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Originally Posted by Calvin27
Didn't realise they had a stripped version in USA. Does it come with track upgrades like brakes and oil cooler? How much did this thing weigh?
Also, I wasn't suggesting porsche prices. I was just saying porsche seems to have some success doing niche models that actually have less and selling them as weight savings.
I do agree with you to some extent though, it's easier to make money selling to the masses with bolts ons to the car at an inflated price than do the opposite stripping it.
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Someone already posted the stripped out 86. The US market for a niche car is just too small to justify offering it. why would anyone buy one here that doesn't have a painted bumper? it always comes down to "But I can get this for the same price and it'd have a painted bumper and better equipment overall (Mustang)"
Porsche can do the niche selling because they can. Because they have a prestige that simply no toyota can do save for the really expensive LFA.
Toyotas are simply not a collectible brand where as a Porsche, would be. Do you not see that typically, the niche model porsches like the Cayman GT4 is in such high demand that people BID it up like no tomorrow? Or a GT3RS?
The only thing the 50K TRD edition GT86 does to it is that it slows down the depreciation. These cars are not made to be special, they're made to make you FEEL special. That is all.
There is no money in toyota making something even more niche than a niche car already is.
Like I said, when you add on a BBK from the factory it's 3K, when you add on an oil cooler it's probably going to end up 1K at the dealer. A la carte may turn out to be more expensive than an optioned out TRD model which already costs about 50K.
Choice costs money. Unless you are willing pony up some porsche money, your FRS will still remain slow and handles marginally better.
You want fast? Go FI or go something else entirely. Making slow cars fast is never a cheap or financially smart thing to do.