If you need a focus group to make up for a lack of taste, none of the 20 will be as good as 1 from Pininfarina. It's pure luck, like monkeys throwing poop on the wall to see what sticks.
There's an entire PG essay on the subject of taste and why American car companies lack it:
There's an entire PG essay on the subject of taste and why American car companies lack it:
http://www.paulgraham.com/usa.html