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Originally Posted by kyriian
To be fair, that's about 33k USD, Alfasti is Canadian
Top model CX5 Turbo Signature here is about 40k, or just south of 30k to you folks
And 45k or so CAD is for the hybrid Tucson
Still a rip, but will sound a little better
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Pretty much everything you wrote there is wrong.
The exchange is irrelevant because our salaries are similar to those in the USA, exchange aside. I.e we hire people in both countries and if a PM is making $60CAD here they make $60K USD in the US, entry level is less in the USA but professional salaries are like for like so in terms of buying power, $45K is $45K in both countries so to speak.
$45k is the LIST price for the Tuscon hybrid, why you North Americans pretend taxes don't exist absolutely does my fucking head in. Add fees and taxes and the Hybrid is well north of $50K. To drive away the lowest trim Tuscon with only the TECH option selected is $45K+.
Looking at the CX-5 which I THINK is slightly larger than the Tuscon (doesn't the CX5 compete with the Santa Fe Sport?), selecting the 3rd of 6 trim packages (3rd lowest), it is $48K drive away which TBH seems better value than the Tuscon.
The topof the line CX5 Signature is $52K drive away.