The CR - V definitely wears a more macho face thanks to the larger lower grille and
its black plastic cladding.
The thick
black plastic cladding wraps the Compass around the sides too, complemented by some rather tasteful trapezoidal wheel arches thought straight out of Jeep's legendary line up of SUVs.
Up front, the Punto Evo Pure comes with Fiat's signature «Reindeer» headlamps with
black plastic cladding on the grille along with a wide airdam and large foglamp enclosure with chrome surround on each side.
Our judges also admired the look of the engines, although they noted that most of the GranTurismo's engine is hidden by
black plastic cladding, with just a nice Maserati trident badge on the intake manifold.
The roof sports glossy black treatment, the bonnet receives faux air intakes,
black plastic cladding around the taillights, rear windshield and rear roof spoiler which gets integrated LED brake taillight.
The changes are purely cosmetic and include
black plastic cladding around the sides and wheel arches, new black alloy wheels and a silver scuff plate at the rear.
It's a bit tougher than the regular estate, with some off - roading addenda such as
black plastic cladding and skid plates at the front and back, but the understated style of the regular Passat Estate remains.
The twin - fin front grille that sports a large three - pointed star logo at the centre along with
the black plastic cladding all around the body give the E-Class All - Terrain an imposing stance.
The silhouette is plain Jane but that's par for the course for Toyota, but the rear has nice, sleek shape to it — besides
the black plastic cladding.
There are faux skid plates at both ends as well as
black plastic cladding all around, including the wheel arches, to add to the SUV - like feel.
The proportions seem slightly off from some angles — maybe the beltline's too high (here's one vehicle where the risky
black plastic cladding, found on lower - trim Sorentos, looks good)-- but its profile is fairly sleek.
The Toyota Etios Cross manages to look distinctively different with the chunky
black plastic cladding running across the bumper and the belt line for the rugged appeal.
Up front, the concept features LED lighting in the headlamps and fog lamps, Chevrolet's hallmark two - tier grille,
black plastic cladding on the bumper and skid plate.
The exterior has front and rear skid plates finished in a satin - chrome shade, foglight enclosures with satin - chrome surrounds,
black plastic cladding over the sides, a dark finish for the roof rails and wing mirror covers and 16 - inch alloy wheels of a different pattern.
Already on sale in India (pictured above) the i20 Active gets the usual crossover treatment, with more aggressive bumpers at the front and back,
some black plastic cladding to make it look like it means business, a raised ride height and a set of roof rails.
Apart from the grey roof and off - white sash, there's another contrasting element on the outside -
the black plastic cladding.
The spy image shows that the Celerio X will receive a body kit featuring
black plastic cladding around the wheel arches and along the sides.
Visually, the Cross Country immediately stands out from the S60 thanks to design cues like a model - specific grille with honeycomb inserts, light gray trim on the bottom of both bumpers,
black plastic cladding over the wheel arches, new side skirts as well as 18 - inch wheels.
It wears
black plastic cladding, as well as a black decal on the boot and a different grille.
Based on the LTZ trim, the Activ adds new design elements like a larger front bumper with skid guards, 16 - inch alloy wheels, roof rails,
black plastic cladding for the lower part of the front and rear bumpers with silver skid plates, silver inserts for the side lower body and reflectors on the rear bumper, which sees «Activ» embossed on it.
The standard Yeti comes with body - coloured lower bumpers and sills, while the Yeti Outdoor version gets traditional
black plastic cladding and front and rear bumpers that have been optimised to give the best departure and approach angles when off - roading.
The Tanoak wears a more outdoorsy design with
black plastic cladding all around and chiseled body panels.
There's also a distinctive new design feature in the form of a targa - style C - pillar that reaches up to the roof, while the car on the whole has a rufty - tufty look with
black plastic cladding, roof bars and a raised ride height.
The sides are slightly bulkier and more substantial, with wider front and rear haunches and
black plastic cladding for a more rugged look.
Black plastic cladding around the wheelwells helps prime buyers to think of this luxury hatchback as a crossover, even though Infiniti will actually launch a higher - riding QX30 alongside the Q30.
Not exact matches
The convertible retains the blocky, squared - off design elements of the hardtop, with
black plastic fender
cladding surround 18 - to -20-inch wheels, depending on trim level.
For extra protection, the TRD Pro gets a front skid plate made from quarter - inch aluminum, as well as extra dust boots for the shock absorbers and
black plastic fender
cladding.
It wears a very familiar face up front, bearing only small departures from the Cooper Hardtop, including
black plastic fender
cladding that includes «air curtain» vents to channel wind past the front wheels.
Step 3: Install the gray
cladding and
black plastic treads before installing the replacement step bumpers.
It also split the range into regular and Outdoor trim - with the former losing the
black plastic body
cladding and adopting a more «on - road» style.
It has unique cast - aluminum wheels, larger, higher - performance tires, a four - spoke, leather - wrapped steering wheel, fog lamps and
black plastic lower - body
cladding.
Renault Kwid on the other hand is the most feature rich among all four cars with bold headlamps, fog lamps,
plastic under body
cladding, well laid out dashboard with piano
black centre console houses the multimedia navigation system that comes with 7 - inch display, four speakers along with radio, CD, USB, Aux and Bluetooth compatibility, digital instrument cluster and chrome accented AC vents.
It has the kind of chunky, rugged styling that SUV buyers expect, with features like roof rails, wide wheelarches and
black plastic body
cladding.
The
plastic cladding too is now matte grey in finish as opposed to the
black one seen on the current version.
Most significantly, the SC and midlevel EX have lost the expanses of
black plastic body
cladding that give the base Element a look only nerds can love.