Car and Driver Comparo is out
Because of the performance package not really based on looks. Most people who want a quick car dont care what it looks like they just want speed, I mean look at the Ford Mustang(previous generation and current) I think they are ugly as hell but yet everyday I see at least 50 of them on the road in just a 10 mile stretch of road, same with the Corvette, although the current generation looks a lot better than the previous.
Like u said before, comparable equipped car. Impreza Vs. Mazda3 would be the S sport and already that is $18,190 for the Impreza and $18,805 for the Mazda3. This is all in US i'm not sure about CAD. The base Lancer DE is not in the same league as the 2.5i and u know this, thats like sayin the base GTR is compared to the base 911, it's in a totally different spectrum. As for the Mazda6 VS. Legacy we haven't gotten th AWD 6 in the US yet so i opted for the base V6 vs. Legacy 3.0R Limited (base H6) and gotten the same result. The Subie comes up less expensive by a few hundreds bucks, so imagine with AWD as optional, u would pay more for the Mazda6. Like i said b4 this is all in US so i'm not sure how much it differs in CAD but i'm sure it would be the same outcome. Face it Amby Subaru price their cars accordingly u of all ppl should agree with this.
Now to be on ur side. If u want to say u would pay more in the long run, ok. With wear and tear on the AWD system u probably would pay more for the Subie in maintenance cost, tires etc. If this is what u mean i agree.
Now to be on ur side. If u want to say u would pay more in the long run, ok. With wear and tear on the AWD system u probably would pay more for the Subie in maintenance cost, tires etc. If this is what u mean i agree.
Because of the performance package not really based on looks. Most people who want a quick car dont care what it looks like they just want speed, I mean look at the Ford Mustang(previous generation and current) I think they are ugly as hell but yet everyday I see at least 50 of them on the road in just a 10 mile stretch of road, same with the Corvette, although the current generation looks a lot better than the previous.
What are u talking about??? People get performance cars for performance and what they can do with them unless people in Canada are different, if that wasnt the case everyone would be driving a Kia.
Last edited by angryGTS; Jan 17, 2009 at 12:34 PM.
Or it could just be the magazines opinion. Oh and amby i haven't seen you comment at all regarding the recent power gains we're seeing with the RA, or the fact that the "torque protection" hasn't happened in some cars. Or do you only come in when something bad is said?
Except that the entire Lancer and Impreza lines are not performance cars. For the Lancer, only the Ralliart and Evo can be considered performance cars and for the Impreza only the WRX and STI can be considered performance cars.
What do you want me to say? I've been saying for months that the Ralliart would see big gains, and *gasp* it's happening. It's not hard to make big power with today's turboed cars. You can up boost, fiddle with the AF ratio and change timing, all of which make power.
To what degree are these cars modified? If they have just a reflash, I'm not surprised torque protection isn't kicking in. If they have an 18G turbo with meth, than I'm surprised.
But they are still popular performance cars and Im 8 out of 10 people that has a base Lancer or Impreza wish it had more perfomance out of it, everyone wishes they had more performance somewhere in owning a car....
No they're not. The only Lancers that are performance cars are the Ralliart and the Evo which make up a small percentage of Lancer sales. The same goes for the Impreza and the WRX and STI. The majority of sales are composed of the NA Lancer and the NA Impreza which are not performance cars.
No they're not. The only Lancers that are performance cars are the Ralliart and the Evo which make up a small percentage of Lancer sales. The same goes for the Impreza and the WRX and STI. The majority of sales are composed of the NA Lancer and the NA Impreza which are not performance cars.
Last edited by angryGTS; Jan 17, 2009 at 01:50 PM.
No kidding they are meant for value, thats why they have a RA and Evo and WRX and STi, and it even works out for them to make the later two cheaper because they dont have to design something from scratch they already have a platform to work with, but still if there was no market for a performance version there wouldnt be one so obviously people do care about performance.