While announcing the new neo-winglets for the LS8, DG stated that similar improvements to standard class gliders can be achieved through upgrades compared to a completely new development. The economic risk is far lower, though. The LS8 is back in production since 2017. A similar upgrade is available to the ASW24 whose successor never really made it into the Standard class ranks.

Same goes for Schempp-Hirth who added the FES to their D2c design. This model became quite popular in the last years. In 2017, the 2nd place in 15m-German nationals was achieved in an D2a.