[KKreme15]

Originally Posted by 2ndCamaro79

At this price I do believe this is a car for only about 1% of the US population. I think the average household income is like 50K so a 60K auto is very expensive for most of us. The people in the 1% percent normally like to purchase cars that have some form of prestige. I don't know if anyone remembers the VW Phaeton, but it had Bentley like quality for a fraction of the price. It never really took off because of the VW badge. Hyundai is trying the same thing with the Hyundai Equus(Benz like luxury for a Hyundai price), but I am not sure how their sells are doing? To me the ZL1 is worth every penny, but then again I am not in that 1%. I don't have ivy league friends coming over the house or power lunches in my Armani suit. I don't think the GR-R argument is relevant, while the GT-R is new here, it has history in Japan. The GT-R is the Japanese Corvette, they just decided to bring it state side. I don't think there is anyone, in any income level that does not "get" the GT-R. Now a good argument would be the Japanese Turbo Monsters of the mid to late 90s. The RX-7, Supra, 3000GT VR4, and 300zx were priced up to 50K in the 90s Back then people paid that money for those, so if you got it why would you not pay the money for a true American Muscle Car now

Not all of the 1% have power lunches in Armani suits with IVY league friends.