'Look terrible' was probably a bit of a strong statement to be fair

- and no offence intended to anyone who owns something included in that blanket statement (as an X3 owner it pretty much covers me too).
But i do stand by the fact that almost none of them actually look 'good'. Some are inoffensive enough and some of Mazda's offerings, for a period, were really quite nice, but as a segment as a whole they're mostly a mess of incoherent styling features and poorly proportioned.
Looking at Toyota current (UK) lineup, its as if they're a collection of cars from different brands. It's as if their designers are not allowed to look at other current Toyotas as inspiration. I guess it doesn't matter really as Toyota sells cars off the back of their reputation for reliability, not their desirability.