DrJohn has named and shamed Subaru and Nissan ... and I'd also like to toss latter-day Honda into that Japanese frying pan, er, wok! Interestingly enough, these Japanese companies also have some of their design studios located in the USA ... I say interesting too, because American automotive history is steeped in style, and arguably, the abuse of it. MarkO emphasises the difficulty in making any SUV an attractive proposition, perhaps exemplified early on by one of GM's marvellous efforts released for public consumption just after the new millennium kicked over ...