Originally posted by asianautica
If you think the Porsche pricing is not a good comparison, then how about the 325i for around $30k and the M3 for around $50k. For an addition .8L and 100+HP, you're paying an additional $20k.
Plus individual throttle bodies, very tricky vehicle dynamic controls, optional SMG, bigger wheels and tires, bigger brakes, lowered suspension, flared fenders, full body kit, etc etc etc. Regardless of any horsepower numbers on paper, it makes a helluva lot more sense for Infiniti to go after the Corvette, M3, S4, etc rather than the 911 in terms of pricing.