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Well that’s made the front end much nicer and the tiny headlights more in proportion

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It looks worse.
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I don’t know what has changed.
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A nice before and after shot would have helped.
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mik wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:26 pm I don’t know what has changed.
This - I genuinely can’t tell without a side by side :lol:
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[mention]mik[/mention] [mention]Rich B[/mention] [mention]Mito Man[/mention]

There’s a comparison here

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Ah, i think I was distracted by the mention of grill, like the actually grill was the addition - it’s really “whole front bumper”.

It is much better.
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The traditional Aston grille makes it look a bit boring imo
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ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:34 pm The traditional Aston grille makes it look a bit boring imo
It might do but I find the standard grill looks like an unfinished kit car :lol:
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Aston has designed themselves into a cul de sac by sticking so slavishly to the Ian Callum design points. It’s nice to see them trying new things, even if it is baby steps.
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I’m indifferent about it - I don’t mind the outside too much, it’s the really odd centre console that gets me and is sadly inflicting every new Aston
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I don’t know if it’s the lower buttons and toggle switches but it’s very fighter plane-esque to me.
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I think that modified grille is better but ironically I think could have been a bit bigger... :lol:
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Yeah that looks nicer, but also more trad. I wonder how many owners will feel compelled to change? Won’t be cheap and you’ll need to declare mods.... :?
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Orange Cola wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:15 pm I don’t know if it’s the lower buttons and toggle switches but it’s very fighter plane-esque to me.
Lower half is ok. It’s the air vents, especially the wonky ones on the sides and the mid 2000’s era awkwardly plopped afterthought of a small sat nav which does it.
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I wonder what AM'll come up with for a facelift now that route's been claimed by the aftermarket?
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nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:56 pm I wonder what AM'll come up with for a facelift now that route's been claimed by the aftermarket?
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The whole dash looks like some sort of ( admittedly well finished ) kit car, with random buttons, switches and vents from all sorts of different donor cars all slapped on and sort of moulded in, it just doesn't look like a cohesive mainstream design that's had any real thought put into it.
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Interestingly their improvement to the rear (on the right) is even better I think. Makes the standard design look badly resolved.

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Speaking on the topic of subtle changes I’ve seen a few Discovery 5s with the number plate on the boot being in a central position rather than offset. I guess after seeing a few I assumed it was changed by Land Rover themselves but it seems not. So quite a few people are willing to change these things.
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