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Originally Posted by Uvamosk
I just want to know. If subaru made a version of the FT-86 and gave it AWD and 300HP isn't that like slitting their own throats??
I mean that's directly competing with their own brand. Why would you go buy a impreza when you get a car that's lighter more agile and has probably the same Power to Weight ratio?
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Because some people think the 5 door WRX/STi is infinately more practical as a daily driver than a 2 door coupe. Coupes just don't sell in huge numbers and large parts of the population need the extra doors and cargo space. I don't and that's why I'd get the coupe.
I think they will initially just offer the 216a with the same power and price as the WRX (25k and 265hp) and then maybe a lot later offer an STi version. I don't see the car costing $30k USD. $25-26k seems like a decent increase over the $20k rwd Toyota.
Since Toyota and Subie are intent on re-creating the Mitsu/Chrysler DSM experiment hopefully they will learn from history and realize that the Turbo AWD models only sold like at the most %5 of the total because they were priced out of the market. This car needs to stay closer to $25k not $30k.