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Originally Posted by Ryephile
It's very tough to make a cheap car and low production. Tooling costs are hundreds of millions. No doubt the only way the FR-S is coming to market is due to the collaboration with Subaru making a sister car and sharing powertrain development. Toyota can shoot for a firm price point, but if it's too low they will end up forcing themselves to make a very stripped out and underdeveloped car. I don't think anyone here wants a rear drive Yaris with 140 HP [no offense to Yaris owners, but let's be honest here].
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True. But part of the cost of the car will depend on how they decide to spec it. LSD standard? Brembo brakes standard? Recaro seats standard?...etc. Start having less standard features and they could have a cheaper entry level with different packages for those who want the LSD, larger brakes, Recaro seats...etc.
There are a few people on here that have mentioned they would rather have 140hp engine since they plan on doing an engine swap or putting a turbo on it .