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Originally Posted by mazeroni
I think so too.
You have the WRX ($30K) on one end, and the Golf R ($45K) on the other.
In terms of quality, the Corolla is closer to the Impreza, but I suspect the AWD hardware will probably be closer to the Golf R - meaning up to 70% or more power to the active rear clutch at the rear.
Even the Focus RS, with its eco-box platform that was meant to be "attainable" was priced around $37K to start, but went over $40K with options. The unique engine and diffs added a lot to the cost. Plus it was built in Germany.
Of course, they can throw a curve ball and just use a standard RAV4 based AWD system with open diffs and call it "rally inspired." In that situation, I think $30k would be realistic.
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I agreed that the car will be $35-40k. The top trim Corolla is already $28k+. Prices could climb further like they did for the Supra and Focus RS once the dealers mark them up.
On the special engine in the Focus RS, it isn’t all too different than the 2.0L or other 2.3L variants. The same with the CTR 2.0T and the Accord’s 2.0T; they are different, but too similar to make much cost difference. That is evident by the fact that the CTR crate motor is fairly reasonably priced.
https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-m...st-engine/amp/
A lot of the pricing depends on different markets and what the bean counters determine is a fair price proportional to the performance and competition. This is more evident when we consider the price similarity of vastly different cars of a similar performance, irrespective of the features. For instance, the Mustang Ecoboost, 86, Miata, Civic SI and others all compete in a similar performance class and price bracket, yet some have 2WD, some have AWD, some have turbocharger systems, some have both, some are compacts, some are mid-sized, some are 1.5L and some are 2.3L, some are 2200 pounds and some are 3600 pounds…Again, lots goes into the price, but cost of materials in and of itself is clearly not as large a factor as we think it is. Adding more components to the Corolla to make a GR Corolla doesn’t necessarily need to increase the price a whole lot, but it will because they can do it.