Ugliest cars in India - Honda CR-V

Another Honda and this is something that I really hate to do. I have said this before. Honda makes the best engines. But one way or the other they give the rest of the world lots of arguments against their sense of style. Some automobile mags call the new CR-V a revolutionary design. I agree. It is revolutionary, but only if it means tasteless. The softroader which it replaced was a conventional looking city slicker which had the stance of an SUV and the mannerisms of a sedan. That design was in need of replacement and the one which came to fill its shoes made us all pray that Honda hadn't replaced it at all.

Now let us get down to business. What is that front end all about? To be specific, the grille which comes right below the Honda emblem. Is it a space filler which the designers chucked in to fill up the plain space between the bumper and the headlamps? Looks so to me. The glass house is another distraction. The slanting profile of the third window isn't exactly a tasteful touch. May be it is a match which suits a car with a styling package like this. I don't wish to say anything at all about the rear end.

But here's the catch, it's a Honda. For buyers who know the reliability which comes free with that insignia, that pretty much ends all doubts and comments on its styling.