are you serious? vettes handle a lot better then you give them credit for it seems. stock c5's should handle at least as well if not better then a stock Z.

 

are you serious? lmao. Did i say it blew it away? All i said was it does not outhandle a z

 

I remember I used to drool over Stealth R/T and 3000GT VR-4.
Too bad they didn't turn out to be classic like Supra and RX-7

 

I put in my comments (tomwatson is my username there). Yes there are a lot of stupid comments in that thread. Their comparisons of the Z32TT and Z33 really crack me up - stock for stock, the Z33 flat out handles better, and runs similar 1/4 mile times (and the '07 seems to be quicker all around, compared to the Z32TT).

 

i never said you said it blew it away. have you read my post? i said it handles just as well if not better then a Z. you are saying it "noway it outhandle a Z".

 

I always laugh when people like to compare Turbo'd cars against N/A cars in speed tests.

 

hahaha Dodge Stealth =)

 

yeah, but with that phrase "are you serious" it seems as if your implicating that the z in no way can stay with the vette. I think we just misunderstood one another. I still say Z for the win lol

 

There was one guy saying the Z33 was a failure because unlike the C4/C5/C6 it doesn't get faster with every generation. It's funny because he's comparing the Z32 TT which is the high end model and saying the z33 is slower. Well if I compared a C4 ZR-1 with a C5, the C4 would be faster as well. He's just getting all confused because nissan essentially updated the car but deleted their "killer engine" option, just as the corvette has done many times.

 

ha its funny how most of them say how horrible the Z is, then start back pedaling.

 

Exactly. If you compare the N/A 300Z against our 350Z the Z has progressed, the just haven't come out with the factory turbo... which would put out atleast 400hp or more and kick some serious butt. But as everyone saw in the late 90's no one wanted to pay 40-50k for a car like the 300ZX , Supra TT, or RX-7. That's why they all got axed. So did the Camaro and WS6. The only thing that survived was the mustang (only because they sold thousands and thousands of V6 automatics to girls). The market is slowly moving back towards the 40k range in terms of performance cars. Are we ready yet? The 335I is doing well but for the money, you don't get much performance, just the blue and white badge. The new GTR will be the next test.

 

This would be an reasonable argument coming from them if they wanted to compare a Twin Turbo Z and Their VR4's. We could just say that our factory 350Z's are faster than their NA 3000GT's. In the end the Z is still 100 times more sexy..

 

I agree totally. I don't see how they can argue that our 350Z is ugly. One of them even called it a bubble on wheels. What does that make the VR4?

 

VR4 = AWD TT, right???????

 

that is correct.

 

I just looked up the specs on the VR4's. They weigh 3781 lbs with 320hp and 315 tq... SWEET MOTHER THATS HEAVY! The acclaimed 0-60 on this site is 5.4 seconds but that's brand new... like 15 years ago.

The Supra about 3620lbs with 320hp and 315 tq at 5.3 0-60.

the 300ZX at 3481lbs with 300hp and 287 tq. with a 0-60 of 5.2.

the 2007 350z has 306hp and 268 tq weighs 3339 with a 0-60 of 5.4.

SO the current 350Z is nearly as powerful, N/A (so it's cheaper) and has shed some pounds which helps in speed braking and handling. So how has it degressed as others have said? I see improvement. And if you through the new 3.7 VQ in the current Z, it's all over.

 

where's all the support for the Z...? Everyone in bed or what?

 

Jeez never realized they were that heavy.

 

There's another reason they got axed... the kept getting fatter and fatter every year. Who wants to pay 40-50k for a fat cow?

 

Even the supra and 300ZX though, and I thought our car was heavy