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What's the word to describe something like this :
Adam : Tony's car is awesome, everybody is talking about it.
Now say, I'm jealous to his car (presumably).
I : Nah, his car is just ...?
I know that the options for the word may depend on some situations, but for the specific situation for given example above how should I express it? The world itself would be formal.
One word commonly used in this situation is overrated. The verb form, overrate, means "to rate, value, or estimate too highly". (Merriam-Webster.)
The critics loved that movie, but I think it's seriously overrated.
On the other hand, overrated doesn't necessarily imply a large amount of attention. A movie can be overrated by the critics even if only three critics saw it.
The word that adds that sense of a lot of attention that is not necessarily implied by "overrated" is "overblown".
One more variant: overhyped
overhype
to advertise or praise something more than it deserves in newspapers, on television, online, etc., in order to make people excited about it and want to buy, try it, invest in it, etc. (Cambridge Dictionary)Make exaggerated claims about (a product, idea, or event); publicize or promote excessively. (Oxford Dictionaries)
Maybe not the best option to be directly applied to your intended phrase, but "ostentatious" may help if that's what you intend to imply.
His car is just ostentatious.
