BMW Z4 vs Nissan 350Z

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Oct 12, 2007 | 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Strider619

They are the same performance wise however... the magic of ferrari

Maybe it's not Magic but just the fact that when your car has that much power, a couple hundred pounds really doesn't make a difference??? But when it's a N/A v6 like in the Z's a couple hundred pounds is significantly more noticeable.

Oct 12, 2007 | 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by itsjiggajames

close, but not same... you cannot hide the laws of physics. Do you see a ferrari challenge f430 spider?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...22471341846333

They say it's .3 seconds slower around their track compared to the hard top, that's damn close for a convertible. If you watch the video, the hard top lost the race in trying to shake off the spider. Find another convertible that can do that... nada.. thus = magic

Oct 13, 2007 | 06:47 PM

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Oct 14, 2007 | 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Strider619

Thats nice, he said close, but not the same. And even "ferrari" admitted that.. it weighs more, runs SIMILAR times, not THE SAME... I don't know what you keep argueing about.. he already said they are similar.. not the same, advantage who? COUPE.. not VERT, and btw they had two different drivers.. im sure if you put the two drivers and tested it over and over, the coupe would win.

Oct 14, 2007 | 04:28 PM

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no need to attack me little one, I'm not arguing over anything. You don't understand the point I'm trying to make huh? something called good engineering. f430 and spider is drivers race, that's why they're practically the same. Try to find another convertible that can match up to their coupe version.... yeaahhh.

Oct 14, 2007 | 04:29 PM

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Oct 14, 2007 | 08:21 PM

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This reminds me of the magazine article when the '07 G35 sedan came out. They put it up against the 330ci I believe. The G35 won in every single category, in fact it blew away the BMW in acceleration. But they still gave the nod to the BMW because of what I call "intangible" characteristics. They claimed the BMW "felt more composed, and calm" at the limit. I've never driven a BMW, but I've rode in a few, and I'm not impressed.

Like the forums, opinions and reviews should be taken with a grain of salt. In that article, they felt the e90 had better driving dynamics, so it was the preferred car. I don't think the article was biased.

I believe in that same mag, a few months later, a faster 335i lost out to a G37. This time around, they focused more on price and value per dollar.