Some surveys and data analyses that attempt to explain the driving habits of Americans will have you scratching your head and asking, “Where did this come from?” Other will having you nodding in agreement with the results, because they seem to be spot on.
Nearly one-quarter of BRZ owners with speeding tickets have more than one of them on record, and their owners pay $3,540 annually for insurance, compared to $3,180 for drivers with no tickets. So sports cars comprise six of the 10 most-ticketed cars. Besides the BRZ, there’s the similar Scion FR-S at number 8 on the list; the VW GTI, an enthusiast’s favorite, at number 3, and at fifth, the Nissan 350Z. That particular version of the Z ended a six-year production hiatus in the United States with the 2003 Nissan 350Z; it was discontinued after five model years, but it’s a magnet for speed enthusiasts, with 17.6 percent of its drivers reporting speeding tickets, the data says.