Yeah, the domestic manufacturers, especially Pontiac, have been guilty of cheesy styling too. There is a fine line sometimes between cutting edge and going over the edge, and sometimes the stylists just get carried away. Whatcha gonna do?
And the Mazdaspeed6 wasn't great, but the new Mazdaspeed3 is pretty darn impressive. I hear they did a good job minimizing torque steer, so its pretty good for a front driver.