It’s a funny thing, this.
I would much rather see quirky cars on the road that divide opinion than what seems to be the current trend of racing to be the most bland and anodyne for a lot of mainstream cars.
Focus, Astra, Golf, Leon, A3, A4, mainstream BMWs, most Peugeots – yeah, they can look OK in certain trim levels with some pimped up wheels and perhaps a different bumper but I just find them bland…..
Things like the Nissan Juke; wouldn’t choose them myself, but I like the fact that they are different and have been styled in that way.
Others that are different, but I quite like; C4 Cactus and most of the Citroen DS range, Kia Soul, Hyundai Veloster etc.
What do I know though – I quite like the look of our C3 Picasso (even if it is a Citroen) because it’s not just a bland, used bar of soap outline….
I’d agree with comments about the Fiat 500L, the Mini Coupe & the Mini Countryman.
What annoys me about the Countryman is that if it had a Hyundai badge or similar people would be pointing & laughing at it, but people seem to gravitate towards the Mini badge.
A lot of the current crop of Mercedes are awful – can’t remember the name of it, but there is a C-class sized coupe that looks like they put the clay model near a 4-bar heater, it melted & no one realised….I think it’s the CLA.