Yeah its soft. No one's buying the Z now that the hype has worn off and Mustangs and Camaros have been redesigned in the last couple of years. If you look at the new dealer inventory for the Z, there's a ton of them. But even the Mustang and Camaro are seeing sales drop.
I bought the Z at the right time for me since I its a second car and I plan on keeping it for 10 years. I don't think it will survive in sports car form for the next iteration. I'm convinced Nissan will go Gripz on the next Z and to be honest, its a smart move if they want to keep the Z nameplate alive. The SUV market in all forms - small, crossover, luxury is red hot right now and from a business standpoint if I were developing a car for 5 years of projected future sales I would be looking at the SUV market not the sports car one. Toyota will find this out with the Supra.
Heck, I'd probably buy the Gripz when my daily driver is due for replacement.
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