Why are modern cars so ugly?

Those cars didn't even have a 6th odometer digit back then.

If you made it to 100k, you were on your third tranny and perhaps second engine.

If.

>>16646081
safety regs.

>>16646130
I know American cars were pure shit, but I'm talking about the design. Why are todays cars so ugly, I doubt this has anything to do with financial reasons.

>>16646144
What I said applies to every car, from everybody, up 'till the late '70s at the least.

>>16646081
Modern Design language 2003+

>Safety regs
>market trends
>Stupid eco emissions shit

>>16646081
Muh aerodynamics and crossovers.
That's pretty much it

That!

>>16646138
That!

Emissions requirements leading to aerodynamic considerations, safety requirements immensely impacting styling considerations, shift in costs for different materials and manufacturing technologies.

>>16646424
Forgot to mention that of course considerations of aerodynamics and weight are not only influenced by legal requirements but also by practical competition. Would you buy a car that gets 20 mpg when all similarly sized and powered competitors get 34 mpg because they employ more aerodynamic shapes and lighter materials?

(Yes is a legitimate answer to this question, but in this case please just buy an old car in the first place instead of expecting modern cars to pander to your priorities.)

So I can't produce a decent looking car because of safety regulations?

How comes that Lambos and Bentleys look decent than?

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>>16646486
High quality materials with fewer regards to manufacturing costs. Also I don't know the specific legal framework but apparently you can still build oldschool cars in Europe, it seems to be a guideline rather than a law to have airbags and so on like in the US.

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>>16646081

Function sells. It's why cars like the Prius are so popular.

In some way, there's a level of maturity it takes to put aesthetic appeal aside for a car that makes function a first priority.

>>16646508
I want a caterham so much ;(

Regardless of law and corporate decision factors, most of the blame lies with stupid normalfags who approved this shit with their bank accounts by purchasing a rolling soap. The customers decide whether something succeeds or fails and most car customers don't give a single fuck about aesthetics.

>>16646081
Why is that car you posted so ugly?

>>16646508
There are exceptions for non-mass production cars, like Morgans, Caterhams, kit cars etc. regarding airbags, pedestrian safety

IIRC something similar was passed in the US last year

>>16646530
>muh maturity
maturity=no passion

>>16647688

One can be passionate about things other than aesthetics.

>>16647688
>muh passion
Passion = no features