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Originally Posted by gymratter
lol you are telling us that someone that is looking at a high power C7 will also be interested in a fail wheel drive TT and a smaller less powerful roadsters like a Z4 and SLK.
now I could see people cross shop between the C7 & FT1 with the M4, SR5, C63 AMG and RCF. but not with those little 3 roadster you posted.
by your own words that would mean the Z4 takes sales from the 4 series/M4. TT takes sales from the A5/S5/SR5 and ect.
look at it this way. back in 90s I just did not see people cross shopping between the MK4 Supra and SC300/400. one is a sports car while the other is a luxury coupe.
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Since when is 4wd "fail wheel drive"? It's arguably superior to RWD in nearly every way, if implemented properly. I would agree that most models of the TT aren't really sufficiently good to be competitors to the FT1 (at least based on what we know so far), but the TT-RS makes a viable competitor (though sadly, you can't get it anymore).
As for the Z4, it wouldn't surprise me if some people cross shop it with the 4 series. It's really the better choice if you don't need the rear seat and want a convertible. It's lighter, more agile, and it certainly isn't down on power (the Z4 35is is 335hp). As for the SLK, the AMG model is 415 horsepower. I don't see how that is a "less powerful" roadster - that's pretty normal for the group I mentioned, and quite a bit more than some of the cars in that category.
Now, I will admit that some of the cars I mentioned are closer to GT cars than pure sports cars (particularly cars like the RS5, M4, etc), but at the same time, some of the cars I mentioned are more like pure sports cars than the FT1 (Cayman, SLK55 AMG, and for that matter, the 'Vette). They're all similar enough though that people will indeed cross shop them, depending on exactly what they are looking for.