Well, I just got back spending a day in and around the new models. The posts I'm reading seem very focused on how the new VX series looks. Eye of the beholder and whatever expectations people hold on what a bass boat should look like. It is a beautiful boat that takes us outside our expectations since we have all had our favorite looks over the years. Looks often determine function to a great degree. When you start with function and build outward and include new innovation, the look will be a bit different. In going through these boats multiple times, there was not one detail I did not like...some don't like the handrails and I get that. However, there is currently not a boat on the market with the engineering expertise and years of combined experience in the market. The hull is convex and not concave and the V is all the way to the nose. The ride, talking to several at the Classic who have driven them for several weeks, is beyond what is available. They engineered the bow so the deck is wider up front which required what some are referring to as the "space ship" look. I did not see one detail they overlooked for function. No need for brackets for Power Poles or Talons since they created the ability to mount right to the hull. I like the looks, some others won't. I don't know of anyone who spends time with the DX series who won't be blown away by all the innovation and function.