Worlds quickest facelift? (Car not human)

[LaurasOtherHalf]

So, on the mclaren 650S there's been some consternation over the ridiculously short amount of time that the poor old MP4-12C lasted.

Which got me to thinking, which other cars have lasted such a short period of time?

Mclaren 12C lasted from August 2012 until March 2014 apparently, anything beat it?

[xRIEx]

wiki said:

The car's final design was unveiled in September 2009, and was launched in mid-2011.

Three years sounds reasonable to me for a facelift, assuming halfway through a model's lifetime means it last 6 years.

[JonnyVTEC]

2012 US Honda Civic. Was face lifted 1year later due to simply getting its market wrong and over cheapening on many aspects. Honda ordered a rapid fix.

[-Z-]

Not a facelift since the MP4 will continue in limited production?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

xRIEx said:

wiki said:

The car's final design was unveiled in September 2009, and was launched in mid-2011.

Three years sounds reasonable to me for a facelift, assuming halfway through a model's lifetime means it last 6 years.

Deliveries started as in the OP apparently, under 3 years.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

I thought the 650S is going to be the halfway house between the 12C and the P1 ?

[JonnyVTEC]

Yeah it's a different model. Although 12c production has been paused apparently to meet 650 orders.

[TheCarMadDad]

JonnyVTEC said:

2012 US Honda Civic. Was face lifted 1year later due to simply getting its market wrong and over cheapening on many aspects. Honda ordered a rapid fix.

How did Honda get this wrong, I thought they liked cars that were cheap (and nasty) in many aspects hehe!

[mr_spock]

Most US cars in the 50s and 60s were facelifted (or remodelled) annually. 57/57 Plymouth being a good example.