[thephyber]

Sales numbers on hideous cars (eg. Pontiac Aztec) of the past say otherwise. There is absolutely some correlation between how fashionable a car is and how well it sells.

[kortilla]

Yet the Prius sold by the droves despite its “obvious hideousness” declared by reviewers at the time of its release.

[LyndsySimon]

The hideousness of the Prius was on purpose: it was visibly signaling that the owner was someone motivated by environmental concerns.