Good Point... I'm not sure if it's an international thing... They've put so much time and money into the new versions - V16, V32 and I just got in the new v16 Proton Metal - so it seems hard to believe they are going to drop the price like I've seen and still manufacture the mr22... But I'll try to find out. I'm heading over to Italy to tour their facility in a few months, and I'm still firming up travel plans with them, so I'll get in touch with the Italian side and see what I can find out.