I'm going to date myself a
I'm going to date myself a bit here but I still think one of the most perfect car line was the early Ferrari 308. It had everything I needed and yes, I don't have kids :) The Germans follow the form follows practicality, which makes it at odds with a design that inflames you. I feel the Mercedes 500 series for the past decade did a good job actually but in general, the bunker look and the open angry fish mouth of an Audi doesn't do much for me.
A car I always go back too was the Alfa Romeo 1900 SS. Bertone penned it without a wind tunnel and look at that spectacular result. At some point, the Italian car industry will wake up and take over the reign of designs once more.
As far as batteries, I'm sad to hear the misconception of "changing batteries" and price. As much as you have to change a gasoline car's engine every 150,000 to 300,000 miles, the same would happen for lithium batteries but more in the 200,000 range. The electric motor is bullet proof. Lithium price has steadily come down and is now half priced from a decade ago. That is my last worry, overall price is more of a concern.
Thank you, Nicolas