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semtex · 03-03-2009, 07:52 AM

You know, truth be told, I suspect that Nissan gave R&T a pre-prod test car to use, so really it's Nissan's own fault. I just finished reading the comparo of the Z with the RX-8, 135i, and Solstice GXP in Car and Driver, and in the article they specifically referenced the 'test car' they were using. Sure enough, it too is missing the black inlay around the LEDs. I guess what I'm trying to say is, if I got graded on a rough draft of an essay instead of the final draft and I lost marks for spelling mistakes, I'd be pretty pissed (assuming those spelling mistakes were corrected in the final draft). But if I had submitted the rough draft instead of the final one, I'd have only myself to blame for the poor grade.

That all having been said, I wonder how often this happens. Like how many of the reviews written up by car mags are actually based on pre-production versions of vehicles? Because these write-ups influence people's buying decisions. And keep in mind that the inaccuracies can go either way. Like in this instance, they slagged Nissan for an issue that's been addressed in the production vehicles. Well, they could just as easily heap praise on a test vehicle for an attribute that is subsequently removed in production vehicles, with the buyers getting 'bait and switched'. It's a little unsettling.

03-03-2009, 07:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	You know, truth be told, I suspect that Nissan gave R&T a pre-prod test car to use, so really it's Nissan's own fault. I just finished reading the comparo of the Z with the RX-8, 135i, and Solstice GXP in Car and Driver, and in the article they specifically referenced the 'test car' they were using. Sure enough, it too is missing the black inlay around the LEDs. I guess what I'm trying to say is, if I got graded on a rough draft of an essay instead of the final draft and I lost marks for spelling mistakes, I'd be pretty pissed (assuming those spelling mistakes were corrected in the final draft). But if I had submitted the rough draft instead of the final one, I'd have only myself to blame for the poor grade. That all having been said, I wonder how often this happens. Like how many of the reviews written up by car mags are actually based on pre-production versions of vehicles? Because these write-ups influence people's buying decisions. And keep in mind that the inaccuracies can go either way. Like in this instance, they slagged Nissan for an issue that's been addressed in the production vehicles. Well, they could just as easily heap praise on a test vehicle for an attribute that is subsequently removed in production vehicles, with the buyers getting 'bait and switched'. It's a little unsettling. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.