BRZ and FR-S Sales Numbers Thread

[DarkSunrise]

Yep surprisingly sales are still strong, even 2 years post launch and entering year 3. Hopefully Nissan and (especially) Honda take note and work on their own lightweight RWD sports cars.

[gymratter]

just looking at the numbers; looks like toyota will sale about around 16,000 FRS this year.

[vh_supra26]

1,664 FR-S were sold in May of 2014.

http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases...ales+chart.htm

[TRD_86]

^ more than 1,664 cars is a strong sale for import compact 2-door coupe for enthusiasts. How many Civic Si 2-door coupe and the MX-5 sale per month ?

[vh_supra26]

May 2014 Sales

FR-S: 1,664
BRZ: 852
370Z: 927
Miata: 530

I think counts all Civic sales together. So it doesn't break down the sedan, coupe, Si, hybrid, and ect.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by vh_supra26

May 2014 Sales

FR-S: 1,664
BRZ: 852
370Z: 927
Miata: 530

I think counts all Civic sales together. So it doesn't break down the sedan, coupe, Si, hybrid, and ect.

Relatively strong sales numbers for the Twins, even entering their third year of production now.

[Dark]

Nissan IDx Nismo, where are you? We need more competition.

[Roadcone]

and to think if these were made by GM or Ford they would have been canned due to lack of public interest...

Originally Posted by Dark

Nissan IDx Nismo, where are you? We need more competition.

not gonna lie, i would have bought it over my FR-S...

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by TRD_86

^ more than 1,664 cars is a strong sale for import compact 2-door coupe for enthusiasts. How many Civic Si 2-door coupe and the MX-5 sale per month ?

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.

Originally Posted by Roadcone

not gonna lie, i would have bought it over my FR-S...

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.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

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.

Same here, I didn't expect FR-S/BRZ sales to stay this strong for this long. My guess is there were a lot of people who were thinking of buying this car, but had to wait (e.g., were on a lease, waiting for current car to die, etc.) I wonder how long that demand will last though. Will be interesting to see what Toyo/Sub do with the mid-year refresh to renew people's interest.

Originally Posted by strat61caster

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.

The styling is definitely out there on the IDx - only the Nismo version looks remotely appealing to me. But I will admit, if Nissan manages to get the next Z down under 3000 lbs, I would seriously buying it to replace the FR-S when the time comes.

Nissan are you listening?

[Roadcone]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

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.

the nissan motor would likely be the same as used in the Juke NISMO RS a 215hp turbo 1.6... that'd be fun. I just shot it with the Nismo GTR when they did the '15 NismoZ release a few weeks ago

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Roadcone

the nissan motor would likely be the same as used in the Juke NISMO RS a 215hp turbo 1.6... that'd be fun.

Yes that was the proposal when it was touring the auto show circuit. For some reason I thought that motor was regarded as 'meh' but after finding a couple reviews it seems I was mistaken, maybe not legendary but above average for the segment. It could certainly be successful against the Toyobaru based on output figures alone.

Guess I need an excuse to drive one now to check it out before it's the next hot thing

[ZC6BRZ]

Would it be possible to update the first post to show Model Year runs? @Spaceywilly

[Mynismo08]

Originally Posted by Dark

Nissan IDx Nismo, where are you? We need more competition.

Coming from a Nissan person, I agree with you. I purchased my FRS because of the styling, handling, and the fact that it's the only true sports coupe in this price range. If Nissan were to come out with a baby Z or even the IDX Nismo, I'd be happy with either as a replacement years down the road. Right now, I've been converted to the 86 Twins.