OK, I was in a dealer shop (name not disclosed) and was told by the manager the MSRP for this is going to be about the same as the 2012 base RT was. e.g. about $20-$21K. This is not including dealer "stuff". He would not validate where he heard it, how he heard it, etc. Hell, he was a little miffed at me for pressing him further.
Truth? I can't say but I tend to believe him.
I mean come on, new machine, new tooling, new lots of stuff and BRP needs to try and make the investment back on a risk they are taking with this style of trike. So I do not think based on that short convo this is a cheap machine.
Maybe the guy was blowing smoke up my a**...... We shall see.
But I will go on record that MY "guesstimate" is $18K for a base model after negotiation with your dealer.
Bob