“I would say boring , not ugly. Why can’t we have choice between front wheel drive and rear wheel drive? To get rear wheel drive you have to go to high end nameplates...”
Blame government.
Safety standards set by our betters in D.C.mean designers/engineers can no longer let their imaginations run wild.
Throw in CAFE standards that demand a high degree of aerodynamics and there isn’t a lot of room to play.
The CAFE standards are also the reason the majority of cars are front wheel drive. More efficient to pull something than push it.
Design wise we are about where we were before Chrysler debuted the PT Cruiser....a world of cookie cutter cars that are as aesthetically pleasing as a rotting corpse.
I don't agree BMW and Mercedes-Benz sedans and coupes get great gas mileage. It is industry herd mentality.