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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior
Yes way. The best (and only) time to can a vehicle that is in development is when it...err, is in development. Especially prior to the attribute mules and full build prototypes hitting the road, those cars believe it or not cost a fortune. A full build proto with all the calibration, monitoring and sensory gear fitted to it can run the manufacturer $1-1.5 million per car. Another consideration is the tooling and plant modifications, there is a crunch date for these as well and they would need to pull the pin prior to the award of design and construct contracts for the tooling and tenders for the equipment for any plant upgrades.
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That's a really good explanation Road Warrior.
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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior
The actual engineering and design costs for the car itself would be relatively small for this model, considering it is not an all-new car, more like a Mid Cycle Evolution or Mid Cycle Enhancement which invariably brings little change under the skin anyway (read: no changes to the expensive bits)
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Well, I think that the
IRS could very well be up for grabs! The Mustang is said to be getting a new IFS based on the virtual pivot FG Falcon assembly. The Mustang is for certain getting a new
IRS. If and it's an IF, that
IRS is adopted we can be confident a GRWD Falcon / Lincoln is a goer.