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Originally Posted by Gadflyii
32k?.. the WRX is AWD, and turbo charged and is 26k MSRP; the 270hp Genesis Coupe 2.0T R spec is 26k MSRP....
Both are larger, more expensive cars to make than the BRZ/ FR-S. Subaru already have the engine developed. Adding the turbo motor and all the supporting components would likely only add ~$1000 to the production costs of the car.
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i wish i could see the world with rose colored glasses like you do. 300hp sports cars at $26k for everyone! if it were that easy then don't you think everyone would have done that already? why would nissan even bother to sell the z?
the logic you are using with the 2 cars you mentioned only look at the cost of parts and completely ignore economics. oh, hyundai can build a turbo sports car for 26k msrp, surely toyota can! lol knee grow please! you're talking about a korean car company! you can't compare korean car prices to japanese car prices at all, the korean won has a much more favorable exchange rate compared to the japanese yen and labor costs are still far lower than they are in japan. that's why hyundai and kia can offer similar content in cars at a lower price than the competition. concerning the impreza, hello economies of scale? the impreza is subaru's bread and butter compact sedan! it's not a low volume sports car. economies of scale state that the more units you sell of something, the lower each unit will cost to make. because pretty much most of the car aside from the turbo equipment are shared between the wrx and the impreza, the sheer volume of units sold allows them to lower the cost of each unit, even though it has awd and a turbo.
if the corolla was awd, and toyota decided to sell a turbo 260hp version of the corolla, i'm sure they'd be able to sell it for 26k. but a 26k turbo frs? when the assumption is the standard frs will be 25k? i wish i could be as optimistic as you but that just sounds damn naive.
and by the way, i have already made these exact same arguments multiple times on this forum. i'm really tired of new members coming on here every 3-4 months and hearing the exact same argument and giving the exact same info back every single time. it may be a new discussion to you but i've argued the SAME thing about the SAME 2 CARS several times with several different members. it's a extremely dead horse that you guys are beating. and btw the moar powah crowd are the ones that started it this time.