Too often our characterizations of the cars we drive are heavily influenced by the way those cars look. My use of “our” here is fairly inclusive, with auto writers, enthusiasts, and run-of-the-mill drivers all included. As reviewers, we obviously try to take a step back from our initial, uninformed first feelings about a vehicle in an effort to make an objective appraisal. But the truth is that sometimes it can be hard to look at something that you are instinctively drawn to, and then find fault with it. We want to like the cars that we like the looks of—simple truth.
