GL wasn't facelifted this year.

Japanese brands don't really do "facelifts" per say, its kinda rare. Usually they'll let a car go 5 years with minimal-minor improvements and then usually, the design is shot....and needs replacing. German designs last longer, usually 7 years and their facelifts are usually just improving on the close to perfection of the original. I like the German approach myself. Honda used to re-design the Accord every 4 years like clockwork, which IMO says very little about the design.

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