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Originally posted by JeepNGeorge
I think a lot of it has to do with the design methods. With the advent of computer modeling the designers can't feel a clay model in their hands and simply add a swoosh or tweak a tailfin into existence.
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Even if they did it would be pared off in the wind tunnel. CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) has dictated the wind resistance must be minimized so they all gravitate toward the optimum shape for a low coefficient of drag (cd). Hence they start to look alike. 
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