More Commentary on 2003 "State of the Art" Automobile Styling, as I see it. WDM
Why am I troubled by the looks of this car? It is because the front of the car is UGLY. The side view is UGLY. The tail end is UGLY. Why did they put that cheap and goofy looking wing on the back? I own two cars with wings on the back, but they don't look like something that came out of a J.C. Whitney catalog. I do not like the high belt line and the seating that shows just a head looking out of the tinted glass. This is boy-racer stuff. Grow up! Get a real car, not a Japanese buzz-box.
What the.... this isn't a car, it's a cartoon. Yes, it is roomy, practical, economical and all those other good things. It's just that it looks GOOFY. Would you want to be seen driving or riding in this thing? Would you? Really? Well, I see. So, would you go to church wearing bib overalls and barefoot? You would? OK, then this is the car for you. Buy it.
Yes, it is a good looking car.... buy it. Don't screw around thinking about it. Damn it... just buy it. But, throw away that goofy looking license plate bracket on the front. Better yet, order your car new and tell them that they had better not drill the holes to put that silly looking license plate bracket on the front, or it will queer the deal.
I have a love/hate relationship with this car. It's cute. It looks reliable. I think that you could roll it over and it would still run... and get you home. It just doesn't look like a car that any sane person would want to be seen in. But,. then again, I could say the same thing about the old VW bus. And I have driven VW camper buses over 200,000 miles. So, who am I to judge. If you like it, buy it. But I still think that it looks weird. And you look weird too.
This is THE CAR FOR YOU if you happen to be a bank robber and want to be sure to ditch the cops in the getaway. It will go over a 16" high wall, and just about anywhere else that you need to go to make your escape. Yeah... the idea appeals to me. But, I can't afford it. So, it looks like I will just have to wait until some surplus military vehicles go on sale at the army surplus auction.
Please. Tell me what the people at Chevrolet were thinking when they designed this UGLY rear end for the Chevy Impala. The tail lights look like they were nicely done, but then some strange gas caused them to swell up and they are about to burst. The bumper looks like it was shaped by the woodworking class for retards. Why, why, why, Please Mr. Bob Lutz, do something about this before it's too late.
Whoops! who bolted this big goofy looking wing on the back of this car. Why? Yes, it does make a statement about the purchaser of this car. He/she is a fool, or perhaps if not a fool, an immature boy/girl racer that just hasn't figured out that this is sizzle, not steak. The only person that would go for this would believe that Clearasil hides pimples... sorry, it does not.
Is this a car?... a station wagon?,... a SUV?... a Chevy Suburban masquerading as a Cadillac? What? I'm really not sure. It looks like a big honking mass of sheet metal with monster wheels pretending to be a Cadillac. Remember that old sales slogan, "Someday I shall own a Cadillac..."    This isn't what I had in mind. This is not the chariot that Cinderella would want to ride to the ball in, because it looks like it is surely turning into a pumpkin.
  Mercy, who'd a thunk-it! A Boom-Car with ghastly fake plastic film flames and flashing fluorescent colored lights underneath. To make the picture complete, it really needs dingle-balls in the windows and hydraulic jumper jacks. If you really want this kind of attention grabber, it would be a whole lot simpler just to rent a clown costume.
  The Saab is a good car. Quality construction with styling that is bland but just a little quirky. Somehow the car just makes a Swedish statement that seems a little odd, perhaps a dour and stoic sort of personality. Why is it that I don't think of happy people riding in this car. I picture the Saab owner and driver as someone that is difficult to have a conversation with because they are off in their own little dark and conservative world. Am I wrong? Well, maybe, but I don't think so.
  Now, here's a car that is cute. Too cute, in fact. The stubby front and rear combined with the round shell roof line makes it look like a beetle that would crunch and squish real nice if you stepped on it. Why do I have this urge to step on it and crush it. I don't hate bugs. Oh, what the hell.... CRUNCH
  Ahh Mercedes... everything that I've always wanted but couldn't afford. Yes, it's damn nice. Very nice indeed. The only part that I really don't like is the +100 thousand dollar price tag on the window. Not a problem of course, if you happen to be a decamillionaire, but I guess that I will just have to settle for two new Corvettes instead. Sorry Mercedes, I really do like your car.
  Nice looking car! I'm a little bothered by the big odd shaped headlights, but I could probably get used to that. I said nice, not great. It is just a little too conservative for me. I still like the looks of the Corvette or Viper better. Yes, I could be happy with this car. But it is not that car that I would have to have to make my happiness complete. Granted, this essay is not objective.
  No, do not buy this car for me. It is UGLY. Jelly-bean style to the max. Sorry, all you Audi owners. I know you like it, but to be honest, I just do not.