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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo
Eh I don’t care if they call it a new generation or a 2nd facelift.
That said, Covid got bad very quickly. It’s entirely possible that certain prototypes were already doing international testing in ~March. Subaru and Toyota both have engineering and test facilities outside of Japan, where non-Japanese people work.
I admit I’m speculating, but assuming the timeline is anywhere near on track, test mules have been out there. I don’t know much about the Japanese design cycles, but German cars can be spotted in camo up to 3 years before release.
Edit: Looks like the BRZ test mule was first spotted just 19 months before first deliveries, so maybe the Japanese just don’t test as much outside their facilities.
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Yep. They have plenty of facilities much nearer home for early tests. Don't need to haul them all to Germany for basics. By the time they are testing out of country the car is well on it's way to being complete and they are ready for it to "leak".
I have always thought that many "spy shots" started with a call from marketing that went something like "Hey, if you happen to have your camera by the track on this date..."
It isn't the spy shots that get me so much it is the total lines of crap that people totally make up to go with them. That BRZ one was a blast since people were saying it was positive proof there was a turbo coming since there were fender vents.
What they did in the past is in the past.
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...the-nrburgring