Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:
Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
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◊ 2006-12-03 06:51 |
2003 was actually the first model year. |
◊ 2006-12-03 14:27 |
Well this episode came out in 2002. Wikipedia says that this car was first introduced in 2002 for the 2003 model year, what does that really mean? -- Last edit: 2007-09-16 03:38:45 |
◊ 2006-12-03 14:37 |
oct 2002 for the episode. Usually model-years start in the middle of the year (i.e. cars models are launched in the summer). So the 2003 CTS was probably already available for sale in autumn 2002. |
◊ 2006-12-03 14:39 |
So since this car was built in 2002, it should be listed as 2002. What is this whole model year thing? |
◊ 2006-12-03 14:57 |
Year info used commercially and for most of the car identifications is the model-year, not the built-year. This is used even in Europe. http://forum.imcdb.org/forum_topic-1458-Modelyear_or_year_of_intro.html Results for a search for 2002 CTS vs search for 2003 CTS -- Last edit: 2006-12-03 15:00:26 |
◊ 2006-12-03 15:03 |
Is the model year thing an American concept? |
◊ 2006-12-03 15:06 |
I bought a "2002 Peugeot 106" in Aug.2001 (and some details were different from the 2001 model exposed in the Peugeot showroom) -- Last edit: 2006-12-03 15:07:17 |
◊ 2006-12-03 15:14 |
Well they had to make a distinction between the old one and the new one and the company maybe didn't want to wait until the new year. It's a marketing thing, to keep introducing "new-and-improved" models so people will keep buying. Was there much difference between the 2001 106 and the 2002 106? |
◊ 2006-12-03 15:15 |
Minor details (rear window opening, dashboard contents, etc.), but that's just to show that model launch in middle of year is not only done in USA This is quite common here too, this subject has already been discussed on other pages I think. -- Last edit: 2006-12-03 15:16:11 |