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Old 02-16-2012, 01:36 PM   #90
rez333

 
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Originally Posted by MauriSSio View Post
it does help some. This thread is solely for discussion. I understand the market would be small for said car, but the market DOES exist. It would be for the miata, s2000, RX7- RX8, the new Subie/Toyota BRZ - type market. maybe the price range would go up a few thousand, shoot maybe even 10,000 but there are still no cars in that segment that look even remotely close to as beautiful as some ferraris (or lambos or whatever italian or european exotic) even though they have roughly similar dimensions. Maybe it WOULD be a flop, but as far as i can remember the last to try was a fiero. You would think it would be attempted more often.
the target market segment prizes function above form. That's why actual production cars often differ from the concept versions in which they are based. The concept looks cooler, but when it comes to actually making it, the engineers have to consider regulations and features that car-buyers (in that segment) want. Eg. Chevy Volt (concept vs actual). Looks are a lesser priority, that's why looks are compromised and ultimately why cheap cars don't look like Ferraris.
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