Facelift fails

[LotusOmega375D]

Pretty much all manufacturers give their models a mid-life face lift. But for every redesign success story, there's also a Jodie Marsh.

A great example is the Giugiaro styled Fiat Grande Punto. It started out in 2006 as the design he is most proud of:



Then a couple of years ago it underwent a 'mare at the plastic surgeons:



And has recently been salvaged by a return to something more resembling its youthful years:



So PH'ers let's see some other cases of "should have left well alone". There must be dozens.

[Garlick]

to

[NiceCupOfTea]

Saab 9-5

Also, every generation of the 3-series since the e30 has been slightly worse looking IMHO, same with the 5-series and the e34!

[crocodile tears]

theres got to be some much worse examples out there than the ones above ^

[SystemParanoia]

bleugh

[McSam]

Alfa 156 gets my vote. As, in fact, does BMW's E46 - those little curly-uppy smiley-happy headlights turn me right off later cars.

[r11co]

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Edited by r11co on Friday 30th March 17:43

[F1GTRUeno]

Basically anytime Hyundai facelift anything.

[Disco You]

SystemParanoia][img said:

http://www.motorsportads.com/assets/products/9005-...

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bleugh

That's a new model, not a facelift...

[Mr E]

[F1GTRUeno]

Disco You said:

That's a new model, not a facelift...

No it isn't.

[eybic]

I haven't got pics but apparently the "bug eye" impreza was quite a big fail in terms of public opinion.

[kamilb1998]

Alfa Romeo 147 & 156.

From these;



To these;

[r11co]

Yep.. I've got the feeling this thread is going to degenerate very quickly.

Do your research first folks - posting pictures of replacement models earns an automatic fail!

PS. Nice one about the Alfa 147, but I actually think the same front improved the 156 (the scooped out bumper of the original looked daft).

Edited by r11co on Friday 30th March 17:49

[F1GTRUeno]

eybic said:

I haven't got pics but apparently the "bug eye" impreza was quite a big fail in terms of public opinion.

The bug eye wasn't a facelift, it was a replacement.

[Mr2Mike]

F1GTRUeno said:

Basically anytime Hyundai facelift anything.

Not true, the later revisions of the Gen 3 coupe where definitely nicer looking than the first.

I also think the facelifted 156 is vastly nicer than the original.

[Deerfoot]

The Ford Scorpio must be up with the facelift fails.....

[VinceFox]

i like jodie marsh

[Moley RUFC]

VinceFox said:

i like jodie marsh

Me too, the only woman I know who could give you a blow job whilst bench pressing you above her head.

[EDLT]

Was the current Legacy a facelift or a new model, I'm not posting pictures of it either way.