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its more aggressive and trust me since I have been driving mine lots of heads been turning , I pulled next to a 15 GS F sport and it was brand new the guy just got it and he was checking out my car and I think he slapped himself and said damm I should have waited loll.
Don't be so quick to think everyone loves the new look. The guy in the new 15 GS F-Sport may have been laughing at you and thinking; "Oh my gawd, that front end is ugly as hell. Damn, I'm glad that's not mine!" You never know...
u have to see the car to appreciate it and also all the new stuff in the car , I will post some pics by tomorrow about the new features they put in there.
I find the 15 looks more conservative & handsome, and better for the luxury trim, while the 16 looks more sporty and better for the F Sport trim.
Because the superseded 15 is more conservative, it is a trifle bland, but safe.
The new 16 is more stylish, but also more risky.
Short nose cone versus long nose cone.
The old nose is shorter, flatter, more vertical and blunt, and less pointy from the side view.
The 16 looks good from the front quarter view, but standing at the side in the front overhang area, they seem to have really stretched the 16's nose forward, both sloping and pointy, and the grille doesn't really flow on from the bonnet hump, such that the new grille looks like an afterthought add on.
Indeed, the spec sheets show that the 16 refresh is over 1" longer than the original model first released in March 2012.
Furthermore, in person & close up, the new front LED driving lights are not flush mounted, so it looks fussier close up, and will age quickly.
In person, side view from the front overhang, the 16 actually looks better than the GS F, IMO.
The GS F's nose cone looks even more stretched forwards from the bonnet bulge, and even more of an add on afterthought.
Indeed, the spec sheets show that the 16 GS F is nearly 3" longer than the original 4GS first released in March 2012, though the GS F's rear air diffuser and quad exhaust pipes may also contribute?
Some like the new Nike squish rear lights, while others think that the Nike squish housed inside a polygon - ends up looking like another afterthought.
Overall 16 is more stylish especially at the front, but they should have integrated & refined the new design just a tad more so that it is attractive at all angles, rather than just the front, and front quarter view only.
After I saw pre-release photos of the new 16 GS F early in 2015, I realized the 16 350 would look virtually the same as the 16 GS F, and because I wasn't too keen on the new look, I quickly grabbed a 15.
Normally, refreshes look better, but sometimes, refreshes can go backwards in styling, because styling is so "subjective" with opinions varying from person to person.
Functionally, the refresh tends to always be better, because unlike styling, function is an "objective" parameter.
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01-02-16, 10:06 AM
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