Hurrah! The Z made it into 8 Great Rides under $30k this year again. Other cars include

Dodge SRT-4
LanEvo
Mazdaspeed Miata
Subaru WRX
Mini Cooper S Works
Acura RSX Type-S
RX-8

not a bad group of cars to be in. Oh yeah, the Z was among the top 3 in the dino chart, among SRT-4 and LanEvo

 

What else realistically "would" be on that list????

 

yeah that's exactly what i was thinking! this isn't exactly major accolades.

 

mustangs, grand am, bmw 3, hondas, audi a4, Lexus IS300, and bunch of other cars

 

ahem...under 30K??

again i agree nothing to get xcited over.
i think nissan was aiming higher than accords, 3s, neons etc

 

oh great, we are with neons, miatas and minis

 

yah the 350 is way better than all those cars, except for the evo

 

Any good press is good for the Z. Clearly the Z is at the very top of the under 30 class, with maybe the Evo being neck and neck with the Z. Style is the main difference here. Peronally, it's hard for me to get excited over 4 doors so the Z is a slam dunk as my next car.