Test Drive : New 2018 Hyundai Accent w/auto .

[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).