Road & Track Sports Car Comparo
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Road & Track Sports Car Comparo
New issue of R&T has a "Best All-Around Sports Car Champ" section....Featured the 35th Anniv. Z versus: Vette, S2000, Elise, Boxster S, 911 Carrera S, BMW Z4, Mercedes SLK, and Viper SRT-10.
Seems like our beloved Z only faired mediocre in terms of acceleration, handling, braking, and track speeds...
From now on...I'm only buying Car & Driver..dammit...LOL
Seems like our beloved Z only faired mediocre in terms of acceleration, handling, braking, and track speeds...
From now on...I'm only buying Car & Driver..dammit...LOL
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Seems like our beloved Z only faired mediocre in terms of acceleration, handling, braking, and track speeds...
Seems like our beloved Z only faired mediocre in terms of acceleration, handling, braking, and track speeds...
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they said the Torque on the 30th anniv. Z was poor?
that magazine article said that the Torque on the Z was Poor, and in terms of accleration, it was very close to dead Last!
I thought the Z had "Gobs" of torque?????????????????
even though the Z was compared to all of those sports cars, the Z came in CLOSE to Dead Last?????
and most importantly, all those compard was only a two seater sports car (except GT Porsche 911).....
I think the Z was put into that category b/c the Z is a car in America thats a 2 seater......
I hope I'm wrong....I love the Z
I thought the Z had "Gobs" of torque?????????????????
even though the Z was compared to all of those sports cars, the Z came in CLOSE to Dead Last?????
and most importantly, all those compard was only a two seater sports car (except GT Porsche 911).....
I think the Z was put into that category b/c the Z is a car in America thats a 2 seater......
I hope I'm wrong....I love the Z
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Its hard for me to believe any magazine these days. It seems like performance numbers for cars are inconsistent across all magazines.
As for the torque comment, I guess the drop from 274-260 for the newer models is noticiable?
As for the torque comment, I guess the drop from 274-260 for the newer models is noticiable?
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How can they say the Z has poor torque when an S2K was in the test group?
This is the first article I've read that didn't gush over how great a deal the Z is compared to the other much more expensive cars. ::shrugs::
This is the first article I've read that didn't gush over how great a deal the Z is compared to the other much more expensive cars. ::shrugs::
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Well looking at the prices for those cars, the Z comes in close to being on the bottom as far as pricing goes. So the old addage, you get what you paid for comes into play. With some modifications, you can make the Z as fast as a Viper, it just depends on preference, warranty, etc.
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If you read this R&T issue, you'll notice that they said the 35th Anniv. Ed 350Z, even with 300 HP feels like it has less low end torque than the Base Model Z.....Why would Nissan design it like that??
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Keep in mind the Z was probably the heaviest car they tested. The S2000 has less torque but its also 2850lb compared to the 3300lb Z. That is a huge difference on the track.
The Z needs to go on a diet! lol
The Z needs to go on a diet! lol
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Steve Millen from Stillen was one of the Test Drivers in this article. I would think he could push the z to the limits. Still very avg results. Great article. At least we beat the Z4!
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If you read this R&T issue, you'll notice that they said the 35th Anniv. Ed 350Z, even with 300 HP feels like it has less low end torque than the Base Model Z.....Why would Nissan design it like that??
If you read this R&T issue, you'll notice that they said the 35th Anniv. Ed 350Z, even with 300 HP feels like it has less low end torque than the Base Model Z.....Why would Nissan design it like that??
I'm sure that there are going to be people out there who know nothing about cars, but are bragging that their 35thAE Z has more horsepower than a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII, and therefore is quicker.