Can't say I like it, but...
Hiya,
Can't say I like it but remember a couple things:
Except for the Audi TT, very few preliminary drawings actually make production. They tend to over-emphasize a styling change to guage the response.
Secondly, remember (at least I can) how UFO-like the first Ford Taurus looked? Now they look downright square. How about the 94 Integra with those tiny headlights? Or the Neon? I can think of tens of cars that the market said "yuck" too, including myself, that are now commonplace, and even accepted as the industry standard.
The picture you have posted looks as much van-ish as the 2002 Civic Si, as another poster has pointed out, with the PT Cruiser, this type of arrangement may be the wave of the future.
Still, for now, throw in my "Yuck!"
Michael