In 2012 Hyundai will be releasing their own version of the Prius, according to this article from Top Gear U.S.A.  The car is at best decent looking, provided that it actually looks like the picture shows (without the streaking lights coming off the back), but it still has that horrid Hybrid design stench...that is really the best way I know how to describe it.  All in all I'm confused as to why carmakers have to make their green vehicles look so outrageous.  Take a look at the Prius and Honda Insight, for example.  Why do they have to look so...so...ridiculous?!?!?!  Is there a necessary connection between the design and the hybrid concept?  If so I stand corrected but I seriously doubt it.  I'm reminded of the cheesy science fiction movie where the filmmakers overdo their prediction of what the future will look like, like on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure when they visit a future society where the people are floating.  There is nothing about the future that says humans will be floating, and there is nothing about green automobiles that calls for designs that alienate regular folks.  Its sad to say, but most people would rather see a giant hole in the ozone layer than drive the hybrids that are out there.  Car makers need to take note of that.