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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Sure it's not an apples to apples comparison. But I mention it as an example to show how far off base some people on this forum are with pricing. They truly don't realize how inexpensive most of this stuff is on the supplier end. Or maybe they just don't want to believe how much they're being taken advantage of when buying a rear diffuser from SPT for $700.  |
That number does nothing to prove your point, cause it's almost totally irrelevant. You're ignoring development/testing/market research and a crap load of other costs that a project has to recover and make margins comparable to those of other company's products.
Even if Subaru were to slap the Forester DIT engine into a BRZ, the cost of physical assembly would not be the only cost of doing so.
Besides, even if Subaru does make a turbo BRZ at some point, I highly doubt it will make it accross the ocean. I'm yet to see a single ad for a BRZ on North American TV as is, and a 250+ HP turbo RWD coupe could seriously hurt Subaru's image here. Heck, even STI more or less fits the image as a frugal and utilitarian car. A turbo-BRZ won't.