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mit_peid · 11-13-2013, 12:09 PM

My friend just leased a 2014 Forester 2.0XT for $280/month (he haggled the crap out of Subaru). Edmunds' True Market Value for this new is $27,296. The 2.0XT is the same FA20 as ours but turbo-charged netting 250hp, with AWD, and a lame CVT transmission. If they can do the Forester 2.0XT for under $30K, I think the turbo-version of the twin can be around the the same ballpark. IMO, main reason they man not offer up the performance variant of the BRZ is because they wouldn't want to impact sales of the WRX. The R&D involved wouldn't be starting from scratch, but not sure how Toyota's DI tech would be impacted and how emissions would be impacted.

11-13-2013, 12:09 PM	#69
mit_peid Boosted Noob Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: '13 FRS MT KW SC, '05 4Runner 4WD Location: SoCal Posts: 883 Thanks: 353 Thanked 343 Times in 175 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My friend just leased a 2014 Forester 2.0XT for $280/month (he haggled the crap out of Subaru). Edmunds' True Market Value for this new is $27,296. The 2.0XT is the same FA20 as ours but turbo-charged netting 250hp, with AWD, and a lame CVT transmission. If they can do the Forester 2.0XT for under $30K, I think the turbo-version of the twin can be around the the same ballpark. IMO, main reason they man not offer up the performance variant of the BRZ is because they wouldn't want to impact sales of the WRX. The R&D involved wouldn't be starting from scratch, but not sure how Toyota's DI tech would be impacted and how emissions would be impacted. __________________