Originally Posted by r2r
Come on, this is Toyota we are talking about.
If Subaru, Mitsubishi and even Ford can do it, are you seriously saying that if Toyota wanted to, they couldn't make a proper mid engine two seater in 30k range?
Really think about what your saying. They have done it with the MR2 mkII before
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Mustang GT is 26k Base....
WRX is/was 26k base
Evo is/was 29k base
STi was 31k base ( now 39kbase) WTF
350 Z 33k base
The final MR2 looked ok, and stood out, but its performance was not far off of a well equiped MX 5 (the only competition in the US in its class.... however, for its price, there is much stiffer competition in the "new car" class alone.... not including the "used car" category.
It failed because it was too expensive for what it did. In the opposite way why the corvette does so well for its price.... it does an awful lot.
Look at the next Skyline.... it looks ugly as fuck, and I'm sure it will sell well because of its performance.
On the same token, lets look at typical Alfa Romeo's from the last decade... people onlly buy them for the sound, and looks... performance vs every car in the same class is totally, and completely lackluster... yet they continue to sell.... they look fantastic. (in general)
Bah... i was going to think of something else, but I ran out of thought late at night... maybe you get my point