"Production intent" refers to the stage in product development where the design and development process is focused on creating a product that is ready for mass production and can be sold to customers. It means that the product is nearing its final form and all aspects, such as design, functionality, and manufacturability, are being optimized to ensure it can be efficiently produced at a larger scale.
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Technically, the Audi Q8 is a concept vehicle, but there is more than a suggestion
of production intent to this new SUV.
Expect
a production intent Grand Convertible to pop up at an auto show sometime in late 2016, possibly at Los Angeles.
The Nissan Vmotion 2.0 features suicide doors and no b - pillar, but there's
no production intent.
In addition to providing enough power for the sports car, the engine could hint at the 4C's
production intent.
While this is no match for the 8C's 450 hp (336 kW / 456 PS) 4.7 - liter V8, it could point to the fact that the concept is
production intent.
The production intent vehicle was unveiled in 2012 SEMA show.
But there's an asterisk to this record because the Project 8 is
a production intent spec vehicle — not a production car.
«The NISMO is just a «performance study» for now, but
production intent is obvious from every swoopy angle.
By the spring and summer of 2009, the integration vehicles incorporating all
the production intent systems will be up and running.