All these new cars are ugly egg shaped how is it possible for the average car buyer

[dizzle1]

All these new cars are ugly egg shaped how is it possible for the average car buyer to say today’s cars look good or even support a automaker buy buying one. Cars from the 80's looked really heavy duty mostly rear wheel drive with huge trunks and grilled bonnets, big tires. Most cars that used to be RWD were then made with FWD. The thing that bothers me the most is the overly done raking of the C-pillar which makes it hard to put big items in the trunk without drama, like a 20in bike. In the 90's cars were still keeping a good shape if you look at midsize to large cars. I also think cars that were made smaller than a Honda civic are mistakes and should not be sold in the U.S for some kind of standard in safety precautions. Mainly looking at sedans

Here are car makes models that I think fit this category as of 2010-2011 models

Acura TL- shield grill is stupid for Acura, get a real grill and a trunk opening like the TSX
Bmw 1 series- mistake isn’t the 3 series small enough, 7 series- c-pillar
Buick Lacrosse- trunk
Chevy Aveo- mistake, Cobalt, Camaro low visibilty
Chrysler 300C- looks like the trunk was cut off roof chopped and has small rectangle windows, Sebring
Ford Focus/Fiesta- mistake
Honda Civic- egg, small opening also engine has to be dropped to change it’s a PITA
Hyundai Accent/Sonata/Elantra
Infiniti G/M
Jaguar XJ- wow they lost it tiny HL’s, puny trunk they lost that classy bently/rolls style
Lexus all of them, LS looks the best
Mazda 3
Mercedes CLS low visibilty
Nissan Sentra/Altima/Maxima
Smart Car- Wow it’s a scooter transformed into a car
Subaru Impreza/Legacy
Suzuki sx4- mistake
Toyota all of them, Avalon looks the best

[MagicRat]

I agree on a lot of these points, especially the Acura..... all of which look grotesque from the front end.

I also agree that styling has decreased the functin and usefulness of many cars.

For example, I specifically did NOT buy a Chrysler 300 or Dodge Magnum due to the unnecessarily tiny windows/chopped roofline effect. It's like driving a cave.
In fact, the older Concorde (which the 300 replaced) was altogether a more useful, roomier and better-looking car, with better visibility.

For function, I prefer the older FWD General Motors layout, with a lower belt-line, more glass, and a more vertical rear window, for better trunk access. In fact, I bought a used DeVille to get these features, since they generally were not available in new cars of a similar size.

[dizzle1]

I do like the dodge charger but the C-pillar was a definitely a blind spot. As of now the towncar, grandmarquis, ford P.I P71, and the cadillac DTS remain. But even these cars have a flaws like lack of independent rear suspension and todays powertrains. These cars may be phased out very soon to make way for the new Taurus Police/fleet and caddys flagship sedan.

The mercedes CLS is a damn cave also and the new camaro I agree with you, how could people drive these cars that long especially cross country without feeling fed up with it.

[at1212b]

This is exactly my sentiments.

It seems with new cars, 'squished' is the in thing. The first real ones I remember noticing that seemed to start this trend was the Toyota Echo, banglebutt BMW and hmm, maybe the Altima.

And it's all starting to look more ridiculous then ever as they just seem to get fatter and fatter. Even a simple new Corolla is pretty hard to drive given that you can't see anything in the blind spot, and rearview mirror. Also, notice the steep upward curve on the bottom window line on newer models. Sure, it looks 'kinda' cool like a spaceship, but sheesh, it's as if the car companies are having competitions on how high they can make it go. Really pointless.

I also attribute this to people who can't parallel park (or park normally) thus liking shorter cars. I was behind a car the other day, and couldn't believe the bumper was something like 3 ft high, which also probably cost an arm and a leg to replace.

And as MagicRat has stated, the Chargers/Magnums is impossible to see around the side the peephole windows. And reading on a police forum, they hate them and consider them death traps, especially in higher speed situations where they have to cross a intersection. While moving, given the size and equipment in the cars, its extremely unsafe given the lack of 'vision' and ability to react as necessary.

Parking big boats like the caprice is much easier and functional vs many cars today.