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Old 03-06-2015, 04:36 PM   #9
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Interior trim affects visibility. Integration of airbags in pillars. Dash height and shape. Seating position. A lot of factors play into visibility beyond exterior panels. Thinning the thickness of the A-pillar for example would have a huge effect on visibility. The shape of where the headliner meets the windshield. A lot of little things. And the interior will be pieces sourced from suppliers not made in house. Get it wrong and you have the same single complaint about the 5th gen still. And they certainly don't want that.
And all of this was locked down before they built the prototypes we've seen driving around in camo since last August. If they are tweaking these items now we'd be well into 2016 for the first car.
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