That sounds ridiculous or funny but true. You can go sit inside MMC Lancer GT, Mazda 3, Forte/Cerato, Pug408, Toyota Altis, Inspira, Preve brand new at various showroom and then compare the smell. Conti smell inside is best followed by Mazda and then Japs/Koreans.

please don't simply trash talk when u know nothing, i know everyone in /k/ hates the trd edition, and feels that it's a total rip off, but the truth is that trd edition uses different parts from other specs. not only are the kits an extra, but the front disc brakes are bigger, and all suspensions have different part no. from normal specs, and tuned to be abit sporty (stiffer setting). i can confirm this with the dugong model and 2014 model.

worth it or not, that's another question altogether.