We'll refrain from using this space to rehash the debate over high vs. low art. Instead, we simply ask you to consider these "art'' cars.(Lexus SC 430, Audi TT Roadster, Chrysler Prowler)(Brief Article)

* Lexus SC 430

Price: $61,440

Engine: 4.3-liter V8, 300 hp, 325 lb-ft

Curb weight: 3840 lbs

Drivetrain: rwd, five-speed automatic

The great thing about art is that it inspires-nay, encourages-disagreement. For example, Jackson Pollack: genius or junk? The same goes for cars. The discrepancy in reactions over the Lexus SC 430 was wide, with most in the office objecting to its awkward proportions; those on the outside looking in couldn't stop drooling. One of our kinder editors described it as ``a big roly-poly dude. Stylish in the manner of a metal-flake eggplant presented as art.'' One tester who liked its styling called it ``a rather attractive gourd.'' Yet a third pulled no punches in declaring ``the zaftig rear quarter-panels and rear end look like a GM designer was called in as consultant.'' Ouch. Then again, we're hardly art critics. Lexus can't seem to get enough of them on the showroom floor.

* Audi TT ROADSTER