Honestly, I thought the Insight was a natural design evolution from the CRX.

And I like the Prius' exterior (it's the interior that I dislike).

Toyota would have to be careful about exterior lighting. My cousin in Virginia got a ticket for having blue lights in his wheel wells. (Blue is reserved for the police, red for the Fire Dept., and yellow for emergency services. I don't think green is spoken for yet.)

Personally, I prefer the fact that the only thing obvious about the new Civic is the discreet "Hybrid" badge on the rear. If you didn't know to look for the turn signals on the mirrors, the mast antenna, or the pie-plate wheels, you'd never know the difference. I enjoy it when people say, "OH! It's a HYBRID!" (usually when they're already in the car).