CNN reports: The black art of auto pricing. This article is actually pretty interesting since it talks about how manufacturers come up with prices and how the manufacturer judges the competition.
The only line we did find interesting was (we'll bold, but that's not how it is in the actual article)
Adds [Edmunds.com senior analyst Jesse] Toprak: "When you sit inside the top-of-the-line Malibu, it is like sitting in a $45,000 Lexus."We wonder what it's like sitting in a $45,000 Lexus, then. It's like a $30k Malibu?
Hey, we're pro Malibu here (despite not getting one dropped off with a driver) and nearly anti-Lexus, but, come on! If the quote had been "... sitting in a similarly priced Honda Accord" we could have swallowed it. We wonder why the reporter didn't take the quote to task and ask why it feels as nice as a Lexus that costs 50% more.
That's a snap of the 2008 Chevy Malibu from our good friend Aaron Gold at About: Cars.