Motortrend doing full test on V6 this Friday Mar 20th!!!

[havocnmayhem2005]

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ive/index.html

It is edited in at the top where they first tested the prototype. Can't wait.

[truth411]

This would include the V8 aswell I think.

[69 Hugger]

This car is about to get a lot of attention from all the gearhead mags. I want the road test numbers between the Camaro Mustang and the Challenger

[JMAN311]

There are going to be alot of magazine covers with some kinda phrase with the words "Pony Wars" on it. I can't wait

[DGthe3]

I don't think I've ever seen a magazine announce that there is a set time and date to release an article. Guess I'm gonna have to stay late at the office just to read it as it is posted

[Camarofan123]

The camaro will beat the challenger and mustang no doubt unless they put up the GT500

[UCF w00t]

Jalopnik posted it first (6pm EDT) but cz28 posted it a while back that Friday is when the embargo is lifted. Motortrend probably just didn't want to be left out

[BruceF]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I don't think I've ever seen a magazine announce that there is a set time and date to release an article. Guess I'm gonna have to stay late at the office just to read it as it is posted

It's pretty common these days for the manufacturer to set an embargo date and time because of the immediacy of the internet. That way no writer/publisher has an advantage over another when they do the press launch and magazine A sees the car on Monday while newspaper D sees it on Wednesday. I remember seeing this when the ZR-1 was launched. It used to be based on the date a magazine would hit the newsstand. I'm not sure if that is the case anymore.

[Zabo]

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15714

Merge?

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by BruceF

It's pretty common these days for the manufacturer to set an embargo date and time because of the immediacy of the internet. That way no writer/publisher has an advantage over another when they do the press launch and magazine A sees the car on Monday while newspaper D sees it on Wednesday. I remember seeing this when the ZR-1 was launched. It used to be based on the date a magazine would hit the newsstand. I'm not sure if that is the case anymore.

Oh yes, I understand embargos, but mostly the end of the embargo is a surprise. Articles just magically appear. We don't hear about a specific day often and never a specific hour. Thats what I meant

[BruceF]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Oh yes, I understand embargos, but mostly the end of the embargo is a surprise. Articles just magically appear. We don't hear about a specific day often and never a specific hour. Thats what I meant

True. But, most of the time there isn't as much interest or hype about the launch. Or at least that we notice if we're not into that specific car. It does seem to be more common that embargo dates are becoming known.