Very thoughtful breakdown Tom. For some people it makes sense, and for others it won't.
For me, it's about reconciling - correcting, actually - the look of the lighting package with the still-futuristic look of the vehicle itself. LED's weren't standard equipment (or even optional in some cases) on anything but high-end luxury vehicles in the years our VX's were produced.
So converting to HID's and LED's updates and finishes off a VX quite nicely in my view.
Cheers,
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