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Originally Posted by JonnyRocket
No, the Eclipse changed between generations. Gen 1 was good, gen 2 was great, and gen 3 and 4 were bad (styling-wise).
The 2008-2011 Ford Focus was a midcycle refresh that totally changed the car's styling. Some refer to it as the second generation, but all they did was update the interior/exterior. The 2012+ was the first real mechanical change for the Focus.
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Yeah, I agree with the Eclipse. They did have a mid-cycle refresh during the first gen cars though. Like I said, mine had pop-up headlights. By the end of the 1st gen, the styling was still very much the same, but the pop-up headlights were gone in favor of standard fixed headlight lenses. I always thought the early 1st gen cars were the best looking ones though.
The Focus is complicated. Ford sorta split the generations (or at least styles) between the North American market and the European market. I think it wasn't until 2010 that they merged both markets again. I'm not sure if the changes were considered generation or mid-cycle refreshes because everything was so wacked out during that time.