Penn, you're right on the money....!
As we read through the FFR GTM comments, we learn that some ducting components for the vents didn't get to Revenge in time, so they were simply painted over "for the show'. Apparently the dash is a reworked Solstice unit. Most concerning, however were the numerous comments regarding the loss of structural body integrity resultant from the cutting down of the center support unit to make the interior more spacious.
A very highly knowledgeable friend (and lifelong auto industry writer / editor) who checked the GTM-R out at the show made comments calling it "rough", "a bit slapped together", "painted white because the color white is the best one to cover fiberglass flaws", "by no stretch of the imagination an oem quality production model", "why couldn't they hide loose dangling wiring for the show" and most hurtful, "not even the best GTM he's seen, that the past two SEMA show FFR versions were both better as far as he was concerned".
This by and large coincides with your comments as well.
My personal opinion is that the car was a disappointment, particularly after the seemingly incessant delays and never ending comments about how "elated" and "excited" everyone at Revenge was.
If this vehicle got them that happy, then they're in a lot of trouble downstream as far as I'm concerned. This unveiling has done nothing to change my opinion that the Revenge ceo is an outright business fool that's trying to hype his way out of a very tenuous position.
I do not share the "dancing unicorns, sea-shells and bright balloons" level of optimism held by many of the posters here at all.
Logical and successful people learn to base their actions and projections regarding future results on past performance and credibility, and on those counts, we all know the reality of the ceo and the Company, whether we care to acknowledge it publicly or not.
I think that the car is ok.... unfortunately, Revenge needed "great" to have a real chance.
Now it's time for all of us to focus on the R/S tragedy in waiting and push the reset button on our personal BS filters.
