Hi Guys!

Am planning a purchase just after the winter and looked at a 350z, Vette, Z4, & Boxster at the end of the summer. Loved the 350z & Vette the best.

I've been trying to get my arms around the 350z safety data. On the onehand, it seems to have good crash tests.

ON the other, the Insurance Institutes real world data isn't so terrific. Take a look at http://www.iihs.org/brochures/ictl/ictl_sport.html

Has anyone seen some more definitive safety studies on the Z that what's posted on Nissan's website (or the underlying testing).

Thanks!

 

Nice post on the II chart.

I suspect the high injury & collision rate for the Z has more to do with the drivers than the Z. The car itself is quite safe and does well in tests. Problem is the Zzz is relatively inexpensive and a lot of young guys with more testosterone than brains end up buying the z & crashing. I can't tell you the number of posts I've seen on the Zzz sites about crashes that are either driver error or stupidly. If anything I've been impressed with how often the driver/passenger walk away with only minor injuries.

 

+1

your biggest enemy in the Z is YOU.

 

You’re shopping for a 3,300 pound car that’s capable of 100 mph in 1,320 feet with a top speed of 150 mph plus, and you're interested in safety data?

 

Are you implying that that is an oxymoron?

I don't see it that way. The Z is a high performance car and at some point most of us are going to test some of it's performance limits. If I make a stupid mistake while doing so it is comforting to me that the car is safe enough that I will have a chance to survive and learn from the experience.

 

Like me!? Just kidding. I'm 25 and I drive my car like an old person 95% of the time. Never had a wreck in my life. I even have a company car so it probably gets driven a few times a week. I love it though, . I couldn't live with myself if I wrecked it, haha.

 

I found this safety rating in Consumer Reports. Both ratings are “excellent.”

 

Sure - You betcha! I'm not so worried about ME - I'm worried about THEM. Take a look at the number of cars that are T-BONED on wreckedexotics.com ! I want to do the best I can when I'm cruising in town on a nice sunny day w/a kid in the passenger seat.

It's a pretty big consideration. If it weren't, why not get a miata!

Also, the Z is puzzling. Some data's not so good, but the curb weight on the roadster is over 3,500 lbs! That's huge! Should be solid as a rock.

It's a hard one.

Thanks everyone!