XF ugly? I don't think so, most people ignore ugly cars. For instance, ever see anybody pay attention to an Aztec? Actually I didn't care for the XF the first time I saw it in the flesh at the Detroit auto show. But after I drove past one in a car lot almost daily, it just grew on me. 5 months and 6,000 mi. later I have to say it's about the nicest car I've owned, and I've had few. I just got back from the Woodward Ave. Dream Cruise and got alot of favorable comments from the mostly classic car enthusiasts there. Remember, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and some people need glasses and don't know it".