That is absolutely hideous wtf.

It almost makes me appreciate the current breed of bland, uninspiring crossover SUVs. At least gray, amorphous blobs don't look actively repulsive.

It's like a car ate another car.

cheap, practical, and 100% approved by the volcel police

Don't threaten me with a good time

Most cars are hideous AF and people still love them, or at the very least cannot imagine a world without them.

Pre-radicalization me had a business idea that was just gas stations but for EVs. It was all well-intentioned, but it was proof even I couldn't imagine the reduced omnipresence of the automobile. Unfortunately as leftists we tend not be good salesmen, so many people subconsciously DO prefer walkable cities even if they aren't aware they are. To Americans, walkability is je ne sais quoi they like about European and Asian cities, but will short-circuit when you're told its because cars are not a priority. To them, it's alien. I'm not saying this to bash on them, since I was in this group before but moreso point out that Americans and Canadians might be more open to this than one may think, here's a study showing that Americans generally prefer walkable cities.

I miss when sport-class was sharp and angular and original muscle-class looked like gorgeously chrome-detailed angels of the empty blacktops

It's really funny they care about aerodynamics so much because the mileage on some of these cars is just truly awful. We could have cool looking cars that aren't aerodynamic but they wouldn't be as good at crushing pavement and plowing children..

I disagree that aerodynamics optimization is the reason that a lot of cars have started to look for the same. Here are 3 highly aerodynamic cars that have been explicitly optimized for aerodynamics, each with their own unique flair:

1st generation Honda Insight

1st generation Tesla Model 3

5th generation Toyota Prius

It's impossible to confuse one of these cars for each other. Automakers absolutely can make gorgeous and distinct looking cars without compromising aerodynamics, they simply choose not to.

SAFETY IS BORING

More like Dirt_Owlon, amirite?

On a more serious note, they could at least give them interesting patterns or something, right?

I feel like they try this for rich people cars, but I hate them 90+% of the time lol

they could at least give them interesting patterns or something, right?

Manufacturers can offer all the options and decorations they want but as long as most people are slaves to resale value, most cars will be boring and inoffensive. It's much easier to find a buyer for a black or white car than it is for a pink car.

the safety improvements in cars for a long time were about protecting you from the other maniacs on the road, not from yourself. i could be convinced that lane assist and things like it cause complacency, but we should have seatbelts and crumple zones

we might be better off if cars were less safe because people might drive more safely

We tried that, though, and people did not drive more safely.