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      09-19-2011, 12:55 PM   #174
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Originally Posted by erhanh View Post
It is not like 458 is costing 287k to Ferrari, right. They're selling at that price, because they can. Also, GTR has the AWD and turbo setup to be this fast. Achieving this with RWD and NA setup is much harder.
I agree, but I think their cost is probably at least 180-200k with such a low volume car. That's a lot more $$ to put into the refinement category. Yes, the 458 is amazing. It's light weight and rear mid-engine high rev. 4.5L V8 are key factors in it's performance.
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