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R56 cheaper to build than R50/53?

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Old 01-19-2017, 07:23 AM
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R56 cheaper to build than R50/53?

Here's an interview with Frank Stephenson, designer of the R50. This is passage.
Definitely the 2nd gen has more a better interior. What is he referring to when says that it's cheaper to build?
 

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