Had a giggle this morning, it seems some people think Ford can just drop a Miami into the XR and drop the price to SS levels... sounds so simple right?

Do people realise possibly one of the main reasons the GS exists as a FPV model rather than an XR8 as a Ford model is due to its BUILD COST and to create some kind of premium to offset costs???

What's an easier "sell"? Ford XR8 @ $63K or FPV GS @ $63K.....

Like it or not FPV need to recover their engine development and engine build costs, to ignore this is stupid, it probably adds 6-7K to the COST of making the car, which translates into 9-10K RRP..

You cant just pluck RRP's out of your bum and build a car at a loss.. oh wait, Holden do that don't they....