I suspect you’re counting VAT as part of the price, which makes the claim inaccurate. It’s a $40k car with a TCO equivalent to a $26k car, which in your part of

I suspect you’re counting VAT as part of the price, which makes the claim inaccurate. It’s a $40k car with a TCO equivalent to a $26k car, which in your part of the world has taxes and fees that bring your out of pocket cost up. That doesn’t make it a $100k car. It makes it a $40k car that has heavy tariffs where you are.