Apparently, the Scions (the one you're referring to is the super-interestingly named xB, as opposed to the other model's equally ingenious xA) are available only in CA, so I'm not forced to see them. I'd still argue that the Element has a ... well ... element of cuteness to it that makes it just better than the all-ugly Asstek.

And I don't see why you'd think that the basic stumpy fastback Vega is all that ugly when compared to its contemporaries, the Pinto, Gremlin, and, especially, Pacer.