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Originally Posted by Sabastian
My guess is $24,495, and I base that on the FT-86's closest competitor: the Miata. The base $23,110 Miata Sport only has a 5-speed and no limited-slip diff, so for comparison, we have to jump to the Touring Soft Top and add the suspension package ($500). The MSRP is now $26,050. Subtract a (semi-arbitrary) "convertible premium" of $1,555, and you're looking down the barrel at $24,495. Conveniently, a base price of $24,495 for a 200 hp FT-86 also falls between the base prices of the Miata Sport ($23,110, 172 hp) and the base price of the RX-8 ($26,795, 232 hp).
Oh, I'd love for it to start under $23,000, but I just don't think that's realistic.
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You don't get market share after being out of the sports car genre by pricing yourself towards the upper end. You undercut the competition and then raise the prices as you move towards production end.
What does Toyota do when Hyundai pops a new engine in the GC 2.0T? Or the the Mazda drops significant weight like the plans are?
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Originally Posted by ichitaka05
My hope is $21... I think that's possible have. Take all out, nothing on and you just adds whatever you want to it... but down side to that is additional stuff prob gonna cost arm & leg for (example: LSD for $1500 or something ridiculous) and prob end up close to north of $20k
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This. Just look at the rest of the Scion lineup this car is going to slot into. A +$25k base car doesn't make sense for the whole idea behind Scion.