The 570-hp Ferrari 458 Italia Spyder doesn't have side scoops at all. Maybe it has a radiator in the front and takes in air for the engine on top behind the passenger compartment.
A lot of what I find ugly in current auto styling is the front end. The "faces" no longer look attractive at all.
I'm thinking of Lexuses (Lexi?) with the grills that get wider as they go down, and then don't have any trim element at the bottom. That look is like a face with its lower jaw shot off.
The Ferrari 458 has a pretty face. The face of the Corvette C8 has many lines going in several different directions, for no apparent reason. I do not believe that it is all about airflow. Think of the face of a Jaguar E-Type, or a '63-67 Corvette. Much nicer than recent Corvettes, including this C8.
The C8 has a backward-facing air scoop on the hood. What is that for? Is it the exhaust for a radiator mounted in the nose, perhaps?
Shelby Mustangs have ugly faces these days, too, with vents, faux vents, deflectors, and splitters arranged unharmoniously, almost if looking ugly is the goal rather than an unintended consequence.