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07-25-2002, 03:42 AM
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* CAR * Magazine Production Test Drive!
As I have for so many months now, I stepped into Barnes & Nobles at Stonebriar Mall-Frisco, TX (just north of Plano) and low and behold what did my eyes see...............A Sunset LeMans 350Z starring me in the face. What magazine was this forward moving image w/ xenons on gracing? [CAR Magazine.[/B] One of my favorite reads (I subscribe to M/T and have for 10 yrs) CAR specializes in a no frills and usually unbiased (towards their own European cars) true driving impression of the World's Finest Cars, most often Super Exotics! 
It was an "Extremely" positive review of the Z with high marks abounding from handling & steering feel to seat support and braking. Here are just a couple of qoutes:
"Possibly the 350Z's biggest area of success. Not only does it boast the balance and grip required of a sports car,but also a level of tactility and interaction that's on par with the legendary Skyline GT-R! Ride is firm, but the 350Z is actually more composed when it's being driven hard than say, a BMW M3."
"The four target cars project FMC (front mid-engine coupe as CAR describes it) had to beat were the Chevy Vette, Porsche Boxtser, BMW M Coupe and Nissans own Skyline GT-R! An impossible task, especially considering that it's much cheaper than it's nominal rivals? You'd be surprised! The 350Z may not have the bottom-endgrunt of the Vette, the handling finesse of the Boxster, the straigh-line speed of the M and the brutal all-weather tractability of the GT-R, but on aggregate, when you add up passion, performance, practicality, and price, it emerges as one of the Best all-rounders money can by."
By far one of the best articles thus far to date! They were however only able to crack off a 5.5sec 0-60 in 90+ tempertures w/ high humidity. No mention of 14 mile, but apparently they took up to it's goverened 155! So what are you waiting for? Head up to your local B&N, Tower Record or other fine book/magazine store and fork over your $7.95 (kinda expensive but it's larger and has more interesting reads than most domestic car mags) for yet the latest test of the Z...............
It was an "Extremely" positive review of the Z with high marks abounding from handling & steering feel to seat support and braking. Here are just a couple of qoutes:"Possibly the 350Z's biggest area of success. Not only does it boast the balance and grip required of a sports car,but also a level of tactility and interaction that's on par with the legendary Skyline GT-R! Ride is firm, but the 350Z is actually more composed when it's being driven hard than say, a BMW M3."
"The four target cars project FMC (front mid-engine coupe as CAR describes it) had to beat were the Chevy Vette, Porsche Boxtser, BMW M Coupe and Nissans own Skyline GT-R! An impossible task, especially considering that it's much cheaper than it's nominal rivals? You'd be surprised! The 350Z may not have the bottom-endgrunt of the Vette, the handling finesse of the Boxster, the straigh-line speed of the M and the brutal all-weather tractability of the GT-R, but on aggregate, when you add up passion, performance, practicality, and price, it emerges as one of the Best all-rounders money can by."
By far one of the best articles thus far to date! They were however only able to crack off a 5.5sec 0-60 in 90+ tempertures w/ high humidity. No mention of 14 mile, but apparently they took up to it's goverened 155! So what are you waiting for? Head up to your local B&N, Tower Record or other fine book/magazine store and fork over your $7.95 (kinda expensive but it's larger and has more interesting reads than most domestic car mags) for yet the latest test of the Z...............
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Originally posted by TXSTYLE
My bad.
But hey, it's all good! And remember what's old to you may be new to me & others. 
My bad.
But hey, it's all good! And remember what's old to you may be new to me & others.
BTW - tell that chic to keep the blinds open!
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