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 ![]() -- 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 |