Why future vehicles aren't announced well in advance.
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Regarding this thing about Chrysler announcing that they are bringing back the Challenger: It hasn't happened!
What has happened (it seems) is something like an authorized leak. Person (or people) from the press are given something "Off the record" from an impeccable source or management, or something is heavily hinted at by the same source, with the full expectation of it ending up in print.
Best of both worlds. You get the word out about a new product under development, but at the same time, it's not "official", therefore binding. Branden put it best by saying that the company won't be slammed if the car doesn't happen.
Fbodfather has done pretty much the exact same thing here recently, as has GM (they invited select members of the press to view what they are working on for the next number of years.... hence the Camaro autoshow rumors.
Now, about the GTO that's supposed to be at the auto show.
If GTO and NA Zeta weren't cancelled, the next Detroit show would be within 18 months from production. Therefore, it almost certainly would be on display, as well as other GM RWD vehicles. In all probability, there's a show-ready design model, at the least.
But (and I hope I'm wrong about this) I'm not quite convinced that Pontiac will be showing it, since the vehicle won't be on the NA Zeta, will be delayed at least a year or more, and will probally use the time for more design work. I don't see GM showing a car more than 2 years out. I could be dead wrong about this, and it could be on a redone "V" car for all I know. But then it would be a very different car in many ways than planned.
General Z, I agree that 43 months for a car that was the vehicle for streamlining GM's development process is laughable (or pathetic). But hey, that's why the car was done so publically. Guess GM probally won't do that ever again.
BTW: 2006MY is Ford GT's last year. To put General Z's view into perspective, Ford & GM unveiled the GT & Solstice at the same auto show, at the same year, with both cars no where near the starting gate for development.Ford not only got the GT to market in roughly the amount of time it took to simply get Solstice's business case approved, It's already been out 2 model years and will wrap up probally before the 1st production Solstices need their tires rotated.
Pretty sad for a company that has resources and parts bins that makes Ford seem like a small time operation.
What has happened (it seems) is something like an authorized leak. Person (or people) from the press are given something "Off the record" from an impeccable source or management, or something is heavily hinted at by the same source, with the full expectation of it ending up in print.
Best of both worlds. You get the word out about a new product under development, but at the same time, it's not "official", therefore binding. Branden put it best by saying that the company won't be slammed if the car doesn't happen.
Fbodfather has done pretty much the exact same thing here recently, as has GM (they invited select members of the press to view what they are working on for the next number of years.... hence the Camaro autoshow rumors.
Now, about the GTO that's supposed to be at the auto show.
If GTO and NA Zeta weren't cancelled, the next Detroit show would be within 18 months from production. Therefore, it almost certainly would be on display, as well as other GM RWD vehicles. In all probability, there's a show-ready design model, at the least.
But (and I hope I'm wrong about this) I'm not quite convinced that Pontiac will be showing it, since the vehicle won't be on the NA Zeta, will be delayed at least a year or more, and will probally use the time for more design work. I don't see GM showing a car more than 2 years out. I could be dead wrong about this, and it could be on a redone "V" car for all I know. But then it would be a very different car in many ways than planned.
General Z, I agree that 43 months for a car that was the vehicle for streamlining GM's development process is laughable (or pathetic). But hey, that's why the car was done so publically. Guess GM probally won't do that ever again.
BTW: 2006MY is Ford GT's last year. To put General Z's view into perspective, Ford & GM unveiled the GT & Solstice at the same auto show, at the same year, with both cars no where near the starting gate for development.Ford not only got the GT to market in roughly the amount of time it took to simply get Solstice's business case approved, It's already been out 2 model years and will wrap up probally before the 1st production Solstices need their tires rotated.
Pretty sad for a company that has resources and parts bins that makes Ford seem like a small time operation.
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