Knightshade
Well-Known Member
From a value perspective they can easily price it at $60k or even higher and it would be justified. However I think they will price it under $55k so people can utilize the tax credit and increase sales volume. Even though they are initially taking a hit on margin, they will make up for it by offering a Ludicrous mode boost option. Given the sheer number of people ordering it because of the tax credit, they would need minimal take rate for the boost option to increase their margins making this version very profitable for them.
This causes serious pricing problems for the LR and RWD models however- since they can not use the credit. They'd need to slash the prices of both by thousands if the new performance model was under 55k and qualified for the credit.