whats the best facelift ever done?

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11/09/2015 at 08:49 • Filed to: None

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Kinja'd!!! Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 08:59

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Kinja'd!!! FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 09:10

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I know I’m in the minority, but I much prefer the bug-eye WRX to the facelift. Someday I hope to pick up a cheap 2002 World Rally Blue wagon as a project.

My vote goes to the great de-cladding of 2003. Or as Chevy called it, the “without body hardware” option code WBH. I know it wasn’t really a facelift as much as a body kit option (or anti-body-kit option) - but it made a huge improvement in the look.

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Kinja'd!!! Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
11/09/2015 at 09:14

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I agree...and I think the 2nd gen Fusion is better than the 3rd gen. I'm not so sure I like the Aston mouth on the front of it.


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 09:21

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Kinja'd!!! wiffleballtony > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
11/09/2015 at 09:46

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That’s not really an accurate comparison. Compare 5.0 to 5.0

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Kinja'd!!! RazoE > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/09/2015 at 09:50

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I think they were sold alongside each other.


Kinja'd!!! FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > RazoE
11/09/2015 at 10:11

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Yep, like I said it wasn’t really a facelift in terms of one style replacing the other. It was just an option, but it wasn’t added until the 3rd year of production. Before that you had to have the cladding. So I’ve always thought of it as a facelift, because it happened mid-generation.


Kinja'd!!! not for canada - australian in disguise > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 10:24

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Charger SRT-8 (Or any Charger, really)

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The real big improvements were inside.

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Went from being a blocky, plasticky mess, to an actually somewhat respectable muscle car.


Kinja'd!!! jjhats > wiffleballtony
11/09/2015 at 10:28

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when the new mustangs came out in 05 I hated the GT with the big fog lamps inside the grill. once they change the design I suddenly thought they were the coolest thing ever. I think 2011 LED HID headlights with fogs in grill would be money


Kinja'd!!! FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/09/2015 at 10:43

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There are a whole slew of Chrysler products that got huge interior facelifts of similar quality sometime around 2010 to 2012. Turning the Sebring into the 200 sticks out, but pretty much the whole Jeep and Dodge lineups also got new interiors that were huge upgrades while the exteriors just got tweaks.


Kinja'd!!! FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 10:46

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What about the Nissan S14 getting angry all of a sudden in 1997?

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Kinja'd!!! wiffleballtony > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 11:08

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Honestly, there’s so much aftermarket there’s something for everyone.


Kinja'd!!! Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 11:55

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1994 Camry to 1995 Camry. ;-)


Kinja'd!!! for Michigan > jjhats
11/09/2015 at 12:32

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Kinja'd!!! jjhats > for Michigan
11/09/2015 at 12:49

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I like both. new looks like a range rover tho


Kinja'd!!! m2m, apex detective > jjhats
11/11/2015 at 15:29

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I am at your mercy as to whether or not this qualifies as a facelift. That said, it was the dominant thought when I read your post.

For me, it’s the transformation of the Fiat Multipla.

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‘Tis the story of a wicked weird beast that found the light and went on to become this .

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