That's whats boring about new cars, the design looks dated too soon, while classics always look excellent.
The other issue is that new cars look exactly the same for too many years, say a given body style runs maybe 7-8 years, it'll get one mid cycle refresh and for the most part, that's usually it. Contrast to the 1960s when a '65 Chevelle, '66 Chevelle, and '67 Chevelle or any successive year of any car within the same body style look distinctly different making them easily identifiable and more exciting.
I really like the new A4 and in putting together a spreadsheet comparing all the cars I'm looking at, the A4 seems to have a lot of value compared to others, but yet, I look at that interior and see mid-2000s ergonomics and design. Then I look at the upcoming A3 and it's awesome contemporary interior/exterior design, realize the B9 A4 will look similar, and get sad about the B8 A4.
That and I don't know what happened, but the early B8 A4s like what the guy posted above looked awesome in S-line trim, now the current ones in S-line trim look way, way softer. Not sure why the current S-line cars look so dowdy compared to the pre-facelift S-line cars.