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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by quidproquo
Funny how inconsistent these magazines are... Back in January C&D posted a comparo test for the 2007 Z and got these numbers:

0-to-60-mph time: 5.6 sec
Quarter-mile time: 14.2 sec @ 99 mph

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ssan-350z.html

Now all of a sudden they got the 1/4 down by half a second????
The same goes for the RX-8. They had the RX-8 at 5.8 sec for a 0-60 mph time, and now they have it at 6.5 . 1/4 mile time was around 14.4, and now it's at 15.0 .

I don't know who is driving this time around, but certainly not the regular testers.

And stop dissing on the RX-8. I love the Z for its speed and price, but I love the RX-8 for its nimble nature and overall fun factor. Gotta remember, how you rate a sports car is not all about 0 - 60 times.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
And stop dissing on the RX-8. I love the Z for its speed and price, but I love the RX-8 for its nimble nature and overall fun factor. Gotta remember, how you rate a sports car is not all about 0 - 60 times.
I just not fun when titans and tundras are passing you.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Willie
I just not fun when titans and tundras are passing you.
Nissan Titan 0 - 60 MPH: 7.6 Sec
Quarter Mile: 16.0
Top Speed: 120ish

Toyota Tundra: 0 - 60: 6.3 Sec
Quarter Mile: 14.7
Top Speed: ?

*Both Titan and Tundra facts taken from Wikipedia.org
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Mazda RX-8: 0 - 60: 5.9 Sec
Quarter Mile: 14.5 @ 95.6 mph
Top Speed:148 (Electronically Limited)

Nissan 350Z: 0 - 60: 5.4 sec
Quarter Mile: 14.1 @ 101.0 mph ('03 model)
Top Speed: 155 (Electronically Limiited)

Both RX-8 and 350Z facts are taken from: modernracer.com
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Now, if you want to compare RX-8 and 350Z, the 350Z is clearly faster although both have similar top speeds. But don't compare the Titan and the Tundra to the RX-8....they certainly aren't passing it.

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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Ummm, the new tundra is sub 6 seconds to 60 and will beat the rx8 in the 1/4.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Willie
Ummm, the new tundra is sub 6 seconds to 60 and will beat the rx8 in the 1/4.

Proof? It can do better than 14.5 seconds in the quarter? Show me a link.

And check it out:

http://www.dragtimes.com/Toyota-Tund...lip-11577.html

15.75 seconds in the 1/4 mile? My math skills may not be great, but I don't think that's faster than 14.5........

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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
And stop dissing on the RX-8. I love the Z for its speed and price, but I love the RX-8 for its nimble nature and overall fun factor. Gotta remember, how you rate a sports car is not all about 0 - 60 times.
I, for one, don't base it on just the 0-60. But Car and Driver said Z was the fastest around the track. It posted the fastest time around the circuit. So how does the fastest sports car in a sports car contest wind up 3rd?
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by danduvz
Correct me if I am wrong (the links are dead now, and I don't have the issue), but the Shelby GT has 330 hp. Its the Shelby GT500 (supercharged), that has 500hp. I think the stock Mustang GT is at 300hp.

The Mustangs are kinda fat too (3500+lbs), which doesn't really help them in the quarter...
Oh Okay that would be why.. Thanks for that hahah.. I was like wtf who actually believe those numbers haha
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Krux
is this on all the seats or just the cloth ones?


maybe I got a good set of seats in my touring I don't know. But I do know ive never felt anything poking my back while driving.
leather here

you don't feel it normally.. only if you're really pushing back against the headrest
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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I don't get it, how is it the Z can perform just as well, if not better than a GT 500?
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jabdo233
I don't get it, how is it the Z can perform just as well, if not better than a GT 500?
read the thread and figure it out.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Zakira
I, for one, don't base it on just the 0-60. But Car and Driver said Z was the fastest around the track. It posted the fastest time around the circuit. So how does the fastest sports car in a sports car contest wind up 3rd?
Even when a car is the SLOWEST around the track and has the SLOWEST 0-60 and SLOWEST 1/4 mile, Car and Driver STILL gives the car FIRST PLACE:

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...sx-type-s.html

And, yes, everyone, it IS an RSX, so in fact, RSX IS FASTER!!!
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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it sounds way cooler to say Acura than Dodge
lol
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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LOL sorry but I have seen tests that show the Titan in the high 14s stock. Dunno where u got that slow *** time.

Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
Nissan Titan 0 - 60 MPH: 7.6 Sec
Quarter Mile: 16.0
Top Speed: 120ish

Toyota Tundra: 0 - 60: 6.3 Sec
Quarter Mile: 14.7
Top Speed: ?

*Both Titan and Tundra facts taken from Wikipedia.org
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Mazda RX-8: 0 - 60: 5.9 Sec
Quarter Mile: 14.5 @ 95.6 mph
Top Speed:148 (Electronically Limited)

Nissan 350Z: 0 - 60: 5.4 sec
Quarter Mile: 14.1 @ 101.0 mph ('03 model)
Top Speed: 155 (Electronically Limiited)

Both RX-8 and 350Z facts are taken from: modernracer.com
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Now, if you want to compare RX-8 and 350Z, the 350Z is clearly faster although both have similar top speeds. But don't compare the Titan and the Tundra to the RX-8....they certainly aren't passing it.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Jabdo233
I don't get it, how is it the Z can perform just as well, if not better than a GT 500?
I don't think the Z is faster than the GT500 (supercharged, with 500hp), just faster than 330hp (24hp more than Z) ShelbyGT that weights 300lbs more. Makes sense to me.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by G35_TX
LOL sorry but I have seen tests that show the Titan in the high 14s stock. Dunno where u got that slow *** time.
Are you blind? I mentioned where I received the time. www.wikipedia.org .
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Willie
read the thread and figure it out.
Wow you were next to useless in explaining anything. It was because it's not a GT 500, it's a Shelby GT. Thanks danduvz for pointing that out.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Zakira
I, for one, don't base it on just the 0-60. But Car and Driver said Z was the fastest around the track. It posted the fastest time around the circuit. So how does the fastest sports car in a sports car contest wind up 3rd?
Beats the hell out of me. Ask Car and Driver for their reasoning. I think it should have beaten out the TT. All I know is it didn't just come in 3rd, it got KILLED by the RX-8 and Audi TT. The RX-8 got a total of 198 points, the TT got a total of 192, and the 350Z got a total of 167.

Obviously, they really must not like the 350Z at Car and Driver, for something other than straight line performance.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
Are you blind? I mentioned where I received the time. www.wikipedia.org .
Umm no. I use to own a Titan you noob.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by zpak
Even when a car is the SLOWEST around the track and has the SLOWEST 0-60 and SLOWEST 1/4 mile, Car and Driver STILL gives the car FIRST PLACE:

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...sx-type-s.html

And, yes, everyone, it IS an RSX, so in fact, RSX IS FASTER!!!
LOL, someone is P!SSED about something! Good to see a magazine can get you that angry at the RX-8, for something it had no control over.

RSX is not faster than an RX-8. RSX type S isn't near as fast as an RX-8 either. From modernracer.com:

RSX Type S 0 - 60: 6.5
RX-8: 5.9

So nice attempt to down play the RX-8. Too bad you didn't do your homework beforehand.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by G35_TX
Umm no. I use to own a Titan you noob.

lol. Just because I just started posting on this site doesn't mean I am uneducated.

And I didn't ask you whether or not you OWNED the car, I was replying to the fact that you didn't know where I received the imformation when I had clearly stated the location in the original post. Here, would this make it easier for you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Titan
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