02-13-2012, 12:40 AM
Tyler.M Wrote:Yeah, but putting this car in the same price bracket as a gti, then making it less powerful, and less practical? It's not really all that silly to compare when you think that a person who's looking for a sporty car and has 24k is probably going to consider both since both are similar segments of the market and similarly priced. Couple that with the fact that there isn't as big of a selection of sports cars in this market, and you end up with the fact that they do compete, even if indirectly.A camry has more in common to a GTI than a 86, and its the marketing department's job to point that out, as well as enthusiasts such as us to fly the flag of real sports cars like this.
Subaru/toyota definitely have their work cut out for them to be able to market this car and effectively communicate that hp is only a small part of the driving enjoyment sports car equation.
But if some enthusiasts dont even understand the advantages of this car over a tarted up econobox, then perhaps its going to be even harder than I thought.
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Quote: I mean, I suppose a market exists for this kind of car, I just wish they stepped it up a a little bit to make it more of a performer and pit it against the Z, instead of giving this kinda half-assed supra type of thing.do you realize that the 86 has a better power to weight ratio than your M3?