I dont think youre comparing apples and apples.
The system you presented (and you left out the Subaru WRX/STi) works for cars because theyre essentially the same thing with just a few parts changed. While that can loosely work in the camera field, its not quite the same.
A D60 is made for the enthusiast that likes photography but isnt making wads of cash every year from it. the D3x is made for the guys that spend all their time either in studio or with a very large, very padded camera case out in the field somewhere.
While they are, like cars, essentially the same device, it's kinda like comparing a hot hatch with a full-size truck. You'd never use a Golf as a construction vehicle, in much the same way most full-size pickup trucks arent driven in downtown city streets: each fufills a similar yet very different role.
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