If it lowers drag, then top speed and MPG should be improved.
It should fit the aerodynamic template discussed at length in the following thread/link.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/aerodynamic-streamline-template-online-tool-view-streamlined-extension-21952.html
And then you have the utility factor, look at all the stuff you can carry and it's not an SUV.
Someone out there should appreciate those characteristics, but I'm guessing not many.
Perhaps a historic example may help put things in context.
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_250_GT_SWB_Breadvan
Quote:
The Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan is a one-off Ferrari made in 1962 from a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB, chassis number 2819 GT. It was built to compete against the new 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and other FIA World Sportscar Championship races. ..............
Bizzarrini applied all the ideas he had developed working on the GTO and together with the car body specialist Piero Drogo developed an aerodynamically advanced body, even lower than the GTO's, with the roof line dramatically extended to the rear end following Kamm aerodynamic theory. The resulting shooting-brake appearance led to the French press nicknaming it "La Camionnette" (little truck), while the English-speaking journalists called it the "Breadvan."[3][1].............
The rebodied Breadvan made its competition debut at the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans. It quickly passed all Ferrari GTOs and was 7th overall during the 4th hour when a driveshaft failure caused its retirement. Results at other races proved the design's effectiveness, as the car won the GT class in two races during the 1962 season. ......................
Influence
The 250 GT SWB Breadvan's unusual but effective aerodynamics proved the Kamm tail design that would be used on many other racing cars, including the Ford J-car and the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ...................
Similar shooting brake designs were used on later Ferrari concept cars and production cars such as the 456 GT Venice and the Ferrari FF.
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Ferrari FF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_FF
Do I want one?
Not really but I think it is interesting and would not call it ugly because I'm such a fan of aerodynamics.