Well, as to the cost of designing an engine. The BMW V-8 cost, according to the figures the company put out at the time $500,000,000 to design and set up. And they figured that was cheap, they were really proud of holding down the costs. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heath Vogt" <RallyXer@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > You also have to consider the fact that VW sells alot more of any given > engine vs. BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche. How many engines does it take to have > a return on investment? If you invest 6.5 million on an engine, and only > |
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