Community Question! What expensive cars have parts (or look similar to parts) that come from much cheaper cars?

After spotting the brilliant image above posted by Costin, we started chatting about expensive cars that have parts from cheaper cars.

Darren Cassey

03 Mar 2016

After spotting the brilliant image above posted by Costin, we started chatting about expensive cars that have parts from cheaper cars. Maybe it’s a headlight shared with a more modest model, or switchgear from a rubbish hatchback, we want to see your suggestions.

We’ll compile the best later this week!

Comments

I think you’ll find it interesting if I tell you the front headlights from the MX5 NA cost 3 times the price of the exact same part for the Ford Ranger.
There are other oddities. The instrument cluster from the Pagani Zonda is the same unit as it is used on the second gen. Lancia Y. You will find the expensive engine from Abarths in any standard version Lancia Delta or Fiat Bravo. Ferraris often use cheap off-the-shelf parts from FIAT cars (i.e. the ECU on the Ferrari 360 Modena is the same as used on the Fiat Punto, and the throttle bodies as well). The front lights from the Punto are also used on the very rare MG XPower SV. The Ford KA uses an instrument cluster from a Fiat Punto and the rest of the mechanical work from a Fiat 500. I could go on…