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Originally Posted by jpd80
Field reliability tests on prototypes begin about 12 months before release,
FGII based mules will be out now completing prelim work on power train/ HVAC.
Normally, evolutionary model approval happens approximately two years before delivery,
suggesting that 2014 car was signed off about six months ago and that the +2016 car(?)
will be ready for sign off around November 2014, shortly after launch of 2014 car.
I'm betting that a 2016 Euro 5 Falcon would be a running change on the 2014 car and
not unlike what Ford did with FG in 2010 to comply with Euro 4, meaning a low cost extension. |
So i take that as September/October we should start seeing prototypes around.