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05-09-2008, 04:17 AM | #1 |
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M3 vs. 370z
3000lbs and 350hp can be lots of fun. Any feedback?
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05-09-2008, 06:23 AM | #3 |
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Car Mag caught a snap of it at a presentation. I made a thread about it last night. Here's the pic:
CAR Mag said it would be 4 inches shorter and have the 3.7l engine from the G37. Sounds good I'm sure the pic is real because it matches spypics of a shorter prototype.
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1st off the Z is NOT 3000lbs....its closer to 3500lbs..... Not unless they put it on a serious diet.....
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I wouldn't complement the GTR that much......if it did it would have GAINED weight and power......not lost weight!!!!
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it's geared towards Cayman S, but then Cayman S is getting turbo |
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I drove the Z when it first came out....it performed well, but fell WAY short in build quality....cheap plastic everywhere, rough ride and lots of squeeks-rattles...
The Cayman is getting a turbo....I find that very unlikely..since it will bump the performance of the Cayman above the 911...which Porsche has said repeatedly it will NOT do...the same thinking about why they DON'T put an LSD in the Cayman...
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Although at one time the Z was my dream car, I've grown up. The 370 looks uglier than the 350. I thought the 300Z was the best looking of the bunch, and that says a lot because the original 240Z was a nice looking car. But, since then it's just gone downhill on the looks. However, mechanically the 370 sounds hot. I bet it will be a blast to drive. I always liked the way the Nissan's drive. But like one of the posters above pointed out there is too much plastic. Although the fit is pretty good, they use very cheap plastics and it just does not feel special like a BMW. If I were younger and poorer (why does this go together?) the 370 might be on my wish list.
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In the duel between Z370 vs M3, my money still stands with the Beemer, it's a class act and like it or not it is a closer competitor to the GTR then Nissan will admit. Unless the Z gains the big brother's gearbox and some of it's trickery I can't see it competing with the M3..............more likely the Z4M is it's true rival. |
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I think as far as a simple drag race it would be close - if it comes in around that weight... as far as a run through the twisties, if they can dial in the suspension as well as nissan did on the GT-R it seems like it'll be a nice car. I still wouldn't buy one for the main fact that it's a nissan - I don't discriminate against other manufacturers, but their quality is sub-par as far as fit/finish goes, it'll be interesting to see if this intensifies with the lower weight. More importantly, I like driving something that is somewhat exclusive. I can't even get the mail without seeing almost every color drive by...
Regardless, it's good to see a company lower the weight of their cars instead of steadily gain weight every generation.
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