15 years later and this is still a thousand times better looking than everything else posted in this thread.
The Chevy is pretty fugly. Like a Mustang and Chevy Cruze mixed.
That Kia just looks ridiculous. That grill makes it look like it has a Mazda 3 smile.
I haven't been a fan of that IDX since the day it showed up. The random bolts on quarter panels to act like fenders flares? Dumb. The IDX is just decent enough to look okay as a concept; meaning that if it were to go into production, it would instantly go to looking like a bag of d*ck just as countless concepts do.
Nissan: Take S15 chassis. Modify and tweak chassis to meet safety standards. Touch up on styling. Throw in turbo I4. Done
Honda: Take Honda S2000. Modify and tweak chassis to meet safety standards. Touch up on styling. High revving I4 engine. Done.
(notice a trend?)
Mazda: Take FD Rx7. Modify and tweak chassis to meet safety standards. Throw in TURBOCHARGED engine that can meet emissions regulations(don't need another rx8). Done.
It really isn't that hard...
Manufactures seem to think that every car needs to look like it came from I.ROBOT or Minority Report to be attractive in today's society.