Design Failures on the Market

I recently read a comment of a person saying that he likes how cars are getting more stylish again, and that the 2000s were the dark era of car design. Well, I like stylish cars, too, but I don't like ugly cars, as some cars have become. Here's an incomplete list of cars with the most failed designs in their current generation (unless stated otherwise), in my opinion:

-Honda Odyssey
-Lexus RX
-BMW X6
-BMW 5-Series GT
-Ford Fiesta sedan
-Kia Rio sedan
-Nissan Versa sedan
-Honda Fit
-Acura ZDX
-Toyota Camry
-Toyota 4Runner
-Next-generation Toyota Avalon
-Chrysler 200
-Cadillac XTS
-Lexus HS
-Honda Insight
-Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
-Nissan Altima
-Buick Encore
-Buick Verano
-Toyota Prius (I liked it until the 2013 model year refresh)
-Chrysler 300 (The back end looks terrible)
-Honda Crosstour
-BMW X3
-Honda CR-V
-BMW 7-Series

Now, you may or may not agree to my choices for this list. As mentioned before, this is just my opinion.

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