My dealer said that the demand for the MY17 is still big, despite the announcement of the MY18. I have changed my order to the latter last Sunday, and he said first batch should arrive 2nd half of 2018, same as what Ford Aus has mentioned here.
I saw the video posted by The Fast Lane this morning that the redisigned headlights have something to do with the DRL to conform with international markets. Hopefully that means the 18s get them now.
Maybe because I've always been into Japanese cars, and the front has the design cues that I've always been attracted to. And the missus also prefers the new look :paddle: :D