Car designs run the spectrum from minimalist to gaudy. After all, car buyers' tastes are as varied as the number of stations on Sirus radio. And while "good" design in the car industry typically means a big price tag, that doesn't need to be the rule.
Check out this article from CNN Money highlighting five cars on a budget that look great:
"It is often said that good design costs nothing. In the car business, that's not quite true. Designers' jobs would be much simpler if they never had to worry about how much time and effort it takes to stamp out complicated body panels or line up those pieces on the assembly line. It's much easier to design a pretty car that costs a lot of money. That makes it all the more impressive, then, to see really sharp looks on cars that cost relatively little."
Read more here: Great-looking Cars on a Budget.