Comparisons for April:
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2014/05...-2014-ytd.html
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2014/05...-2014-ytd.html
Agreed, if you pare it down to pure sports cars, only the muscle cars and Corvette are doing better. Since the sporty editions get rolled into the economy cars it's hard to tell where they stand (Focus/Fiesta ST, Abarth, Civic Si, Genesis etc.).
I have to admit (and you can go back a few pages and see) I did not expect them to maintain these sales numbers going into the second summer, it bodes well so far. And with no near term competition it seems like they're in it to maintain sales over the next 2 years.
On paper, similar performance, potentially a true Nissan 4-banger that harkens back to when they were on top of their shit, and styling that's a bit out there, I definitely would have been torn.
But Nissan doesn't have a decent 4-banger as far as I can tell, the V6 would be too much competition for the current Z and they've been off their game for over a decade, not sure even if they follow through that it will be as good as they promised.
Edit: Renault Megane has a Turbo 2.0L that puts out ~260hp, that could certainly be adequate.