Yes, a sweeping statement is what I intended to make. I'm commenting on the big picture; generalizing about the design sensibilities of different cultures. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder as demonstrated by the follow-up comments of different poster's likes and dislikes. All manufacturers have had their hits and misses, but generally, styling is not the Asian's strong suite.

That said, my styling preferences will not preclude me from buying Asian vehicles. I currently have five. Their quality and reliability make up for their less-than-great aesthetics!

 

Do you realize that this statement makes no sense? How can beauty be in the eye of the beholder yet you can make a declarative statement like "styling is not the Asian's strong suit"? The two statements are contradictory.

The correct statement is YOU don't prefer the way Asian companies style vehicles. Lots of people do.

 

Exactly...that's what I was saying!
Meaningless! We can only assert our own taste when it comes to aesthetics. You can't say, "lots of people," you can only say what you think.

 

Thats not at all how it came across.

You need to practice saying "in my opinion" and/or "to me". When you make a statement like this:



That is a declarative judgement, not a statement of opinion. "In general, most trees are green" is not a statement of opinion.

Your statement implied that you were speaking in general, not of your own opinion. When you make a statement like that what you are saying is people that do like the way asian cars are styled are wrong.

Thats why you got the response you got.

 

All designed by Asians, by the way. Surely they know nothing about styling.





By contrast, here's the handiwork of the former head of Rolls Royce design:

 

Wow the Quattroporte has aged horribly....

 

Respectfully, I don't like the way this is headed classifying styling and racial/ethnic/national aspects.

As this almost 2 year old thread is no longer about the 2020 Genesis G90, it will now be closed.