I got this from Yahoo Auto:

"The 2005 tC is a 2-door, 5-passenger family coupe, available in one trim only, the Sport Coupe. The 2005 tC's closest competitors include the Chevrolet Cavalier, the Pontiac Sunfire, and the Saturn ION"

Did I read that right?

 

It looks like you read it right seeing that you copied and pasted it

 

hehe. so true.

 

as far as options go... saturn is one of the biggest competition. saturn and hyundai seem to put a ton of options on some of their cars. then theres the cooper which also has a ton of features. i cant say anything for build quality in any of them. style, power and pricing is also a completely different story.

as far as im concerned ... the tC stands in a class yet to be defined.

 

I say it's market is home to the late and deceased Civic Si Coupe. . . and no I don't count that new hatchback. . . it never really appealed to me. The Scion is pretty comparable, albeit a bit chunkier on the scale.

 

I agree with the 99-00 Civic Si but I don't think the Tc is going to come close to it in fun factor. I had a 2000 Si and the motor along with a CAI would give you goosbumps once you hit about 5,500 rpm. I wish I would have never sold mine. I bought it new and 14 months later sold it for $200 more then what I paid for it new. I'm guessing that will never happen again. It wasn't that fast of car it's just that it sounded so sweet and you could feel such a big kick.

Just for reference I've owned an 03 350Z, Z-28 w/427 L-88, and a cbr600(I'm currently driving a Camry).

Having said all that I think the TC will be a big hit.