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Originally Posted by strat61caster
Eh. They sell the Corolla for <$20k, sticking in the Yaris power train shouldn't be a >$15k markup. No fun things the Yaris has like the lowered carbon fiber roof line and no rear doors and it'll weigh 500# more then the Yaris because of that. Regular Corolla is ~2900# add in a bunch of cooling turbos and two more differentials and three more driveshafts on the regular MT xse Corolla.
It's already the most powerful production 3 cylinder, 300hp out of a 1.6L is McLaren and Ferrari territory, hand built Porsche and Nissan GT-R engines. They only get more out of the racecar engine because it only has to last like 100-200 hours. No way.
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Wasn't the rear suspension on the GR Yaris different from the standard Yaris? Assuming it'll be the same for the GR Corolla.
I'd think a $10k-15k price increase over a standard Corolla would make sense to cover the R&D costs associated with making the GR-Four drivetrain. How much more did the EVO cost over the standard Lancer? And they were using an engine they've already had for years.