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      10-15-2019, 02:23 PM   #155
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Originally Posted by joshuastein55 View Post
Also, you're comparing this to mainstream brands, but what mainstream brand is offering a subcompact sedan for over $30-50k? Sure a Camry can go towards $40k but its a different class in size and type.
Technically, this would be a compact sedan in the same class as the Corolla, Civic, Sentra, Mazda3, Impreza, Elantra, Forte, Jetta, etc.

Of course, since this is from a premium brand, as you suggest, it's not really meant to be a competitor to those vehicles. It's clear rivals are the Audi A3/S3, Mercedes CLA/CLA35, and the Acura ILX.

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Ford Focus RS
Honda Civic Type-R
Subaru WRX, WRX STI
The Focus RS was a hatchback, and is no longer available (anywhere in the world). The Civic Type R is also a hatchback. The WRX pair do meet the criteria though, yes.

But as noted above, they are not strictly competitors since they are not premium vehicles per se. Their higher MSRP is accounted for by being special high performance versions of what is essentially a garden variety compact sedan (the Impreza). Although they don't share with the current generation Impreza, that is only because they have been on the market so long without a clean-sheet redesign.
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