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Originally Posted by Forty5th
If only starting msrp would be at low-mid 30ks (or say 36k tops) then I'd think it'd be a great bang for the buck. Based on the hero card spec sheet I posted earlier as seen on Chevy's website, the lone option for now is a sunroof.
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I'm with you, but this car will have to be well North of 40K. It would be a HUGE bang for the buck at low to mid 30s.
1st - GXP started at $39,000 and went up. This is a GXP with upgrades in interior and technology features.
2nd - Competition. This car will compete with the SRT8s from Fiat. Dodge and Chryslers SRTs start around 45 and go up from there. The 300 can be optioned up to $57,000 but arguably that is more Cadillac competitor at that point.
3rd - It has to be priced higher than the Impala or it will steal Impala volume. Impala LTZ starts at $36,000 and it doesn't have the chassis, brakes or powertrain that the SS has. Arguably the Impala still has a nicer interior.
4th - A Camaro SS without any special pacages (1LE or Hot Wheels) will run you about $39,000. This car will cost more simply for the rear doors and added technology features.
5th - Australian $ will cost you $1.04 U.S. so add 4%. At $40,000, that's an extra $1,600.
6th - Shipping. Putting a car on a boat from Australia and THENNNNNNN putting it on the truck to ship within the U.S. is not cheap. That is somewhere between $500 and $1,000 (This is why the Asian and European OEMs are bulding plants in the U.S. by the way. Not because they like us or because they want Americans to have jobs over their coutrymen. It's simply because they can make more money. And for the Germans our labor rate is cheaper so even more profit for them)
All in all shipping it here from Australia probably tacks on $2,000 just for currency rates and ocean shipping.