(R&D + tooling + production)/volume

It’s actually a really good deal. For about $3500 over a BRZ Performance Package, you’re getting a bunch of STI parts that would end up costing about $9k if you added them on their own, not to mention a unique interior. The adjustable dry carbon wing alone is $3800. If you were planning on even adding just the lower…

No it wouldn’t. Mine stickered for 31k. The cost of R&D, parts and tooling would push this low production vehicle close to 40k. Everyone always thinks of the price of the parts, but never all the other things that go along with designing and releasing a car. The Impreza is a high volume seller worldwide so the costs…

At $45k almost none of you on this site clamoring for a turbocharged one of these would buy one brand new. You get what you pay for, and that’s a specialized, LIGHT, low-production coupe for what most can buy for under 30k.

I own one. Can confirm, it’s an excellent car.

The people who complain about the power should just keep walking by and go get a Hemi Challenger. If you’re someone who “gets it,” you’ll really enjoy a FRZ86

One can like Bob Dylan without pretending he’s a good singer.

3rd Gear.

Feels like they’re setting themselves up for getting killed in the next recession if they don’t at least maintain the ability to quickly respond and bring them back into the market.

Is it really a dead horse when the problem is still very very existent?

Portrait MODE! You make your fucking super car video in Portrait MODE?

The rest of the world wishes they can drive the “bloated” cars American drive. Have you seen what European expats do when they transfer to America?

Nah not really.

While I love AvE, this video got it a bit wrong. I don’t think he understood the politics that went into putting ethanol in our fuel. It is WAY more complicated and dirty than most people care to understand.

I think a standard (preferably higher) octane is a good idea. Cost savings up and down the food chain would almost assuredly make up for the increased price for the fuel.

Higher efficiency. Allows for cleaner burning engines, simplified design and development (read: likely better), and more power per liter. They literally tell you this in the article.

Increased compression ratio = more efficient engine = more power and higher fuel economy.

I would never use this technology and have no need for it. Most rural regions will never need this. I often think about how many cars will be scrapped like an old iPhone when the tech installed becomes outdated or more expensive to repair than what the owner is willing to spend on their aging vehicle.

Neutral: I work with technology every day (seriously, that’s what I fix) and am solidly middle-aged, so get off my lawn.