Quote Originally Posted by druggr View Post
But the later change only had minor style and feature changes. A generation change is much more then that. For example take a 1955 Chev Belair and a 1957 Belair. The 55 had no rear fins, but the 57 did. The 57 did not represent a generation change. For the Belair, the next generation change occurred in 1959 with a completely new frame, trim, accessories, and body style.

Minor changes takes a handful of engineers. A generation changes requires teams of many.
Call it what you want, but Honda calls the 2012 to 17 models 2nd generation.