The counterpoint to this is the "Aston Martin" Ford [1a and 1b] which I think most people would agree looks much better than the Ford design it replaced [2]. I

The counterpoint to this is the "Aston Martin" Ford [1a and 1b] which I think most people would agree looks much better than the Ford design it replaced [2]. It literally steals the design cues from a $100k+ sports car and adapts them to an economy car and it seems to work quite well as a design (admittedly a bit of design plagiarism). [1a] http://autoguide.com.vsassets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ford-Fusion-Aston-Martin-Main-Art.jpg http://autoguide.com.vsassets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/20... [1b] http://www.autotribute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Aston-Martin-New-Ford-Fusion-Mondeo-3.jpg http://www.autotribute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Aston-... [2] http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/2012-ford-fusion-i4-se-sedan-angular-front.png http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/2012-ford-...