Another Car Design Slump?

[Holyfenix]

Are we about to go through another car design slump a la early 2000's with the bubble car obsession. It seems that since 2010 cars have been getting better and better looking but a bunch of vehicles I'm seeing that are coming out in the next couple years look atrocious.

Just a few examples so far (there are many more)
Jaguar F-Type

BMW M4 (and pretty much the whole line up)

F-150 (looks like an even uglier Silverado)


Maybe I'm just out of touch?

[TurkBrah]

I agree. 2010-2017 was goat.

I also dislike the super narrow head and tail light designs.

[JayJ350]

Yeah the new cars lately just haven't been that appealing, simply not a fan of the design language that has become popular lately, and all the downsizing has made a lot of cars uninteresting.

[Murph0408]

yeah i'm noticing this.

example; nobody's buying a truck to be aerodynamic. the hard angles and boxy style is beloved by the people who buy those types of vehicles. generally speaking.

[Exiled93]

One thing I hate about newer cars is everyone is selling big wheels and low profile tires. Almost every recent model car I've sat in rides super rough and gives me motion sickness.

The plastic in most new cars also feels cheap as phuk. Makes sense from a manufacturers standpoint though. It doesn't cost them much more to add on a wheel that's 2" bigger but they can charge the buyer an extra 2 or 3 grand for the premium option.

[JIA]

I hate the move towards touchscreens, especially ones lacking tactile feedback. I also hate the currently popular trend of glossy piano black trim in the interiors, they are fingerprint magnets and looks like crap 99% of the time with fingerprints and dust particles on them. Bring back matte plastics.

[i3oosted]

80-90s the GOAT designs

[Holyfenix]

I hate the move towards touchscreens, especially ones lacking tactile feedback. I also hate the currently popular trend of glossy piano black trim in the interiors, they are fingerprint magnets and looks like crap 99% of the time with fingerprints and dust particles on them. Bring back matte plastics.

This, especially in the luxury segment. I've always preferred the matte black with aluminum mix or using real wood. I know the wood usually shows fingerprints as well but it is 1000x less noticeable.
The thing I'm considering is maybe I'm just getting older so my tastes are less likely to change with the times, but I also know there are just some looks that are classic and timeless.

[Jax05]

jag looks great

[anonymous]

In bizzaro 2021 world the new caddy atsv replacement looks better than the m4, after the previous coupe was crosstour ugly

I just can't with BMW anymore

jag looks great

This

[JayJ350]

jag looks great

It looks good but it's not as good looking as the original design. The F-type seems to be following the E-type's footsteps, getting worse with every update.

[luckyboy23]

Those jags look so generic~no name brand.

The new BMW 8 series I think.. Jesus. It actually looks like a Kia Stinger... I'm willing to bet that someone from Kia found concept sketches and stole the design from BMW before they released it.

[Jasonw1178]

I can't stand these interiors where the AV units(radio, navigation, ect) looks like they stuck a cheap tablet in the dash. It doesn't even go in, it sticks out, like the Altima and a few others do this. Looks terrible. Even the icons on the options are lame looking, like 2010 graphics.

[Victarion]

I can't stand these interiors where the AV units(radio, navigation, ect) looks like they stuck a cheap tablet in the dash. It doesn't even go in, it sticks out, like the Altima and a few others do this. Looks terrible. Even the icons on the options are lame looking, like 2010 graphics.

This is probably one of my #1 triggers for vehicles, especially luxury, high end cars. It's literally an afterthought, like someone designed these cars and forgot about the head unit and just decided "oh woops lets just stick a tablet here durrrrrrr". I just picked up a M8 GC Comp and I love the car to death but the FUKKIN IPAD in the dash is cheap as ****.

[QisGQ]

Shoot just be glad sport coupes still exist. They are a dying breed.
But I'll play, I hate just about every Lexus front grill, WHY ARE THEY SO HUGE.
M4 I don't hate, but I def don't like. It's like they squared off the front end of a Alfa Romea; they went completely left field. BUT at least it comes in manual.