Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
- price point? This is the explanation you're looking for. Manufacturers include features that differentiate based on price point. Otherwise, the lower models would cannibalize the upper models, a bad business practice.
The reason my Mazda Protege DX came with fewer standard features than the LX model. Th reason my Forester came with fewer standard features than the Touring edition and more than the edition just below it.
Not hard to understand if you think about it.