Edmunds expecting BRZ MSRP at $25,300

[Sabastian]

Originally Posted by Buggy51

Still feels a bit too high, :/ I might as well get a WRX at that price...

Note, I'm not trying to incite the whole RWD vs AWD and other shabangs but the starting price for the WRX is 25,495 :/

Also I can't get the links to display a price for me.

The same could be said when comparing the MX-5 to the Mazdaspeed 3, but in the end, they are different cars that are marketed to different buyers. My estimate for the price a few months back was $24,495 and was found by applying the price relationship between the MS3 and MX-5 to the WRX.

FWIW, I've been saying all along that the hopes for a base price of ~$20k were unrealistic. It's 2011. You can't even buy a Focus for $20k anymore.

[Neutral_Eyes]

Well Ford has the Focus MSRP listed as $16,500. I understand what you meant, but does this also mean we should be expected to throw down $3,500 more for a realistically equipped FR-S? I think that's why most of us were hoping for a $20,000 price; we knew there's usually more added to become an everyday car.

[SUB-FT86]

Bullshit Sebastian, a base focus is well under 20k(17k). You are talking about a fully loaded focus.

[SUB-FT86]

I think 23k is more reasonable as a base.

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by Neutral_Eyes

Well Ford has the Focus MSRP listed as $16,500. I understand what you meant, but does this also mean we should be expected to throw down $3,500 more for a realistically equipped FR-S? I think that's why most of us were hoping for a $20,000 price; we knew there's usually more added to become an everyday car.

Exactly, it all comes down to options. I think if the base msrp is $25,300 it will be nicely equipped, and there just won't be a base model with no options (like the $16,500 focus). I wouldn't have wanted that version anyways, so that's fine with me. On the other hand, if the base is $25,300, and it comes with nothing, that's not gonna work. They have already said 6-speed MT and LSD is standard. I think 17" wheels and sport seats will also be standard. It also looks like projector headlights will be standard. Add it all up, and the rumor that Subaru is going to get more power than Scion, and $25,300 makes sense.

[Dave-ROR]

Obviously I want the car as cheap as it makes sense. But I expected 23-25k. Anything above 25k and I really start to reconsider as there are many other options that I'd likely look at then..

20k would be a awesome price but I really don't expect it. Either way, the cheaper it is the more money I can spend on other cars :P

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Obviously I want the car as cheap as it makes sense. But I expected 23-25k. Anything above 25k and I really start to reconsider as there are many other options that I'd likely look at then..

20k would be a awesome price but I really don't expect it. Either way, the cheaper it is the more money I can spend on other cars :P

How many cars do you need.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

How many cars do you need.

:shrug: I'll let you know when I get there lol

[M-17]

23k for the FR-S would sound okay I'm just wishing for 23k for the BRZ, but 25k seems most likely from all this speculation. If that's the case then I'll wait on the WRX most likely.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by M-17

23k for the FR-S would sound okay I'm just wishing for 23k for the BRZ, but 25k seems most likely from all this speculation. If that's the case then I'll wait on the WRX most likely.

Completely difference types of cars. Pick whichever one suits you the most, but don't pick just on price.

[M-17]

That's true no doubt about that, but the price will always be a factor. When they release I will be able to make my choice. Till then what else can I say, I'm still young man, I got other things in plan to put my money to use as well.

[Sabastian]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

Bullshit Sebastian, a base focus is well under 20k(17k). You are talking about a fully loaded focus.

Fully loaded? No, a fully loaded Focus is more like $26k, but if all you want is a Focus with alloy wheels, you will looking at a base price over $20k. The base Focuses (Foci?) are few and far between, and their only real purpose is give the marketing men an attractive base price to advertise.

The "base" FR-S/BRZ is going to come with a lot more standard hardware than your average base economy car: ~200hp, 6-speed transmissions, LSD, alloys, etc. I'm also not expecting to have to add thousands in option packages to the FR-S/BRZ to make it tolerable. Like the WRX, the "base" model will probably not be a poverty-spec car like it is in cars like the Focus. The FR-S/BRZ twins will never be volume sellers, and therefore Toyota and Subaru don't have the pressure to undercut competitor's base prices like they do with their bread and butter models. Therefore, they can afford to make the "base" model more of a realistic option.

I expect the base price to ring in right around $25k, but I also don't expect to have to add many options to get a car I actually want to live with.

[tranzformer]

Interesting, finally got to a desktop and the full version of Edmunds doesn't show the price like you guys mentioned. However it is still being shown on the mobile version. I'm really not making this up.


Not that it matters, since it is still speculation on the part of Edmunds. But still interesting to note what auto "experts" expect the car to cost. Hopefully Toyota/Subaru won't disappoint us.

[Buggy51]

Weird, didn't know the mobile sites displayed it. Oh well I wonder why the main page doesn't show it.

Hmmm I still think 20-22k is more reasonable at least for a Scion stand-point. Scion vehicles inherently are not expensive, and none of the previous models have even reached 20k (Well, I'm not including the special version like the new ... uh bright yellow Zeus tC?).

No idea for Subaru but the price should roughly be between the Impreza and the WRX. Higher than the WRX just doesn't seem feasible in my eyes. I dunno... I'll try to be optimistic but eh... ... *sigh*