Styling is what gave us $250 headlamps which used to cost all of $8 at K-Mart for the rectangular, square, or round take your pick.
Styling is what makes your car looks dated exactly on the day you make the last payment.
No, there is one ideal configuration for every vehicle genre: sedan, station wagon, pickup, van. Think of Boeing, Lockheed, Douglas, Tupolev, and Airbus airliners. Can't tell one from another unless I read the writing on the tails. There's a reason why all airliners look alike. When you finally figure out why, you will know why all cars should look alike as well, except for the paint job.