Random Best Looking Car Brands (16 items)

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  (#11) Mercedes-Benz

  • Manufacturing, Automotive industry

  Mercedes is kind of a "love-it-or-hate it" brand. There's no disputing the fact that many of their cars are handsome, in the sense that you'll never encounter a situation in which a Mercedes seems out of place. From High Street to Dakar, the Mercedes badge has been everywhere. As a styling entity, Mercedes has always been the most outgoing of the German brands. More so than BMW or Audi, Mercedes has long put a pretty strong emphasis on just being awesome and standing out in a crowd. Mercedes isn't afraid to come off as a little over-the-top by German standards, which is probably a big part of the brand's appeal in America. 
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  (#7) Alfa Romeo

  • Automotive industry

  It's become almost de rigueur these days to pay homage to Alfa in any conversation on aesthetics. They've got plenty of fanboys and God knows more than a few will tell you these Italians can do no wrong on styling. They're wrong. There have been plenty of ugly Italian cars, but very, very few of them have been Alfa Romeos. In the same way BMW defines "form following function," Alfa defines the "form first" design philosophy. Very rarely will you ever find a flat panel on an Alfa; they're all sophisticated style, complex curves, and sweeping lines, a lot like the roads of Italy.
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  (#3) Ferrari S.p.A.

  • Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies, Automotive industry

  Jeremy Clarkson once made the point that Ferraris were never pretty. Striking, yes, in the same way that a two-ton rhinoceros is striking. But not pretty. Some, like old Testarossas and F50s, were very eye catching, but they were also styled like shaved bricks. That certainly isn't the case anymore, especially with the 458 Italia. Even without the speed connotations, modern Ferraris like this are just objectively beautiful pieces of automotive sculpture. 
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  (#2) McLaren

  Most of us think only of the P1 when we hear the McLaren name these days, but they've got several models, and every one of them is a looker. Granted, they're unapologetically mid-engine, so they don't have the classic proportions of some other sports cars. And some people decry the styling as a bit underwhelming at first glance. But like any good art, it's the details that draw you into McLaren's styling. These cars demand some study to be truly appreciated - preferably at 200 mph.
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  (#6) Audi

  • Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies, Automotive industry

  Audis are good-looking in the same sense that all properly tailored business suits are good-looking. Clearly, Iron Man's R8 is a stunning piece of machinery, but that's what's always been so great about Audis. They're machines, and they know it. An Audi doesn't want to be your object of lust, your weekend mistress, or your local psychopathic football hooligan. It just wants to be good at being a car. The fact that it looks as tailored as a Saville Row suit just shows the world that you (and it) mean business. 
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  (#17) Honda Motor Company, Ltd

  • Truck, Aerospace, Aviation, Telematics, Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies, Automotive industry

  No, that's not a mistake: Honda really is on a list with Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin. Like Audi, most of Honda's products don't really stand out in a crowd, but the company's design language as a whole these days is quite solid. Even their crossovers and minivans look decently sharp, while still remaining recognizable as part of the family tree. That kind of design language versatility is surprisingly hard to pull off, but Honda, of all the mass-market manufacturers, probably does it best. No, their cars might not necessarily stand out in a parking lot, but of all the good-looking cars in any given parking lot, a pretty fair number of them will probably be Hondas.

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