We often hear from our many Singapore readers in Carscoops’ comments about the ludicrous car prices in the country, but it never gets old. While most of the cast from the Fast and Furious movies is portrayed in the franchise as genuine gearheads, in reality they aren’t as near as knowledgeable, which makes their reactions upon learning about car prices in Singapore absolutely…priceless.
In a video interview about the sixth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise on Razor TV, journalist John Lui came up with the smart idea of asking the actors to guess the prices of cars in the country.
He started by quizzing Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano, who were both shocked to learn that a Nissan Sylphy (Sentra in North America) costs a head-banging $90,000 or €70,000 (in the States, it starts at $15,990 / €12,500), and that the Subaru BRZ starts at $130,000 or €101,500 (U.S. prices begin at $25,495 / €19,800).
Rodriguez was also surprised to learn that the BRZ was made by a…Japanese carmaker (and then you wonder why consumer studies show that buyers think Hyundai is Japanese).
Lui went on to ask Vin Diesel and Luke Evans about the price of the Toyota Prius ($154,000), BMW 6 Series ($330,000) and Honda Accord 2.4L ($130,000). You won’t be surprised to learn that none of the actors came even close to guessing the correct MSRPs.
As pointed out by Jalopnik that first caught the video, the main reason why car prices are so high in Singapore is because the government applies ridiculous taxes to discourage consumers from buying automobiles, supposedly to reduce traffic congestion.
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