Just like the 3 Series Sedan and Touring, the 3er GT will get a minimal design upgrade starting with slightly
different headlights and taillights graphics, a subtle bumper redesign and ending with an equally minimal interior upgrade which will feature an updated iDrive system and new trim and leather options.
On the other hand, the Intrepid incorporated very
different headlight and taillight assemblies, and had no grille at all.
Not exact matches
A snapshot of what's
different about the BRZ: updated front end with LED
headlights and fog lamps; LED
taillights; new wheels; new fender accent, new aluminum rear spoiler, new steering wheel, updated gauge cluster with a color multi-function display, retuned suspension, reworked engine internals
and accessories that add 5 horsepower
and 5 lb - ft of torque to the 2.0 - liter flat - four, a new final - drive ratio for manual models (4.3:1 vs. 4.1:1 for 2016), a stiffer body,
and less aggressive stability control that includes a new Track mode.
The 2016 Mazda CX - 5 doesn't look remarkably
different than before, as the changes to the exterior styling amount to a reshaped grille, slightly
different headlights, new alloy wheels,
and LED accents for the
taillights.
But the 2016 Nissan Altima does look quite
different from the outgoing 2013 - 2015 model, as it gains Nissan's V - motion front grille
and angular
headlights with boomerang - shaped LED accents up front,
and a new rear fascia with wider
taillights out back.
Design changes compared with the standard Sonata are mostly shared between the two hybrid models,
and include a
different front grille, updated front
and rear fascias, revised
headlights and taillights,
and different wheels.
While the front end has shades of the Clarity with its prominent LED
headlights,
and the CR - V
and Ridgeline with its recognizable horizontal chrome bar, the Accord's
taillights represent a
different take on the C - shape we know from the new Civic.
In 1996, the European Accord received a minor facelift
and was given a new front end (new
headlights, bumper, bonnet
and grill)
and slightly
different taillights (see images).
There's also a slightly
different take on Acura's jewel LED
headlights and floating LED
taillights.
The 2017 Lexus IS lineup sports a revised nose
and tail with a slightly
different grille,
headlights and taillights.
If we look at the facelift done to the Murciélago
and the Gallardo before we could be expecting some modifications to the
headlights and taillights too, we might be seeing those innovative LED
headlights on the Aventador S...
and why not have some Veneno / Centenario inspired
taillights too... just to be
different.
The Bentley has also received a slightly
different roof line, new rear doors, a new bumper,
and new
taillights to match the
headlights.
Although image reveals only the side profile of the new model, the teasers
and spy photos reveal that Thor's Hammer LED daytime running lights now extend outside of the main
headlight cluster
and reaches the sides of the grille, while at the rear LED
taillights feature a new LED graphic
different than the one of the XC90.