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Nikitopo, I think you tend to knit pick a bit. Most likely Toyota determined the cost is the same or very close to offer the automatic HVAC controls across the board at this time. Plus, there is a continuous push to improve each successive model and this would be seen as an overall improvement.
I am happy that I have manual HVAC controls for a longterm keeper economy car as is is less likely to fail being cable operated, but the auto looks better for sure.
The RC model might actually lose money due to assembly variation and or reducing economy of scale on all components. Plus I am guessing the purchasers expect to pay significantly less, not more for this special production run. The profit in this case is the grassroots marketing earned while proving the platform on a regular basis at one make or specific category racing events.
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