I wasn’t saying “all” car manufacturers make their newer models better, but most do. I’ve bought new Honda’s for the last 30 years, an example was my 03 Civic Si. The car came with 15 inch wheels, no type of ground effects and standard headlights for it’s time. In 04, the Civic Si came with 16 inch wheels, better suspension, ground effects and better head and tail lights, all for the same price as a 03. Another example: I just bought a new 2018 Honda Civic Hatch Sport (MT) in March, it is a pretty basic car, with HID headlights, and standard power options with no kind of “collision avoidance” BS and a radio with knobs. From what I’m hearing, is the 2019 Civic will come standard with some “collision avoidance” systems and LED headlights standard.

I don’t want to be negative here, but I’ve been in the auto business quite a while, and GM, Fiat/Chrysler are all about squeezing as much money out of a platform as they can. They both tend to stretch as much as they can out of a model while cutting back on cost.