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      01-04-2021, 09:48 PM   #1
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What's Your Least Favorite Automotive Redesign and/or Refresh?

Another stolen idea from Jalopnik, but I thought this could be a fun discussion.

So, what is your personal least favorite automotive redesign and or refresh? and why?

Here's a few of mine.

Third Generation Ford Taurus
The first and second gen were incredibly popular, the best selling car in America, and they weren't too bad looking either (especially in SHO spec), then came the dreaded third generation. Ford overdid themselves with all the curves and circular theme, car looked like it was melting in the sun, and its radical design eventually caused its downfall too, slipping to the #3 spot in US sales. They tried to correct their wrongs with the 4th generation, but it was too late, the Taurus had lost its spot at the top.




Sixth Generation Hyundai Elantra Facelift
The sixth generation Elantra when it first came out was a really nicely designed compact sedan, especially for the price. Simple and sharp, it actually looked more upscale than its price presented itself. The facelift however, is a disaster of design. One looks like a nice car, the other a Pokémon. Every time I see a facelifted Elantra I can't help but think how changing one aspect of a car completely ruined its design for me.




6th Generation BMW M3 and 2nd Generation BMW 4-Series/M4
Of course this was an obvious choice so, in order for everyone else to not post it I thought I would include it. You all know why, one is classic BMW, the other is a mishmash of tasteless trends and other brand's design cues.


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Some of my "close to home" new model changes I hated...

4th gen Honda Prelude --> 5th gen
2nd gen Toyota MR2 --> 3rd gen
1st gen Infiniti G35 Coupe --> 2nd gen
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Some of my "close to home" new model changes I hated...

4th gen Honda Prelude --> 5th gen
2nd gen Toyota MR2 --> 3rd gen
1st gen Infiniti G35 Coupe --> 2nd gen
100% agree with the MR2. The second gen is just so cool looking and nicely proportioned, and also pop-up headlights! the third gen on the other hand, looks like a cutsie version of a Porsche Boxster.

That being said I really want Toyota to make a new MR2, although maybe this time actually themselves without any help *cough* supra *cough*
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100% agree with the MR2. The second gen is just so cool looking and nicely proportioned, and also pop-up headlights! the third gen on the other hand, looks like a cutsie version of a Porsche Boxster.

That being said I really want Toyota to make a new MR2, although maybe this time actually themselves without any help *cough* supra *cough*
Right? It baffles me that Toyota was once a company that had at one time the Supra, Celica, MR2, AE86, etc. A ground up mid-engine sports car from Toyota would seem laughable to the younger gen today...it's really too bad. To think I used to work in new model development for them lol happy to have moved on, although the nostalgia of those older models still gets to me.
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7th generation Pontiac Bonneville. GM used the same name Bonneville from full side 6th generation to the midsize 7th generation. Liked the 8th gen Bonneville.

2nd generation Mustang shouldn’t have been called a Mustang. Though I’d certainly like to have a pristine 2nd generation Mustang to have now as a daily driver.
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Ferrari 458 -> 488.
F12 -> 812 superfast
F80 -> G80
New 2 series is awful.
3rd gen acura TL was a stunner -> 4th gen TL looked terrible.
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The second generation Ford Mustang. The best thing about that car was that it appeared with Farrah in the original Charlie's Angels.

VW New Beetle. I like the original. There is an ET racer out here who races one that's super cool. I was sorry to see them try to bring it back. I've been in one, it seemed to be a fine car, but the nostalgia and the new car just do nothing for me.
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Ferrari 458 -> 488.
F12 -> 812 superfast
F80 -> G80
New 2 series is awful.
3rd gen acura TL was a stunner -> 4th gen TL looked terrible.
Agree on the TL. Just like the Taurus, Acura completely butchered the car and hasn't really recovered (at least for their sedans, until now maybe) due to the controversial design. The 3rd gen was a great car, the fourth though was huge and ugly. That beak was just awful. I remember my neighbor back in the day got one and the first modification she made was switching out the grill for an aftermarket one.
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Two personal ones, Z3 M Coupe to the Z4 M Coupe, and the 2nd gen CRX to the stupid af Del Sol.
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I don't think it gets much worse than what Chevy did to the Impala.
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My wife drove both 2nd and 3rd gen Taurii. Agree gen 3 was forgettable.

All Toyota/Lexus “spindle” grilles from the 2010s.
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My wife drove both 2nd and 3rd gen Taurii. Agree gen 3 was forgettable.

All Toyota/Lexus "spindle" grilles from the 2010s.
Agree on the spindle. Although I didn't mind the early models, where it was pretty simple, when they kept adding more and more it started to look ridiculous, although the LC is beautiful and the grill works there in my opinion.
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"What's Your Least Favorite Automotive Redesign and/or Refresh?"
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A four door Charger is just nauseating
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Oh amen to that. Good choice.

Also mildly annoyed that the Audi R8 and the Lamborghini Huracan share so many parts. That's just not right.
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G8x bar none. The single biggest disaster in automotive history from generation to generation in regards to styling.

I also hate the follow up to the Toyota MR2 MKII Turbo. That Spyder is an eye sore.
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Agree on the TL. Just like the Taurus, Acura completely butchered the car and hasn't really recovered (at least for their sedans, until now maybe) due to the controversial design. The 3rd gen was a great car, the fourth though was huge and ugly. That beak was just awful. I remember my neighbor back in the day got one and the first modification she made was switching out the grill for an aftermarket one.
The Acura beak has to be the worst corporate front end in recent history.
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2003 Maxima to 2004 Maxima. Not that the predecessor won fashion shows but the Maxima went from a decent 4 door car to something atrocious.

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2003 Maxima to 2004 Maxima. Not that the predecessor won fashion shows but the Maxima went from a decent 4 door car to something atrocious.

100% agree, this was era was the start of Nissan's fall from grace and the start of using CVT's in Nissans which we all know how that turned out.
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