Off the top of my head, it could be because Nissan typically sells a lot of cars to rental fleets to juice their sales numbers. Also, the Sentra started a new generation in 2020 while the Impreza started gen 5 in 2017.
Off the top of my head, it could be because Nissan typically sells a lot of cars to rental fleets to juice their sales numbers. Also, the Sentra started a new generation in 2020 while the Impreza started gen 5 in 2017.I think a lot of us wonder why the Impreza does not sell better. In particular the Nissan Sentra is roughly the same price, the same size engine (hp and torque), and similar rankings by consumer reports (77 Sentra and 81 for Impreza). Yet the Impreza has two significant features over the Sentra: all wheel drive and the option for a 5 door. Yet the Sentra outsells the Impreza by three to one.
Why is that?
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota Corolla
- Honda Accord
- Honda Civic
- Nissan Altima
- Nissan Sentra
- Chevrolet Malibu
- Kia Forte
- Hyundai Elantra
- Dodge Charger
- Kia Soul
- Ford Mustang
- Kia K5
- Dodge Challenger
- Volkswagen Jetta
- Lexus ES
- Mazda 3
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Subaru Impreza
It is true that Impreza sales were much higher in 2017 when the new generation started, but even then Sentra sales were much higher. Your comment about fleet sales makes a lot of sense... the Sentra started a new generation in 2020 while the Impreza started gen 5 in 2017.
Impreza | C Year | Sentra | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
8,788 | 1Q 2022 | 27,131 | 309% |
34,791 | 2021 | 127,861 | 368% |
43,628 | 2020 | 94,646 | 217% |
66,415 | 2019 | 184,618 | 278% |
76,400 | 2018 | 213,046 | 279% |
86,043 | 2017 | 218,451 | 254% |
Nissan also supplies some local government vehicles in my area, as well as my company buying them as fleet cars for our executives, remote workers, and for lending to employees who drive between Kansas and Indiana. I do imagine that more companies purchase Nissans due to the availability of them for fleets.Off the top of my head, it could be because Nissan typically sells a lot of cars to rental fleets to juice their sales numbers. Also, the Sentra started a new generation in 2020 while the Impreza started gen 5 in 2017.
That is trueWhile the base prices are basically the same, theprices start to gap when you go up in trim levels.
$19,295 | Impreza | Sedan | -------------- | MT |
$19,795 | Impreza | 5-door | -------------- | MT |
$19,810 | Sentra | S | | CVT |
$20,595 | Impreza | Sedan | -------------- | CVT |
$20,870 | Sentra | SV | | CVT |
$21,095 | Impreza | 5-door | -------------- | CVT |
$22,400 | Sentra | SR | | CVT |
$22,695 | Impreza | Premium | Sedan | CVT |
$23,095 | Sentra | SR | Midnight Edition | CVT |
$23,195 | Impreza | Premium | 5-door | CVT |
$23,495 | Impreza | Sport | 5-door | MT |
$24,095 | Impreza | Sport | Sedan | CVT |
$26,895 | Impreza | Limited | 5-door | CVT |
$26,895 | Impreza | Limited 5-door | CVT |
$25,895 | Forester | -------------- | CVT |
$25,745 | Legacy | Premium | CVT |
$24,295 | Crosstrek | Premium | MT |
$24,095 | Impreza | Sport Sedan | CVT |
$23,495 | Legacy | -------------- | CVT |
$23,145 | Crosstrek | -------------- | MT |
The Levorg is only 8.5" longer than the Impreza. But Subaru executives are convinced that Americans will run screaming from the display room yelling "I'm not going to buy my parent's station wagon" if they try and sell it in America.I would of bought levorg if Subaru of America would give it to us in the states.
Yes, the Legacy used to have the option of a wagon, but it no longer exists.The reason I went limited is because I don't like SUVs, and I wanted a hatchback over a sedan, so the impreza was my only option.
Isn't the Outback essentially the Legacy chassis turned into a wagon (and extra ground clearance)? I do see having a sleeker Legacy wagon that doesn't have the extra ground clearance like they used to offer though, I can see why they would reduce the models down to make it easier for production, and to simplify the lineup.Yes, the Legacy used to have the option of a wagon, but it no longer exists.
Yes, just as historically the Crosstrek is essentially the Impreza chassis with extra ground clearance. All the Subaru vehicles (except the BRZ amd Solterra) are built on the Subaru Global Platform today, so it is easier to make new designs or to change production line.Isn't the Outback essentially the Legacy chassis turned into a wagon (and extra ground clearance)?
The Impreza has the option of manual transmission for both the base model (4 or 5 door) and Sport trim (5 door only). But it is a 5 speed instead of the 6 speed on the Crosstrek (base and Premium) or the WRX sport sedan. Car and Driver calls the Impreza 5 speed M/T "lousy". Everyone expects Subaru to drop M/T as an option for the Impreza any year now.i would say the advantages that the Impreza has are awd, and the option to get a stick with better features. (In 2015 you could get a standard Nissan Sentra, but only in the base model).
Indana Production | CY 2016 | CY 2017 | CY 2018 | CY 2019 | CY 2020 | CY 2021 | CY 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan | 19,469 | 32,335 | 29,292 | 35,629 | 38,808 | 25,578 | 24,562 |
Feb | 22,497 | 33,084 | 29,364 | 32,146 | 33,343 | 24,234 | 20,910 |
Mar | 22,677 | 37,598 | 29,544 | 33,188 | 27,588 | 20,628 | 26,842 |
Apr | 23,840 | 31,364 | 28,771 | 35,326 | 0 | 14,353 | |
May | 18,181 | 34,117 | 29,573 | 40,069 | 4,947 | 28,535 | |
Jun | 23,061 | 33,802 | 28,387 | 26,492 | 31,352 | 23,733 | |
Jul | 16,176 | 15,562 | 17,483 | 23,176 | 24,164 | 22,234 | |
Aug | 35,922 | 34,196 | 36,086 | 20,842 | 37,838 | 20,023 | |
Sep | 30,495 | 29,905 | 32,278 | 26,252 | 34,771 | 15,155 | |
Oct | 31,679 | 32,826 | 39,630 | 35,625 | 31,261 | 25,254 | |
Nov | 25,688 | 28,055 | 32,819 | 34,147 | 22,661 | 25,791 | |
Dec | 27,178 | 20,570 | 26,172 | 25,627 | 27,725 | 24,128 | |
Year | 296,863 | 363,414 | 359,399 | 368,519 | 314,458 | 269,646 | |
Subaru is never really the cheapest option, but is often the cheapest AWDI'm getting to a place where I'm looking at buying a 40-60k sports car few in a few years, and it's starting to look like that won't be a subaru, which is a bummer.