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Originally Posted by regal
I don't consider the FRZ re-engineered. The Chassis is ground floor from scratch for all but a few small things (which here will always be). Paying for that capital and R&D is why you get much less "car" for the same money as the WRX. Its why the FRZ is so expensive for is #'s. Many of us bought the FRZ for the ground up sports oriented chassis.
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Im sure many dont consider these twins re-engineered, but that is ignoring the facts. Calling this car expensive for what it is is also ignoring the facts. Given its chassis and driveline is largely from parts bin items from throughout the industry, plus its $25k cost for the 6spd, RWD, 100hp/L, balance, MPG, DIT, and unique design. You can see the car is neither built from the ground floor up, nor expensive for what it offers. There are other cars that are much truer examples of ground floor up engineering and costly for what it is, but this isnt one of them.
None of this is to say that it wasnt purpose built, its obvious that the implementation of all the parts was very specific and the successful outcome reflects that. Trying to price compete with a brands 20 year old halo staple is just an unrealistic goal. The wrx/sti is consistently one of the best bang for your buck models on the road... depending on what you consider 'bang.'