So... they don't. The USA does.
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I was just about to mention this, haha. I don't get the model year thing in the US, and I live here.So... they don't. The USA does.
I've never been entirely able to work out why the USA has this weird "model year" thing, wherein a car that's available as early as March is classed as a car from the next calendar year. However the entire rest of the world uses calendar years, with a handful of exceptions that are rarely any earlier than Q4 of the previous calendar year.
The 992 GT3 RS just added to the game was launched in 2022, as a 2022 car. Here it is being reviewed 13 months ago, in early October 2022, by the UK's AutoExpress:
New Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2022 review | Auto Express
We hit the road in the sensational new 518bhp Porsche 911 GT3 RS
And the UK's Car magazine 12 months ago, in late October 2022:
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2022) video review: several steps beyond
Hold on tight! It's the full 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS review by CAR magazine UK, who test the new 992 track hotshotwww.carmagazine.co.uk
But in the USA it's called a "2023" car because of the odd model year system used there. Here it is being reviewed at exactly the same time as the above reviews - October 2022 - by the USA's Road & Track:
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Is in Another League
The track-focused model makes your eyes widen and organs leak fluid, setting new limits for the road-going 911 nameplate.www.roadandtrack.com
GT7 uses, as the rest of the world does, the car's actual calendar year.
Its a sales tactic. Makes us feel more exclusive, if you will. If you ever wonder why something is the way it is in the States, the answer is probably money........or racism.So... they don't. The USA does.
I've never been entirely able to work out why the USA has this weird "model year" thing, wherein a car that's available as early as March is classed as a car from the next calendar year. However the entire rest of the world uses calendar years, with a handful of exceptions that are rarely any earlier than Q4 of the previous calendar year.
The 992 GT3 RS just added to the game was launched in 2022, as a 2022 car. Here it is being reviewed 13 months ago, in early October 2022, by the UK's AutoExpress:
New Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2022 review | Auto Express
We hit the road in the sensational new 518bhp Porsche 911 GT3 RS
And the UK's Car magazine 12 months ago, in late October 2022:
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2022) video review: several steps beyond
Hold on tight! It's the full 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS review by CAR magazine UK, who test the new 992 track hotshotwww.carmagazine.co.uk
But in the USA it's called a "2023" car because of the odd model year system used there. Here it is being reviewed at exactly the same time as the above reviews - October 2022 - by the USA's Road & Track:
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Is in Another League
The track-focused model makes your eyes widen and organs leak fluid, setting new limits for the road-going 911 nameplate.
GT7 uses, as the rest of the world does, the car's actual calendar year.
I suspect the american car industry looked at EA Sports FIFA games and went "wait, we can sell stuff in 2022 and call it 2023, just for marketing purposes? SWEET!"So... they don't. The USA does.
I've never been entirely able to work out why the USA has this weird "model year" thing, wherein a car that's available as early as March is classed as a car from the next calendar year. However the entire rest of the world uses calendar years, with a handful of exceptions that are rarely any earlier than Q4 of the previous calendar year.
The 992 GT3 RS just added to the game was launched in 2022, as a 2022 car. Here it is being reviewed 13 months ago, in early October 2022, by the UK's AutoExpress:
New Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2022 review | Auto Express
We hit the road in the sensational new 518bhp Porsche 911 GT3 RS
And the UK's Car magazine 12 months ago, in late October 2022:
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2022) video review: several steps beyond
Hold on tight! It's the full 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS review by CAR magazine UK, who test the new 992 track hotshotwww.carmagazine.co.uk
But in the USA it's called a "2023" car because of the odd model year system used there. Here it is being reviewed at exactly the same time as the above reviews - October 2022 - by the USA's Road & Track:
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Is in Another League
The track-focused model makes your eyes widen and organs leak fluid, setting new limits for the road-going 911 nameplate.
GT7 uses, as the rest of the world does, the car's actual calendar year.
I actually know this one. It's historical. In the early days of the auto industry, the US economy was still heavily farming-oriented, and farmers grew their crops in the spring and summer and sold them in the fall. So they were mostly saving their money and not making any unnecessary purchases until they made all their money for the year at harvest time. Therefore the natural time to debut new cars was the autumn. It also made sense from a manufacturing standpoint because there was more daylight and warmth at the factories in the summer.
Marketing. It's September and you want to buy a car. You want it to be 2023 or 2024? Most will say the latter even though it's the exact same car, just because it sounds newer.
You mean exactly how it's said? What is today? It's November 2nd, 2023, aka 11/2/23. Easy peasy
I would expect a nursery rhyme to.... rhyme. That's why it's flipped for that one example.
I would say it's the 2nd of NovemberMarketing. It's September and you want to buy a car. You want it to be 2023 or 2024? Most will say the latter even though it's the exact same car, just because it sounds newer.
Smoke and mirrors but that is why.
You mean exactly how it's said? What is today? It's November 2nd, 2023, aka 11/2/23. Easy peasy
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Ahhh, the good old meme science. I wonder the order it is on a calendar... month on top of the day I recon.
That's how we roll!I would say it's the 2nd of November
Whenever I get a file or paperwork with a US date on it it has the capacity to cause chaos if it's on or before the 12th of the month.
We see 05/02/2023 and default it to 5th of February 2023, exactley as you'd say it in English as well as in Italian, or Spanish, or French, or German...
Absolute chaos
I would say it's the 2nd of November
Whenever I get a file or paperwork with a US date on it it has the capacity to cause chaos if it's on or before the 12th of the month.
We see 05/02/2023 and default it to 5th of February 2023, exactley as you'd say it in English as well as in Italian, or Spanish, or French, or German...
Absolute chaos
Thanks for the long detailed reply. Though it certainly seems that of late, for many limited production cars, they're 100% unavailable until the actual model year (that lines up with the US's odd system). Also it's the automakers that label stuff for designated model year, no?So... they don't. The USA does.
I've never been entirely able to work out why the USA has this weird "model year" thing, wherein a car that's available as early as March is classed as a car from the next calendar year. However the entire rest of the world uses calendar years, with a handful of exceptions that are rarely any earlier than Q4 of the previous calendar year.
The 992 GT3 RS just added to the game was launched in 2022, as a 2022 car. Here it is being reviewed 13 months ago, in early October 2022, by the UK's AutoExpress:
New Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2022 review | Auto Express
We hit the road in the sensational new 518bhp Porsche 911 GT3 RS
And the UK's Car magazine 12 months ago, in late October 2022:
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2022) video review: several steps beyond
Hold on tight! It's the full 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS review by CAR magazine UK, who test the new 992 track hotshotwww.carmagazine.co.uk
But in the USA it's called a "2023" car because of the odd model year system used there. Here it is being reviewed at exactly the same time as the above reviews - October 2022 - by the USA's Road & Track:
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Is in Another League
The track-focused model makes your eyes widen and organs leak fluid, setting new limits for the road-going 911 nameplate.
GT7 uses, as the rest of the world does, the car's actual calendar year.
imo, this is what GT7 should’ve been from Day 1. it feels more like a complete game now. & this pleases me 😁
Since when is Nov 2nd also known as 11th Feb?!?! 😂Marketing. It's September and you want to buy a car. You want it to be 2023 or 2024? Most will say the latter even though it's the exact same car, just because it sounds newer.
Smoke and mirrors but that is why.
You mean exactly how it's said? What is today? It's November 2nd, 2023, aka 11/2/23. Easy peasy
