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Originally Posted by maximumunicorn

I've been wondering about whether or not Subaru and Scion might try to market their respective models to different segments of the tuner crowd. I've learned a bit about the way that Scion sells their cars here (although I don't claim to know much at all now), and it seems as if they'll be selling a well-equipped version right off the bat. Could Subaru, then, sell a base version (without A/C, radio, with steel wheels) for less than that?

I highly doubt we'll ever see a truly base model here in the US, but since their essentially the same car, this could be a good way for the companies to avoid overlapping sales too much. (Also, Scion wouldn't run the risk of having FR-S sales intrude on the sales of the less expensive tC and Subaru could offer a performance car for several thousand less than the base WRX).

I know this is all just the wishful thinking of one person, but something like this at least would make sense to me.

Its possible but even Subaru does not sell a car in the US that is as stripped at the sub base FT-86. But you never know they might.