Microsoft are the masters of beta testing their products on customers.
I would assume that MMC are trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea. They will have journos asking to drive the car, knowing full well that it is early in the production and they are still perfecting the changes implemented from the previous Mk4 Aero; however, if they hold off on allowing the magazines to drive it (taking the time to work out all the teething glitches), then they will miss the opportunity to publicise the car.
Simon,
As you say, they are damned if they do and damned if they don't. As you know, I've given the factory a fair bit of stick on this site for d this CDC thing but, in all fairness to them, so long as they respond quickly to any customer concerns ( and my information from you Aero guys suggests that they do) then good on them
regards,
G
