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Model Y was initially going to be on a total new car, but Musk backed away from it because of how the Model 3 ramp up did. Which makes sense from a company's profitability/survivability stand point. However it does make the car ugly and not really intended for what it was. The model 3 was build for this platform, and the model Y is just a raised model 3 with a hatch. All in honestly, I would've loved to see Tesla do the reverse and build the Model Y on it own platform and then shrink/take away stuff from the car to make the Model 3. It would've make the model Y look better and probably get more customers right away in the US. Though, I suspect the at that point model 3 would probably not be necessary in USA because of our addiction to SUVs.
Ugly? Ugly is in the eyes of the beholder. I think most of the SUVs on the road are ugly. Lines going all over the place and not the least bit graceful. They're really trucks gussied up.