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I bet that's exactly what they're doing because 270hp and >3000 lbs is wrx territory and if it costs >$5k more then a wrx nobody will buy it.
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Lol that's the same argument people say about our cars vs literally everything else. Yet here we are.
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? 86s weigh 600# less then a four banger Camaro and can carry two whole lunch bags that a Miata can't, the 86 fits a niche and price point nobody else does right now the closest is a Cayman or base 911 at double the price. A 2 door Yaris would have been special, but an AWD Corolla isn't.
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Because there are no lightweight awd cars available in the USA in over 20 years. If I want an AWD >3000# econobox I can buy an Impreza/wrx/sti, golf R/A3, 2 series, mini, or Mazda 3, or used brings a focus RS, or lancer into the equation. That formula isn't special at all, what makes the gr Yaris cool is that it is 270hp awd in a package lighter than an 86.
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Safety regulations will never make a lightweight AWD car happen here.
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Exactly! Which is why I'll take what I can get.
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