Car Manufacturers do sometimes get it wrong with a new design, so bad feedback from car buyers shows an outgoing model of a car looks way better than a new redesign... Which is why car Manufacturers do something called Mid-Cycle refresh...meaning in the middle of production, some mainly usually cosmetic changes are introduced...Here are three Manufacturers that did just that.

Toyota: Toyota Camry.
When the 2012 Model year was unveiled in 2011, it faced criticism for it's boring design which has seemed to be the hall mark of Toyota. Bland designs but reliable. The criticism must have been felt by Toyota executives all over that two years into the Model year, Toyota came up with a mid cycle facelifting...some could have confused it for a totally newer model. This update ran for the remainder of the production and was praised for it's much more improved sporty aesthetic.

Hyundai : The Hyundai Elantra

The 2012 to 2015 Hyundai Elantra was a master piece, the curves on that vehicle coupled with the right pricing made it the best selling hyundai Model in North America, it particularly became a top selling Model in Nigeria too. One would have thought it's replacement would use the same formula but looked liked the guys at Hyundai got intoxicated and tried to go conservative. It went South..


The Model that replaced it has been described as drab and uninspiring.

Booooring

The back looks good though but the front facia looks like a fish that's about to get caught in a hook, the droopiness is not nice looking.
...But like They have done in the past, Hyundai extensively facelifted its 2019 Elantra sedan model. The 2019 model received new exterior look, safety features, infotainment system with revised center-stack controls. The new redesign will have a trianglar headlight and a redesigned taillights. The pricing and the release of the redesigned elantra will be announced later this year.

The Interior of the Elantra remains unchanged though.

Mercedes Benz : E Class.
Mercedes also had it's fair share of Midlife Crisis in the aesthetics department for it's best selling sedan...This E Class first introduced in 2009 as a 2010 Model year got heavily revised in 2013, the E-Class was comprehensively facelifted, featuring significant styling changes, fuel economy improvements and updated safety features. Daimler invested close to €1 billion into the development of the extensive refresh, making it likely the most expensive mid-life facelift in the history of the automobile. The biggest change was the singular front lights replacing the twin headlamp design (marking the end of Mercedes's dual headlamps use) with integrated LED DRL's

Honorable mentions of Models that have been heavily facelifted in a generation.
Lexus LX 570/ Toyota Land Cruiser
Lexus GX 470/ Toyota Prado
Mazda 6

What other car models with serious mid cycle refresh do you know ?