2016 Bentley Mulsanne facelift spied

Daniel Joseph wrote:

I assumed that's what was meant but, apart from the different front bumper air intakes, the other changes are imperceptible, at least to me. The front wings look identical, so I've no idea why they deserve "particular focus". Perhaps I need to get frameless specs and a black roll neck sweater, then all will become clear! Seriously, and more generally, does this tinkering to the original design of a car really "improve" it, or is it just change for change's sake? I can think of many more cars that were uglified rather than improved by facelift. One of my "favourites" in this regard was the 1996-2001 Hyundai Coupe, an inoffensive and pleasant looking car that, in 1999, was given a new four-headlamp front that was comedically ugly and completely ruined it. Going further back, the MK3 Granada's transition into the Scorpio produced a car of weapons-grade ugliness. Even conservative and sensible Audi aren't immune to this: the B6 to B7 update of the A4 in 2004 not only added the "big gob" front grille, but much fussier lights front and rear that were completely at odds with the "Bauhaus" elegance of the earlier car. Sometimes the designers tacitly acknowledge they messed up: the Fiat Grande Punto has been facelifted twice, the second reverting back largely to the original look.

I am in violent agreement. Facelifts inevitably try to "freshen" but normally dilute the designer's original vision, or worse, destroy it. Merc SL and SLK facelifts spring to mind. Diabolical, hodeous, unbalanced and ill-conceived!