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Cynical Facelifts.. New cars that are not

  • 07-05-2013 11:18pm
    #1
    maidhc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,722 ✭✭✭


    Just to follow on from other threads about cars aging well and all that. New cars that really aren't new cars at all. My all time favourite is the Mercedes "CLC"

    thumb-mercedes-clc-1.jpg

    which is a facelfit of the cl203 Sport Coupe from 2001.

    800px-Mercedes_C_180_Kompressor_Sportcoup%C3%A9_%28CL203%29_Facelift_rear_20100510.jpg



    Also Golf MkIV Convertible which is really a MkII
    golfcabby4.jpg


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  • #2
    miller50841
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭miller50841


    Saab and Volvo were good at that also never really changing much other then a slightly different light or grove in the bumper.


  • #3
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    Not exactly facelifting,

    But, imo,

    The new Audi range are like feckin russian dolls, same exact thing, but each one is just a little smaller than the last..


  • #4
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Hmmm....
    mk320rs18002003ie8.jpg

    1998-ford-fiesta-mk4.jpeg

    430669493_172d70f659_z.jpg?zz=1


  • #5
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Porsche 911.... hands down!

    4052691928_d13164764d.jpg

    450px-Porsche911CompleteEvolution.jpg

    normal.jpg?pool=germany&type=image&id=997-2nd-tu-detail-concept-history-xle&lang=none&filetype=normal&version=e5c72882-73d0-4757-975d-1123bea389e9


  • #6
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,617 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    The 911 is the exact opposite of the 'cynical facelift' theme. They totally change most underlying aspects of the car, but keep to an evolutionary look. Similarly audi aren't generally in the business of cynical facelifts either.

    The cynical facelift is changing nothing but the 'skin' to fool people into thinking it's a newer better car.


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  • #7
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Cinquecento vs Seicento


    Fiat-Cinquecento.jpg

    cinquecentoschumacher.jpg


    It's literally the same car, with different name, and slight bodywork facelift.
    Even exactly the same engines were used, with exception that they dropped 704cc in Seicento.


  • #8
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Ford Mondeo MkII which was really just a facelifted MkI.
    Current VW Passat B7 which is just a facelifted B6.
    VW Golf MkVI which was just a facelifted MkV with a cheaper suspension setup.
    Seat Exeo which was just a rehashed B6/B7 Audi A4.


  • #9
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    maidhc wrote: »
    Also Golf MkIV Convertible which is really a MkII
    golfcabby4.jpg
    A Mk3 actually (there never was a Mk2 convertible), but I get what you're saying. :)


  • #10
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    City Rover

    800px-2004_Rover_CityRover.jpg

    In reality it was a rebadged Tata Indica.


  • #11
    piston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 523 ✭✭✭piston


    dgt wrote: »
    Hmmm....
    mk320rs18002003ie8.jpg

    1998-ford-fiesta-mk4.jpeg

    430669493_172d70f659_z.jpg?zz=1

    Not exactly fair. They managed to drastically improve the driving experience when they carried out the face lift.


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  • #12
    HandsomeDan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 843 ✭✭✭HandsomeDan


    piston wrote: »
    Not exactly fair. They managed to drastically improve the driving experience when they carried out the face lift.

    That's because is wasn't a face lift but an all new car.

    Person gets face lift, same person underneath, slightly improved face - get it?


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