"This is the largest renovation in Disney history. It will give Epcot a completely new attraction, and ensure that Epcot stays on the cutting edge. In partnership with General Motors, we will provide our guests with a backstage look at the most exciting aspects of how new vehicles are brought to market."
--Al Weiss

"The whole pavilion experience takes guests through the entire automobile development process. Walt Disney Imagineers have done a masterful job of emulating the rigors of vehicle testing that each of our brands goes through and created an experience that is going to captivate, entertain and thrill Epcot guests."
--Phil Guarascio

After viewing a short video which combined conceptual artwork, shots of testing the ride vehicles and some computer-generated point-of-view photography, it was well-concluded that this was to be one for before lunch.

The Flower Street Gang was certainly working overtime on the thrills. Several mock-ups of the vehicles, complete with ABS brakes and other standard safety features, began their own series of tests with execs and techs alike enduring the bounces, the skids,the hair-raising turns and curves. It was decided early-on that an Enhanced Motion Vehicle (EMV) would be used for the transport and a slot-track mock-up was soon running a prototype. However, it was later decided to stick with something more conventional, something that was more actual car than ride vehicle.

Did I say "conventional"? There's nothing conventional about this thriller in the slightest degree.