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Originally Posted by nikitopo
Well, the 914 shared many parts with VW including the engine. Some never considered it a "real" Porsche, although it had a Porsche badge. A few people were even calling it a VW-Porsche. The 924 is a better example with a different engine and a base price of $9,395 back in '76. This is around $42,800 in today's price which is much cheaper to a base Cayman that costs $59,900. Same prices hold for Europe for 924 and Cayman. A $42,800 price is certainly not cheap, but it was the budget friendly car that Porsche doesn't have today. In fact the player nowadays in this price range is the BRZ and they know it. At least in Europe. I think in US you don't pay so much for a 86/BRZ, but you have also the advantage of the local Subaru factory that can amortize somehow any import taxes etc.
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I have no doubt that Porsche could produce a "compromise" car that could compete in the ~$40,000 market if they wanted to. Makes no sense for them do do so however since their brand identity is firmly based in the "premium" automotive tier.
Plus the fact that Porsche elitists routinely view the Cayman already as that "compromise car" and "not a real Porsche".