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Originally Posted by tachi1247
You're right about the Exige/Elise, there aren't too many people cross shopping those two cars with a Vette, but I was using that more as an example to show that two cars can have similar performance numbers even though they achieve them in very different ways. People who are looking for a RWD sports car in the price range will cross shop the FT-86 with the genesis, mustang, & a 370z (if they can live without the rear seats).
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if people aren't cross shopping the vette and the elise, i think that's a good enough indication that people won't cross shop the v6 pony cars and the ft either. vette= huge, american, torquey, daily driver friendly. elise= lightweight, colin chapman philosophy with great handling, barebones, not daily driver friendly. pony cars= huge, american, torquey, lots of rear space and cargo. ft= lightweight, extremely compact, more track focused, less rear space and cargo, probably better mileage, import which appeals to a totally different crowd, etc.
i can see the genesis coupe competing with the ft, but i don't see the stang due to size and differing target audience or the 370z due to price competing with the ft. even if the ft DOES compete with the stang, i'm convinced that it will have enough merits to be able to carve it's own marketshare, even with less p/w. i know that once december comes around and the car starts selling in the US i will be proven correct.