Yeah, though pretty much all current Toyotas are more attractive, in my opinion, than they were 5-10 years ago, Toyotas design goal for external styling has long been to offend as few people as possible without any specific goals as far as actually pleasing anyone.
The thing to keep in mind with Camrys, Accords and Civics is the resale value. I mean, if you tend to buy a car and keep it for 15 years, then the resale value isn't as important as reliability (which the Camry also has), but if you plan to only keep it for 3-5 years, the Camry, Accord and Civic have absolutely OUTSTANDING resale value. I had my 1999 Civic Si for 39 months and it dropped from $17,200 to $15,800. That's about 8% in three years. Compare this to Ford Tauruses which regularly (if you know where to look to not get ripped) sold brand new for $9,995 for a car with a sticker price of $22,000.
Not sure how the new Ford 500 will turn out (though I doubt it will be a huge improvement over the Taurus in terms of resale value.
Same thing with the Kias and Hyundais. I mean, when they were half the cost of a Civic, it made some sense for those on a super tight budget, but now that the Spectra is only maybe $2,000 less than the Civic, but drops 60% or 70% in a year, that $2,000 more for the Civic makes LOTS of sense.