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Originally Posted by zevolv
That's pretty interesting you can definitely tell that car has been messed with. Why did they do that anyway? why not just test the engine in a Veyron. It doesn't make too much sense, it's not like the whole world has seen the car before. Off topic: that Lancer is called the RalliArt in the States. And only 100 EVO's and you have to wait till next year? that sucks.
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They didn't use a Veyron for testing because its still pretty early in the development cycle. They have prototypes built, but they are still learning about those, while the Diablo is 10+ years old and they know a lot more about it, its much easier to work with something you know, basically. And they want a 'beater' that they can just thrash without worry, they might not be so comfortable driving one of the first 5 Veyrons like maniacs, but if its a Diablo, its 'who cares if you wreck it'.
Cool article btw.