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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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Ok I dont see why all these magazines are comparing the 350Z to an audi tt, there not really that comparable only in price.

A list of cars that compare (not including price)
- corvette
- s2000
- mustang svt
- boxster s
- 911 (non turbo)
- z3, maybe m roadster that might be to much though
- NSX
- camaro ss
- wrx sti
- lancer evo 7

Theres a list of cars that I think compare with the 350Z. And almost everyone of them out price the Z. I can't wait to get the car and race cars like these. You guys have anything to add.
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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 10:35 PM
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Originally posted by zane11
Ok I dont see why all these magazines are comparing the 350Z to an audi tt, there not really that comparable only in price.

A list of cars that compare (not including price)
- corvette
- s2000
- mustang svt
- boxster s
- 911 (non turbo)
- z3, maybe m roadster that might be to much though
- NSX
- camaro ss
- wrx sti
- lancer evo 7

Theres a list of cars that I think compare with the 350Z. And almost everyone of them out price the Z. I can't wait to get the car and race cars like these. You guys have anything to add.
maybe a standard wrx. not quite as good of a performer, but it has around teh same 1/4 mi and it has good handling. And it beats the price of the base.
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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 10:35 PM
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Originally posted by zane11
Ok I dont see why all these magazines are comparing the 350Z to an audi tt, there not really that comparable only in price.

A list of cars that compare (not including price)
- corvette
- s2000
- mustang svt
- boxster s
- 911 (non turbo)
- z3, maybe m roadster that might be to much though
- NSX
- camaro ss
- wrx sti
- lancer evo 7

Theres a list of cars that I think compare with the 350Z. And almost everyone of them out price the Z. I can't wait to get the car and race cars like these. You guys have anything to add.
The mustang cobra SVT has 390 HP, do you really think it compares to the 350Z? And the NSX? I don't know if those are realistic. The others look alright though. Maybe a stock Lancer Evo 7. Anyways . . .

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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 10:43 PM
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I just said the same thing in the Z vs tt thread.

You have to admit the S2000 is close on the price $32K with leather/convertible. I hate to call the Z a $27K car because the average sale price is like $31K, and I am spending $35K on a track model. You can't point at a Boxster S ($55K) and then throw the price of a base Z at it, at least say a track/touring $34K because the Boxster S has a lot of features not found on the base model.

The vette sell's in the mid $40's and is a second quicker, but this is the only 2 seat non convertible out there (the Z coupe is going to be discontinued). The NSX/ferrari/911's don't count because they are too expencive.

I think even though they are 4 door economy cars at heart the STI and the EVO will be the biggest threat to the Z at least until the RX-7/supra come out (if they ever do).

The tt is no threat to a Z because of it's 14 lbs per hp (vs 11 lbs per hp for the Z)
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The mustang cobra SVT has 390 HP, do you really think it compares to the 350Z? And the NSX? I don't know if those are realistic. The others look alright though. Maybe a stock Lancer Evo 7. Anyways . . .

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definately scratch the NSX.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 06:05 AM
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ok well scratch the nsx
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Originally posted by rai

The vette sell's in the mid $40's and is a second quicker, but this is the only 2 seat non convertible out there (the Z coupe is going to be discontinued). The NSX/ferrari/911's don't count because they are too expencive.
The Z coupe is going to be discontinued? Why? When? And Where did this info come from? Thanks.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:14 AM
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Originally posted by sschmuve


The Z coupe is going to be discontinued? Why? When? And Where did this info come from? Thanks.
Means the bmw M coupe, because its pointless and bmw just figured that out. no worries, there will be a nissan Z coupe as long as there is a Z at all.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:26 AM
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thanks...I got worked up for nothing. hehe
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:32 AM
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Originally posted by sschmuve


The Z coupe is going to be discontinued? Why? When? And Where did this info come from? Thanks.
The Z coupe is a line of cars that include the M coupe but were also offered with lesser engines, same chassy as the Z3 but a hatch back 2 seater. This is not the Z3 (convertible). They were selling in very low volumes less than a thousand last year.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:36 AM
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I'd say deffinitly the Z3 coupe. Also ofcourse the Audi TT, and the porsche boxter, and the honda S2000, those are the main competitors. But the main since theyre coupes the TT, and Z3 coupe
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 05:45 PM
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Originally posted by rai
I just said the same thing in the Z vs tt thread.


I think even though they are 4 door economy cars at heart the STI and the EVO will be the biggest threat to the Z at least until the RX-7/supra come out (if they ever do).

The RX-8 is definitely coming out, and with 4 doors. As for the Supra, not for a while at least.

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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 05:53 PM
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according to Automobile mag Toyota is definetly going to build a new Supra.

Take out the SVT, NSX, and do we know the 0-60or1/4 times for the US WRX STi?
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 06:25 PM
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What about a 3000GT?
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 06:30 PM
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Are they still produced by Mitsu?
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 06:37 PM
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I think 99 was the last year, the VR-4 has a 3.0L 320HP engine.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 06:39 PM
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The 3000GT is a whale... the VR4 weighing in at 3700+.

Watch out for BMW if they decide to produce the Z5, the replacement for the M Coupe. It's supposedly 250NA hp in a 2500lb car...
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 06:56 PM
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We better be carefull which S2000 we race.

http://www.mcclatchie.com/reviews/S2000R.html
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:36 PM
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Someone made that S2000R stuff up...it's not real!

That would be a hell of a machine though.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:39 PM
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Hehe, yea, my friend who sent me that link said he found out it isn't real. Pretty sweet that someone went to the trouble to type all of that up.
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