US Focus vs. UK Focus

It may be slightly off-topic to get into automotive design, but humor me here. First up, we have the all-new 2008 US Ford Focus:

The lines on this car are just too busy. There's hood ridges, lines through the headlights, 2 contrasting arcs making up the top and bottom edges of the headlights, etc. There are curved lines, straight lines... it's just a mess of different design cues and lacks cohesion.

Then you have the UK Ford Focus:

This is a great design. The lines are subdued and refined, with each complementing the others. The symmetry created by the foglight alcoves and the headlights is nice, as well as the lower air scoop and the main grille.

Overall, it's like the US Focus is a slasher flick and the UK Focus is a taut psychological thriller. The US version has more shock value, but the UK version is much more tasteful.

*In the interest of fairness, both of these images were taken from Ford's sites. Presumably, this means these are the best possible angles/images of these vehicles.