This is an example of hype turning a car that’s excellent in its price bracket into something on the price range of simply better cars. For $50-60K USD there are great condition Porsches (now with factory infotainment upgrades to add AA/Carplay), and even if you step down a few grand on one to account for higher ownership costs, it’s still just a better car. When the markup on a CTR puts it in the price range of the Integra Type S, a car that makes no pretense about being a spicy street vehicle vs a track weapon, you start to wonder who is buying these things and if it’s not just a bunch of influences trying to break even with that markup from YouTube/TikTok views. All these hot hatches are great cars at their MSRP, but their purpose is defeated when the price exceeds that.
This is an example of hype turning a car that’s excellent in its price bracket into something on the price range of simply better cars. For $50-60K USD there are great condition Porsches (now with factory infotainment upgrades to add AA/Carplay), and even if you step down a few grand on one to account for higher ownership costs, it’s still just a better car. When the markup on a CTR puts it in the price range of the Integra Type S, a car that makes no pretense about being a spicy street vehicle vs a track weapon, you start to wonder who is buying these things and if it’s not just a bunch of influences trying to break even with that markup from YouTube/TikTok views. All these hot hatches are great cars at their MSRP, but their purpose is defeated when the price exceeds that.