The sidepipes WILL stay.
The car, as you see it, (if past is prologue) is undoubtedly in (highly likely) "PVP TESTING" at this time.
This means that pre-production vehicles (PPVs) will get some endurance testing at 2-3 proving ground venues, and in SVE - FREC tests. The goal of this testing is to uncover and correct BUGS....not to change styling, unless styling ques adversely affect vehicle operation.
I think what-you-see-is-what-you-get...........
I wish some computer guru would put GTS-R concept STRIPES on that '03 RT and post it here...Stripes would add a 50% testosterone hit...
JonB