I just read the latest Car and Driver that is up online on their site. I think they tested the wrong car. It says fastest 07 cars with a base of 25 to 30k. They have the specs for the 07 but the mag test results look just like the test results I have found for the 06. What do you think?


http://www.caranddriver.com/features...-to-30000.html

 

It's the '06 they are talking about. It talks about the track version..blah blah blah... and it even states it has the VQ35DE

 

Did you really think an increase of 6 HP (2%) would have a measureable impact on performance?

bill

 

look at the dynos, there is an increase. This is an 06, look at the hood.

 

this is like the 100th time i've seen someone post how the 07 is only a 6hp increase from the 06.
gettin old. real old.

 

I was actually reading this bout 3 days ago...

 

Car and driveReally screwed up on that one.

 

more like 15 HP since they are using the new measuring system...so I would imagine it will be noticeable to a degree. although others have reported the smooth and linear accesleration iof the new engine is deceiving.

SZ

 

Sixth place or first place I’m keeping my 350Z.

 

+1

I'm not trading in my baby for anything else.

 

Car & DrivEr SUCKS.

 

POST?
Peace!

 

So stupid. Why would they test an 06 when everyone knew the 07 will have the new engine?

 

^Cuz they're dumb.

 

how could the Z be rated #6, it's gotta be faster than the mazdaspeed 6, and i know for a fact it's faster than the stupid @ss ford mustang gt, it should rank atleast 3rd, who did they have driving those cars. theres something seriously wrong with that list.

 

According to there test result numbers to me it looks just like the 06. They quoted tech #'s from the 07 but something is fishy. Otherwise the 07 is just like the 06 and though I have nothing at present to back it up, I thought the G sedan with the HR had better numbers. It would stand to reason then the Z would have better numbers as well.

 

I always wonder how "managed" the outcome of these tests are, especially the ones where there's a lot of subjectivity. When you start ranking cars like that, it really blurs the line between journalism and advertising.

Plus, I'd think the best way to determine how 'quick' a car is to take them all to a road course.

 

It's fairly obvious what happened. C/D tested an '06 and listed it as an '07. They talk about it having 306 HP, but they also talk about it having a VQ35DE engine. They also mentioned the Track model, which is no longer available. Someone at C/D just got confused. They probably asked Nissan for an '07, but were given an '06.

 

So I'm guessing you're one of those "targeted market" people that don't understand that Peak HP is only 2% of what matters.

 

Oh, I fully understand. In fact, I would say your 2% estimate is actually optimistic.

Performance is about "area under the curve".

bill