Subaru BRZ and WRX Sales Are Tanking

[SoDealer]

Originally Posted by Kostamojen

Its the oil pressure drop on right handers thats the real issue.

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[chanomatik]

Originally Posted by SoDealer

RTV issue for the twins isn't an issue for the 2nd gen. The strainer is a 5 sided construction. There's no flow difference with RTV in the strainer and no RTV. Lazy engineering, but no detriment to oil pressure and therefore reliability.

https://www.gr86.org/threads/rtv-had...ressure.11541/

Yeah, I'm still not a fan. But I get your point.

Originally Posted by Kostamojen

It's the oil pressure drop on right handers thats the real issue.

Bingo. I follow a couple of guys on YT and the development of potential solutions to that has been interesting to watch.

[Pre]

Originally Posted by Kostamojen

Its the oil pressure drop on right handers thats the real issue.

Yep. If you are going to seriously drive the car, dropping the oil pan, cleaning up the RTV mess and adding an oil baffle is seriously advised.

[JRodrigues]

https://www.motor1.com/features/7471...on-sales-2024/

BRZ: 77.8%
WRX: 86.7%
Subaru continues to be one of the top sellers of manual cars in the US, even if the base Impreza/Crosstrek are now CVT-only. As was the case last year, the BRZ's manual take rate is holding strong at a little under 80 percent, while the WRX's increased from 74 percent to 86.7 percent we see right now. With 18,587 sold in total across 2024 and thus 16,115 manuals, the ***8216;Rex is one of the most popular manual cars in the country.