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Originally Posted by mav1178
Nissan is NOT building new R32s, lets not mix things up.
the Nismo Heritage program was meant to offload production of regular parts for niche/desired cars (like R32/33/34) to low volume production/batches, that would have no impact on Nissan's parts division P&L.
then they introduced a program where a current road legal Skyline GT-R can be essentially refreshed so it is like-new. the program would tear the car down and clean it up, refreshing/reusing existing parts if possible, but refreshing with updated modern materials
one of the biggest things about cars and how it is built now is also something no one talks about outside of OEM circles, which is how materials and construction have improved safety. for example, the Heritage program would replace your existing seats with new seat covering material, that tries to be close to original but updated to meet current safety standards for flammability.
a lot of attention to detail. for the average enthusiast all they see is a car and a price tag, and nothing else about why it costs the way it does.
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Thanks for the correction. Like-new cars.
My point in relation to the quote stands. If Toyota is gonna build cars like these to sell to general public, they'd likely put that level of effort in. Hence, they'll still be charging out of the butt.
And no, that's not me just ragging on a price tag and not why it costs the way it does. I'm an engineer, I know full well about how many factors influence the cost of a product.
That doesn't change the fact that the level of work Nissan does, and in this case Toyota would probably do, will cost a hell of a lot more than most of us on a forum like this could ever hope to afford.