SLIDESHOW
The angriestlooking cars ever made
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ditor-at-large Matt Prior recently commented on the
growing number of cars that look rather annoyed (Tester’s Notes, 8 May). Humans are programmed to see faces in anything, so it doesn’t take much for us to feel threatened. And while we could fill this page with modern-day SUVs, we’ve cast the net wide to include cars that have been around for decades and some surprisingly small packages.
AYSAR GHASSAN
VLF Force 1 2016
For sheer automotive malevolence, it’s hard to beat this sports coupé from obscure American firm VLF (which was led by industry superstar Bob Lutz). It being based on the already generously bonneted and brutish Dodge Viper, Henrik Fisker was perhaps duty-bound to make the car look ferocious. The huge rear arches and violent flick in the window line give it a blistering sense of power, and the angles on the front and extremely small lights combine to form one of the most muscular car scowls ever. Fifty examples were planned, but only five were built. An 8.4-litre V10 boosted to 746bhp, rowed by a six-speed Tremec manual gearbox, gave it a 0-60mph time of 3.0sec and a top speed of 218mph.