In the rear, the slim-type aerodynamic LED taillight design and crisp corners combine with the aerodynamic rear bumper with rear diffuser to manage the aerodynamics of the rear end without compromising rear interior roominess.

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The redesigned 300, introduced last year, dials back the goth froth in favor of a more practical, mature and aerodynamic design (the windshield is much more raked than before), and yet the car retains its from-a-mile-away profile: the big and bluff hood, the blingtastic grille, the pillbox roof, the chopped deck.

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Stuff that's intended to spend its life in the company of halibut tends to be purely functional, lacking any aerodynamic design appeal.

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