Test Drive : New 2018 Hyundai Accent w/auto .

[kimona]

^^^ Unlike Toyota, I think Hyundai, Ford, Mazda, and Audi pull off the big grille look pretty well.

I do completely agree with you about the Hyundai slanted "H" emblem. Ugh. I even hate the Hyundai name!

Yes, Kia isn't much better with that cheap looking logo. Have you seen the Kia stylized replacement logos?

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by kimona

^^^ Unlike Toyota, I think Hyundai, Ford, Mazda, and Audi pull off the big grille look pretty well.

I do completely agree with you about the Hyundai slanted "H" emblem. Ugh. I even hate the Hyundai name!

Yes, Kia isn't much better with that cheap looking logo. Have you seen the Kia stylized replacement logos?

The latest Corolla sedan (SE/XSE) actually has a decent looking front headlight/grill/bumper design IMO (unlike the earlier version of it before the refresh). The only thing I don't like up-front is the placement & look of its LED DRL. What ruins the car more than anything in terms of aesthetics for me is the shape/design of rear bumper (gives the car a weak, wimpy/narrow stance from rear) & the horrible looking, tacky brownish muffler poking out from all rear viewing angles. Skinnier tires just aggravate the problem (just like it does on the Yaris & all cars pretty much).

The latest Yaris refresh had the right idea with sweeping out the bottom ends of its gaping maw for a wider looking stance, but ruined it with the bulging nose & how the top part of the grill integrates with the rest of the front. Still, in black, all the negatives are hidden & it manages to pull it off. Only the chrome inverted fog-light fangs (SE) really spoil it. The 2015-2017 SE headlights were also nicer IMO.

The latest Camry is just awful looking up front in the lower trims with its ultra-wide black-void grill-mouth. Same with the abomination known as the Avalon. Just awful. The sporty trim level Camry isn't bad, and isn't great - the Honda Accord looks better IMO, overall.

The cartoonish C-HR is a great example of the worst of Toyota styling IMO, as is the Prius. The latest Prius C actually looks decent up front, but the rear styling is among the worst I have ever seen on any car. WTF?

The 2019 Corolla hatch (& likely 2020 sedan) has a lispy, fish-face front styling that only a mother could love, & the headlight shape is just over-the-top stupid. Same with the trout-faced iA/Mazda2 posing as a Yaris sedan.

The 2019 RAV4 just sucks aesthetically, though it will appeal to the overcompensating types who want their SUV to look like a jagged Mad-Max Truck married to a dystopian cartoon (basically a C-HR on steroids).

[NYC-SE]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

The latest Prius C actually looks decent up front, but the rear styling is among the worst I have ever seen on any car. WTF?

Funny I think the back isn't half bad, but the front...OMG! Toyota needs to get rid of those huge stupid black inserts where the fog lights should be. They're not even smooth. The horizontal "spines" overlapping the actual shape are hideous.