Is the Toyota Aygo Awesome or Awful?

If there was a compact car that was more polarizing than this one, we haven’t seen it yet. Just doing a quick survey around the office yielded exactly two results. People either loved it or absolutely hated it. There was no impression expressed that was anything other than extreme.

That part is easy to see. It has a big, flat nose. The design color scheme is either brilliant or annoying. The grill, logo, and headlight combination makes it look like a face… a reptilian face. We’ve made fun of a lot of car faces over the years (including the original Honda Element which looked an awful lot like a trunkless elephant) but this is one that really hits home. Can’t be unseen.

Jalopnik seems to really like it, calling it “perfect for Americans”. We may find out. Then again, it’s a car show. We may never see it again. Here’s what Jalopnik had to say:

Unlike the Yaris, which proves small cars can be extremely boring, the Aygo has that mad, color-contrasting face. What’s even more successful is that it’s not such an exercise in badge engineering, as its Citroen C1 and Peugeot 108 siblings have styles all their own.

What about you? Is this a winner or an abomination?