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Originally Posted by Number 3
When you see camouflaged cars in the spy photos of all the magazines, start the 18 month clock to production. As we haven't seen a photo yet of IV running around you are at the very least a summer of 2015 SORP.
Based on GM's recent history you will not see anything outside of the 1 year window. That would mean the soonest would be LA in November? Then Detroit (January 2015, Chicago (February 2015) or New York (April 2015).
Look at the Corvette. How long before production was it released at an auto show? How long prior did you start to get performance specs?
It's always a balance between giving out information that would make you think about buying a competitor but also not make you wait from buying the current car.
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Keep in mind our friends in Dearborn revealed a "finished product" without "full disclosure"...because they were still finalizing exactly what the finished products would be. In content as well as specifications.
Number 3's timelines, based on his experience and recent GM history, are reasonably accurate...
As has been mentioned, when basing a "new" product on an existing platform, the chassis and component development can be "public" without "flopping your cards"...
