I agree with you about overthinking, but the second half of your comment is very broad-brush. If you went back in time to any era of vehicles or other artistic objects, you'd find they all had a similar feel reminiscent of the era. There are plenty of cool modern cars/clothes/etc.! For example, look at Toyota with their wacky 3 cylinder turbo AWD Gazoo Racing Corolla or Hyundai with their angular Ioniq. I will say the arms race going on re: vehicle height/size is a pox on car design, kind of like sealed beam headlight requirements and afterthought add-on 5mph bumpers were a pox on car design in their respective eras.