See, for me as much as I want a car that looks nice I want good MPG(which is what I think most people want now). I don't think most cars are boring now, no they don't look extremely fast but they're at least nice. I rented a NIssan Sentra for a trip and it wasn't special looking or very powerful but I barely had to put gas in it and the interior was nice and that's really all that matters to me. Safety is a concern as well but in my eyes if you or someone else is driving reckless or depending on the vehicle and the type of collision nothing is going to keep you safe. I would prefer to see cars of all types run off of a different source of power besides gas even with cars now getting higher MPG.
As for me I will stick with my http://photocarsonline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2009-mazda-rx8-jdm-_5_.jpg