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Originally Posted by derklug
It wouldn't be that hard to build a 20k car that looks like a Ferrari, but sales would be horrible. The truth is, if you had to live with a supercar for everyday driving, you would soon learn to hate the car. No trunk room, no interior room, harsh suspension, PITA to get in and out, etc., etc., etc. Now picture this with only mediocre performance.
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That makes sense. But what about the S2000 or Miata crowd, why cant they design a car that looks badass for those guys? or is there no money in that segment (does that segment even still exist? LOL)
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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
Again, look at what the best selling passenger car in America is.
The idea is to build a car that will appeal to a wide range of consumers. A super polarizing car that appeals only to a certain demographic is not going to bring in much profit.
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ok, so affordable care look ugly because they appeal to a large demographic and not everyone wants to feel like theyre sitting on the floor in a buzzy car. So the only way to make affordable cars is through mass producing/high volume then?
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Originally Posted by stieger
Also, the "Miata" crowd is a TINY demographic. Compare Miata sale numbers to those of the Prius. It's maybe a quarter of Prius sales. Cars are built AND sold to specific demographics, the fancier and more exotic a car is the smaller the potential sales demographic is.
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ok but who says this hypothetical car has to move Prius-type number of units?? If it moved Miata type numbers you think its not possible at all?
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Real speeds. All those air dams are designed to capture a ridiculous amount of air and use it for either cooling or induction. A 4 banger would never need even a fraction of what the body is designed to deal with...so you'd end up with a bunch of closed-off parachutes designed into the body panels.
Besides be horrible for aerodynamics (and thus fuel economy), the panels would experience a lot of stress at even highway speeds if the frame wasn't designed to properly channel it.
You do all these things to compensate just to make it work...and you no longer have an affordable car.
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your wording sounds like the car has 15 different air dams. aside from the front bumper i only see two on each side. And would they REALLY experience THAT much stress with some light enginuity?? i seen body shops produce similar things at affordable prices and those guys arent even half as talented as the engineers big auto makers have. but if the air dams are really the source of major price increases i guess ill just have to live with that answer.