What cars did a redesign ruin for you?

[Mike K]

As a car enthusiast there's a plethora of cars I appreciate and consider for future purchase that are always in the back of my mind. The Audi A7 and Porsche Panamera are two that come to mind. But sometimes in the midst of that pining a facelift is revealed and suddenly the car you found yourself lusting over looks just... old. And bad.

What are those cars for you? For me? The A7. It's a car that grew on me and I've often considered pulling the trigger on a used one were it not for the A6 interior. Not a fan of that. But the outside looks amazing.

Then they released this for 2015:

And that's that. Now I look at the 2012-14 models and I can't get by the front end.

Then there's this:

Now I've never been a big Vette guy but I felt like the C6 was finally the first good looking Corvette in a long while. The C5 is a bucket of meh as far as I'm concerned. Then this:

And just like that the C6 looks like just another cheap 2000's Chevy.

So am I alone here or have there been cars that you like that a remodel ruined for you?

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[FrenchLicker]

Monte Carlo.

 

[Mike K]

Another one... 2008-2013 S5 versus 2014+ S5:

 

[Great White Drake]

100% agree with the vette. The C7 makes the C6 look waaay outdated. I thought the 6 did that to the 5 as well.

 

[syP]

2015 mustang. Wait......



No.

 

[Stink Star]

lol they just ruined a good design with the new stang

 

[1quick]

I thought the 15 would grow on me but nope do not want still

 

[DanJ]

I'm just upset Audi dropped the A3 hatch.

 

[VenomInside]

New edge -> s-197. I still am not fond of that body style. Granted the 2011-14 I like.

Subaru sti and wrx. they just fucked it up for 2015 for me.

 

[VenomInside]

I'm just upset Audi dropped the A3 hatch.

Just like subaru.

 

[Yaj Yak]

new mustang has grown on me a shit ton.

probably because at sema there was 38277 of them.

 

[ktraver97ss]

Yep, this always happens to me. I think, great, the old model will drop in price once the new one comes out. Then you see the new one and it makes the old one look cheap and dated. I have a feeling thats going to happen with the ctsv. I really want a used '10, but once the new one comes out I bet I'll want to wait and get one of those. lol This is why I never get the cars I want, they just keep getting more expensive. lol

 

[Lead Pipe]

CTS-V, Vette, Silverado, Ram, Viper.

 

[Sammich]

Completely agree on the Corvette.
2011-14 Mustangs ruined the earlier S197s.
D4 A8/S8 made me like the D3 a lot less.
R34 GT-R did the same to the R32/R33. Still get a chub over the R32, but R34 is raging boner material. No contest.

 

[blck10th]

I still can't like the new c7. I'd rock a c6 all day but not a c7

 

[Stink Star]

Standard C6 vettes look like garbage. C6Z is godlike. I'm amazed that for being the same car they can look so different

 

[blck10th]

Standard C6 vettes look like garbage. C6Z is godlike. I'm amazed that for being the same car they can look so different

I only mean a z06. Sorry I thought that was implied.

 

[ChrisRac]

4th gen Mustang to the 5th gen. I love the body on an 03 Cobra. Newer ones, not so much

 

[willizm]

Most 5th gen camaro's look terrible imo. I gave it time and they never grew on me. C7, 15 mustang, evox have all grown on me. Would own any of those 3

 

[Spivitz]

4th Gen Camaro

 

[Intel]

5th gen max looked nice had decent performance for 2003 and just fit with the previous cars.

Then they released the whole nissan line with the terrible buck tooth grill and fat rear end that you can't see out of.

 

[guspech750]

5th gen Camaro and 2015 Mustang = puke

 

[P40E]

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

5th gen Camaro ruined it. I love the 3rd gen.. LT1 4th gens were great.. LS 4th gen's have the catfish nasty front end but Dat LS motor more than made up for it and was hoping the 5th gen would be only 100-200 lbs heavier and not go too crazy with the retro styling but ugggh...

 

[RedBeard]

Loved the 80's-04 mustangs and then the 05-10 were terrible minus maybe the GT500s and Bullitts.