Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Ferraris?
I can offer an opinion not yet seen in this thread.  It comes down to tolerances.  My father works for GM as a tool and die maker.  He says that GM is obsessed with tolerances in their panels.  This means that the gap between the hood and front quarter panel is the same near the windshield as it is near the headlights.  Same goes for all other areas of the car.  It&#x27;s hard to get right.  If you start to get more complex designs with panels meeting at odd angles and with multiple bends it gets even harder, and more expensive.<p>Therefore, my theory is that mid range car companies don&#x27;t want to build complex designs as they will increase the price of their car needed to satisfy their tolerance specs.