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Originally Posted by sieeegel
http://content.usatoday.com/communit...sult-200-hp-/1
Subaru says it's not ready to announce specific prices for its BRZ sports car, even though Toyota just announced pricing for the nearly identical Scion FR-S. Subaru does say that the BRZ will start at about $25,000, which makes it similar to the Scion FR-S starting price of $24,930, including shipping, for the manual transmission version, $26,030 for the automatic.
There seems to be an increasing difference between the way Toyota/Scion and Subaru are presenting their respective models.
Toyota/Scion is getting the car into enthusiasts' hands at enthusiast venues, from special events to autocrosses; Subaru is doing... what?
Toyota/Scion provided early design data to the aftermarket vendors and is providing preproduction cars for inspection/measurement analysis; Subaru is providing... what?
Toyota/Scion is publishing production production rates and prices; Subaru is publishing statements like "..extremely limited quantities..." and "... BRZ will start at around $25,000..."
I see passion and enthusiasm about the 86 at Toyota that I don't see at Subaru. Kinda makes you wonder if Subaru isn't more interested in getting a manufacturing fee from Toyota than actually selling/supporting the car.
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i agreed. or SOA is dropping the ball bigtime. i think Subaru is sitting on a gold mine here.
first with toyota's slip up of branding it a scion. then with the higher than expected sticker price and pure pricing.
if subaru wants to, they can outsell more cars and make up the profit difference if they price the BRZ very close to the FR-s. im sure if the BRZ limited is within 500 of the FR-s, many people will jump ship becuase they can bargain with Subaru.
those fuk tards at SOA need to wake up.