its very close to looking really good, like they had the right idea but just executed it horribly and thus made it look pretty bad. and i think for the most part they've been getting progressively worse the newer they get.
the GC looked the best, the bugeyes 2nd best, first facelift and 2nd facelift were a tie, GE was worse, facelift was a slight improvement, 4th gen (gp?) was terrible. i will say the 2013 sti is one of the best looking IMO, other than that its pretty much been a gradual decline.