With regulations for nearly every aspect of a car, including hood and trunk heights, it is becoming tougher and tougher to design a beautiful ride.

And it shows. Many of the cars that are on the roads today are high-waisted with huge rear ends. In many cases, they just look ungainly.

Thankfully, there is a styling renaissance right now at many luxury and affordable automakers. Some of these cars are simply gorgeous while others are evidence of form following function.

Like any survey of looks, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

There are other beautiful cars out there, but these are the cars on the road that certainly make us do a double take. Another requirement is that the cars must make us daydream for a considerable amount of time.

Our only requirement for these cars is that they be on sale somewhere today; we did not limit it to the USA. Everything else, like price and manufacturer, was open.

There are certainly other magnificent cars on the road that can be considered works of art. Let us know what makes your jaw drop in the comments.