Consumer Reports gets it about right this time.
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CR compared 7 sports verts with the Zzzz comming in 4th behind the Boxster, SLK, & 06 vette (V8...400hp) but ahead of the s2000, Z4, Audi TT, and the roller skate, ah excuse me, the Lotus Elise. On the overall score the Z was only a hair behind the vette.
Last time CR tested the Zzzz they ragged on it bad & ranked it very low.
Good comparison among the cars for anyone interested.
Vette did the 0-60 mph in 5.0; the Z in 6.2. The Z vert starts to get abit beefy; 3640 lbs........heaviest of the bunch.
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Last time CR tested the Zzzz they ragged on it bad & ranked it very low.
Good comparison among the cars for anyone interested.
Vette did the 0-60 mph in 5.0; the Z in 6.2. The Z vert starts to get abit beefy; 3640 lbs........heaviest of the bunch.
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I've read a bunch of the annual CR auto reports; as far as I can tell, their ideal car is a Lincoln town car: very 'smooth' riding, "brisk" but not fantastic acceleration, soft & squishy interior, and cheap. They just don't know what to make of sportscars; they think the suspension is too harsh, the exhaust is too loud, and the interior is too functional.
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IMO....The people at Consumer Reports AREN'T enthusiasts anyway. Their main focus on EVERYTHING they write about is: PRACTACALITY AND RELIABILITY.
I.E. While they might say the Miata is excellent and recommended b/c of its reliability, they surely wrote 2 pages about how impractical it is b/c of it's super small trunk and tiny interior space.
However, since they write from a non-biased perspective, CR will let you know about trouble spots on cars, which is extremely valuable info. to me.
I.E. While they might say the Miata is excellent and recommended b/c of its reliability, they surely wrote 2 pages about how impractical it is b/c of it's super small trunk and tiny interior space.
However, since they write from a non-biased perspective, CR will let you know about trouble spots on cars, which is extremely valuable info. to me.
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Remember this is Consumer Reports. I subscribe to it, but I pretty much ignore the car stuff. However, this was a test of Roadsters, note Coupes. The rankings were:
1. Boxster
2. M/B SLK
3. Corvette
4. "Z"
5. S2K
6. Z4
7. Audi TT
8. Lotus Elise
Even though that's how there ratings were - Their recommendations were:
1. "Z"
2. S2K
3. Z4
The recommendations factor in reliability. All the cars in the ratings finished in the Excellent range except the Audi (Very Good) and the Lotus (Good)
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1. Boxster
2. M/B SLK
3. Corvette
4. "Z"
5. S2K
6. Z4
7. Audi TT
8. Lotus Elise
Even though that's how there ratings were - Their recommendations were:
1. "Z"
2. S2K
3. Z4
The recommendations factor in reliability. All the cars in the ratings finished in the Excellent range except the Audi (Very Good) and the Lotus (Good)
Lou
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Originally Posted by Racer Z
IMO....The people at Consumer Reports AREN'T enthusiasts anyway. Their main focus on EVERYTHING they write about is: PRACTACALITY AND RELIABILITY.
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Car & Driver first test issue on the Z (8/02) gave the Z an impressive 0-60 of 5.4. Incidentally, qtr mile figure was 14.1 whereas MotorTrend obtained 13.9.
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