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Originally Posted by MarcFr-s

Actually the sales of this car have been quite good.

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/2013-sci...140013395.html

Toyota is missing the boat.

...AND FOR HEAVEN SAKES THIS!

Take a look at the numbers for 2013 for cars relatively in the same segment as the FR-S/GT 86/BRZ (rear-drive, coupe):
Chevrolet Camaro 2013 (US): 80,567
Ford Mustang 2013 (US): 77,186
Scion FR-S 2013 (US): 18,327
Subaru BRZ 2013 (US): 8,587
Nissan 370Z 2013 (US): 6,561
Mazda MX-5 2013 (US): 5,780
Toyota GT 86 2013 (Europe): 5,079
Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2013 (Canada): 1,813
Subaru BRZ 2013 (Europe): 865
As you can see, the FR-S and BRZ sit at third and fourth respectively in total U.S. sales in 2013. Not “slow” at all, it would seem. Especially considering Scion projected yearly totals of “up to 20,000″ for 2013, and between “5,000-7,000″ for the BRZ — both of which were nearly met or exceeded (wardsauto.com). And through a partial sales year in 2012, the FR-S surpassed its projected figure of 10,000 by 1,417 (11,417 sales total).

The U.S. loves this car! I'm sure the sales in Asia have been equally strong. Europe rarely has ever responded to Japanese coupes en masse. So the fact that one of Toyota's Euro's design directors is down on the Subaru power train and would like a BMW diesel is no surprise.