How does the 07 NISMO Z handle against an 07 STi?
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I think it depends. I would agree more on the AWD>RWD on handling though, but it aint necessarily efficient. Look at fastest racing cars (formula1), they are RWD...now look at the fastest rally racing cars, AWD. It depends on the terrain and vehicle.
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wide tires, awd skinny
What most people dont take into consideration are the tire dimensions.
For stock street cars, lets take STI vs Z (oh yes I said it).
stock on stock, the STI will out corner, low or high speed, purely because it can pull through the corner.
Floor it in the STI and it will either understeer(more gas you nancy) or oversteer, and go even faster into the corner.
Floor it in the Z and it will oversteer and slow down if the angle isnt too great.
But as soon as you put some racing tires, wider tires, thinner tires on the Z or STI, they will start to even out, because the STI losses the ability to drift out of corners(which makes it faster on stock tires) Im not saying that it is entirly gone, but it WILL be snappy when traction is lost.
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What most people dont take into consideration are the tire dimensions.
For stock street cars, lets take STI vs Z (oh yes I said it).
stock on stock, the STI will out corner, low or high speed, purely because it can pull through the corner.
Floor it in the STI and it will either understeer(more gas you nancy) or oversteer, and go even faster into the corner.
Floor it in the Z and it will oversteer and slow down if the angle isnt too great.
But as soon as you put some racing tires, wider tires, thinner tires on the Z or STI, they will start to even out, because the STI losses the ability to drift out of corners(which makes it faster on stock tires) Im not saying that it is entirly gone, but it WILL be snappy when traction is lost.
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AWD>RWD ( Handling Wise )
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well on a coarse its differente, the RWD will have a faster speed in the straight that compensates for the AWD's fast speed on the corner...if the RWD is properly prepared with good tires etc, it should be close if not even to the AWD, so the AWD will have no advantage anywhere unless its raining or snowing or anything like that...doesnt matters how fat, slick RWD tires are, the AWD will have an advantage.
If you put slicks on an AWD it becomes a go-kart. My friend put 275s slicks all around...that STI looked like a beast. Sure as hell did a better time than any other car there on its category, granted the only Z that had slicks was 07, but it ran pretty good too, not faster though.
If you put slicks on an AWD it becomes a go-kart. My friend put 275s slicks all around...that STI looked like a beast. Sure as hell did a better time than any other car there on its category, granted the only Z that had slicks was 07, but it ran pretty good too, not faster though.
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RWD vs AWD on a road course.
If the car is balanced well like the Z. RWD will have better road handling ability over a AWD car. The only place a AWD car has benefits is wet/snow weather, or a tight autox course. But RWD owns the Road Course. It has less drivetrain loss, can get the power to the wheels better and you want some drift from the rear on a road course. AWD cars tend to push on road courses in turns over RWD cars. There is a reason why most cars on a road course are rwd.
If the car is balanced well like the Z. RWD will have better road handling ability over a AWD car. The only place a AWD car has benefits is wet/snow weather, or a tight autox course. But RWD owns the Road Course. It has less drivetrain loss, can get the power to the wheels better and you want some drift from the rear on a road course. AWD cars tend to push on road courses in turns over RWD cars. There is a reason why most cars on a road course are rwd.
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Yea, a proven example of how AWD doesnt always win is the rolex series or even gt series , where Audis and numerous awd cars get owned by RWD even FWD (lower classes) . However audi did have a run of a sprint in ROad race when it lightly rained over a course of time through a couple of races.
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Newb You just joined this month so I guess you have not learned to search. Go read a few more car magazines and compare notes.
Z>STi>Honda RSX![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/icon38.gif)
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Z>STi>Honda RSX
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And no, stock vs stock the STi is significantly better than a 350Z.
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Newb You just joined this month so I guess you have not learned to search. Go read a few more car magazines and compare notes.
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Z>STi>Honda RSX
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RSX is ALWAYS faster...dont EVER forget it...
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Originally Posted by GT390
Clearly the length of time since you registered on a specific online forum is directly proportional to your knowledge of cars...
And no, stock vs stock the STi is significantly better than a 350Z.
And no, stock vs stock the STi is significantly better than a 350Z.
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Originally Posted by GT390
Clearly the length of time since you registered on a specific online forum is directly proportional to your knowledge of cars...
And no, stock vs stock the STi is significantly better than a 350Z.
And no, stock vs stock the STi is significantly better than a 350Z.
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