Gah, what has been seen cannot be unseen.
All makers have their good and bad years, not just for design looks but for problems, Honda lost the design plot around 2006 IMO, and when the last Accord came out obviously trying to outpout and outbulge Mazda6 they hit their lowest point for decades, that was about the same time they brought out that rather unpleasant looking CRV that appeared to have had chunk of the grill removed with a chain saw, they used to make quietly handsome cars and moving to garish hasnt endeared their previously loyal conservative buyers, later CRV's are much nicer to look at.
Subaru lost the plot with Tribeca and the last but one (2010ish) Legacy/Outback was a bit odd looking too, they seem to be back on track now.
Little compares in the ugly stakes to Fiats 500L, which from any angle you car to choose is an eyesore, though Jeeps latest offerings it must be said are giving it a run for its money.
Though all makers have produced some pretty awful looking cars, Bentley's 4x4 thing is painful to look at, yet others like Kia with their Optima have made a lovely flowing shape car that looks right from all angles yet managed to ruin it with nasty cheap looking alloy wheels on the upspec model.
What i fail to understand is why people are prepared to buy cars which are simply horrible to look at, no you can't see it when stuck inside the thing but having to view some of these assaults on the mince pies sitting on your own drive and paying through the nose for that punishment i don't get.
Edited by gordonbennet on 07/11/2016 at 20:11
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