looks clean and stylish, yet powerful. It sounds so simple, but it's so easy to overdo it. And then there's selecting the paint and the wheels, either one can make or break the end result.
To make it even more difficult, some cars barely have any aftermarket parts available, meaning things will have to be custom made, or modified from other cars. Most of those projects end up looking like they've been repeatedly hit with the ugly stick.
Other cars seem to have too many aftermarket parts available, so the owners end up picking and choosing things that don't really go together, making the car look like it was built in the dark. By a blind person.
These overly modified aren't all bad though, they have their purpose - to make us laugh.
The cars on this list range from being slightly overdone, which could be easily fixed if the owner is willing to throw some more money at it, to those that are so overly modified that the car is pretty much worthless to anyone but the person who built it and the humane thing would be to just scrap it.
Let's take a closer look at some sports cars where the owners took the modifications way too far.
23 Audi TT
We get it! Someone liked the Audis in that movie I, Robot. The problem is that this TT is more eyesore than I, Robot. Although it does seem to be well made, it just looks wrong and ruins what the original TT had going for it in the first place.
It's also too low, and the overhang is just too big for the car to have any practical use.
However, there are some redeeming features, like the smoothed out bodywork and the headlights are cool, if somewhat weird.
22 Toyota MR2
This thing should be at Ripley's Believe It Or Not, because it is, believe it or not, a Toyota MR2. I honestly have no idea what it's supposed to resemble, but it looks like Batman's Tumbler and a Ferrari Enzo had an illegitimate child.
While I do respect and appreciate the amount of work that has gone into this weird creation, I wish the owner wouldn't have bothered at all. It's absolutely gross from every angle, and the only thing that's worse than how it looks is how utterly useless it now is.
21 Ferrari 360 Limo
There are actually several of these things driving on the roads around the world, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea though. Ferraris are built specifically to do some things very well - to go fast around a track and to look good while doing it.
Turning one into a limo means it won't do any of those things. It will also put more stress on the drivetrain, which on a Ferrari translates into tons of expensive bills. And wouldn't it be a lot cooler to show up for your wedding in a standard Ferrari rather than this thing?
20 Chevy Camaro
Whoa!! Way to ruin a perfectly good Camaro, or in this case a GT3 Camaro according to the badges. According to the license plate, this car is in Switzerland - if this is how they modify their cars they should stick to making watches and chocolate.
The Camaro has a body kit that doesn't follow the lines of the original bodywork, but that's not the worst part. Just look at that massive rear diffuser! At least the rear wing matches the diffuser's size. Unless this car is being used at Pikes Peak I'd say this is a bit too much.
19 Toyota Celica
No! Just no! This has gotten way out of hand. Someone has taken everything that was good about the Celica and thrown it out the window, then replaced it with... whatever this is.
The body kit is wilder than something you'd find in Need 4 Speed Underground, and not in a good way. Just to make it look even worse, the wheels disappear inside the arches. If you're going to go all out when modifying, then invest in some wider rims, or at least some spacers.
18 Corvette Summer
Corvette Summer, any Corvette fan's favorite movie... or not. Anyway, someone came up with the great idea to recreate the car from that movie, and they did an amazing job! It looks just as bad as the original.
Looking like it was designed by a 10-year old with ADHD, this 'Vette is just way too busy.
The hood looks like the back of a crocodile, the paint scheme is a mix of ocean waves and flames, and that front end is just all kinds of wrong. I do like the exhaust though, so I guess it's not all bad?!
17 Dodge Stealth/Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO
I have to admit it took me a while to figure out what we're actually looking at here. Turns out it's actually a very modified Dodge Stealth, or Mitsubishi 3000GT or GTO - depending on where in the world you live, though there is absolutely nothing stealthy about it.
The owner has named this creation Vital Evolution 7, and I'm not sure what the evolution part is, nor if there has been a Vital Evolution 1-6 before it. I highly doubt Darwin would approve of this type of "evolution" as it's not very vital... or even halfway decent or useful.
16 Honda Prelude
Someone has high anticipations for the new Top Gun movie, but this guy takes it to a whole new level. The Honda Prelude was actually a very good car back in its day, with a rev-happy VTEC engine and four-wheel steering it made for some fun driving.
This Prelude doesn't look like much fun to drive - unless you enjoy being pointed and laughed at as people pass you in traffic. While there are times I wish my car had missiles fitted to it, I doubt these are the real deal, so that just makes the whole thing pointless.
15 Will.I.Am's DeLorean
That's right, this awful thing belongs to Will.I.Am from the Blackeyed Peas, and underneath all those bodywork modifications performed by West Coast Customs, there's a DeLorean hiding its face in shame.
This car was eventually impounded by the police after being driven without license plates, registration, VIN plates, or anything actually needed in order to legally drive it on the road.
Will.I.Am has since moved on to a customized Tesla, which looks even worse than the DeLorean. Can someone please have a chat with him to make him understand the error of his ways?
14 Toyota Celica
This Celica is actually far from the worst I've ever seen, but it's even further from the best.
Why would anyone fit that front bumper? It makes the whole front look like a snowplow. And what's with all the air vents on the front and on the hood?
At least it's not all lost as there doesn't seem to be any intrusive bodywork modifications.
Just get rid of the oversized body kit and this car could once again be quite stylish instead of the laughing stock of any car show.
13 Porsche 911
Money can buy you a Porsche, which is pretty close to being able to buy happiness. Unfortunately, money can't buy style and class, something this poor Porsche is a great example of.
Apparently, the owner has gone for the bumblebee look. Not the cool robot in the Transformers movies, an actual bumblebee. While color coordinating some parts can make a car look really cool, it can easily be overdone...which is what's happened here.
It could be an easy fix though; get rid of those rims, paint some of the black parts yellow (alternatively, paint the yellow parts black), and you're good to go.
12 Ferrari Testarossa
Ok, I'll admit it, I think this Testarossa actually looks pretty cool with its body slammed to the ground and the big rims filling its arches. But, that rear camber angle will make it eat those wide tires for breakfast.
You will experience scraping when you drive any lowered car on the road, but in a Ferrari, those scraping noises will be much more expensive. It's a cool car, just ease up on the camber and raise the suspension a tiny bit and it will be an amazing car.
11 Rauh Welt Porsche
People seem to either love or hate Rauh Welt Begriff Porsches. Personally, I love them, or at least most of them. There are a couple that are just too much, and this is one of them.
Come on, there's no way this wing is really needed for downforce! It just looks silly with this thing on the back, towering above the roof of the car. That's pretty much my only issue with this Porsche, but since it's a big wing it turns into a big issue. What's wrong with using the same wings as most other RWB cars?
10 The Japan Lamborghini Scene
What do you do when a hypercar just isn't special enough? The Japanese would tell you to get it wrapped in the shiniest vinyl available, fit some massive chrome wheels, a straight-through exhaust, and then to top it all off - get every LED available from your local electronics store and place them all over your car.
There's no such thing as 'too much' in the Japan's tuning scene, but this is one Japanese trend we don't need to see on cars anywhere else in the world.
9 Toyota MR2
It's hard to tell that this actually started out as an MR2. The front bumper looks like a modified 90s style Veilside bumper, with equally bad side skirts. The headlights seem to be from the 3rd gen. Celica, there are some awful rims and of course, a Lambo door conversion.
This, ladies and gentlemen, represents all of the worst styling trends from the 2000s. I do like the paint though, mainly because I had a show car in the same color. Let's hope we never have to see cars like this ever again.
8 Donk Mustang
What is it that makes some people think it's a good idea to convert sporty cars into donks? It's not! As far as modifications go, the bodywork on this Mustang looks fairly standard, so at least there aren't any ugly bumpers and wings going on. Even the paint, or vinyl, is quite decent. It's just that ridiculous suspension and wheels that ruin the whole car.
Sure it gets attention, but for all the wrong reasons. Imagine how much cooler it would look with a stylish body kit, lowered suspension, and proper wheels.
7 Scion FR-S
There are some nice elements to this FR-S, such as the body kit which doesn't look too aggressive and in your face. We can even forgive the pink wheels and decals, as it sort of matches the interior. But somewhere along the line, the owner decided he actually wanted the car to look over the top.
Starting with the ricer's special rear wing, a must for any underpowered car to look faster than it really is. What else is there...? Oh, right, the whole car has ended up looking like a speedboat from the 80s with those ridiculous windows!
6 Ridonkulous Camaro
How do you draw attention when you drive a Camaro? Most people would fit some cool wheels, a louder exhaust, some race-inspired carbon fiber parts, and maybe sort out some small details that only connoisseurs would notice. Perfection!
Not this guy. He decided a gold vinyl wrap was the right thing to do, and if that's not a scream for attention, the massive gold wheels certainly are. Another certainty is that the Camaro's handling and looks are ruined. Some people shouldn't be allowed to own nice things.
5 Mitsubishi Eclipse
How on earth did someone come to the conclusion this would look cool? For starters, other than looking absolutely horrible, the body kit doesn't even fit well. Look at that gap between the trunk lid and the rear bumper.
After probably spending days just to get it to fit at all, they decided a two-tone paint job was the way to go - and from the looks of it - painted it themselves. At least they fitted a huge exhaust so it would get that perfect ricer-look. Clearly, there wasn't enough money in the budget to get some new wheels, which is probably a good thing - they would most likely get the worst wheels ever made anyway.
4 Mercedes SLK
The proportions of the widebody kit combined with the rounded roof of the SLK makes it look like a cartoon car. One of the purposes of a widebody kit is to make the car look more aggressive, but here it just looks all wrong, yet still kind of cute.
My favorite part of this entire car has to be the rear wheel arch that covers part of the gas cap. I'm guessing it wasn't originally made for the SLK and someone forgot to cut out that piece to make it fit properly.