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Top 10 Botched Refreshes/Redesigns from the last 15 years

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Mathieu St-Pierre
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Original designs often times set the bar. Their innovative lines and style entice consumers to visit showrooms and is often enough to convince them to sign on the dotted line.

Sadly, follow-ups to these standard-setting looks fall way flat of the mark set by the previous generation of the vehicle.

Here are 10 of our favourite redesign disasters:

Hyundai Genesis Coupe (2010-12 / 2013-)
The first coupe was subtle and elegant. Now it’s just too gaudy and boy-racer. Too much is too much.
 
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Photo: Hyundai
Mathieu St-Pierre
Mathieu St-Pierre
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