I’ll start with the Porsche 997, the 996 looked alright imo, but it looks “like a 90s Porsche”, the 997 made it look sleeker and more modern. Still looks good today.
As for cars that looked worse after a facelift? Maybe the facelifted 6th gen Camaro? The 6th gen looked great pre-facelift, but they did something weird with the headlights and now it looks so-so…
Yep. I got a 21 4runner and it was the car of my dreams. Then we had to replace our commuter car so we got a 23 RAV4 hybrid. Basically the same trim levels, but the RAV4 feels like a spaceship after I’ve driven the 4runner. Not to mention the Rav4 is significantly faster and gets 39mpg compared to 17. But, hey I’ll go off-roading someday, so worth it.