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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

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.

I’m just wondering how Toyota is going to market this thing to the general public. Most people who are realistic know what the price ballpark is but it’s going to be interesting to see how it’s advertised. They’ll obviously lean heavy on the “Pure Toyota Sports Product” angle and rally DNA from the GR Yaris, but the only Corolla in history anyone knows well (and they barely even understand the car) is the AE86. Lmao. For the most part, the average consumer is going to look at it and be like “why is this Corolla 37k”