Are they planning a 370Z Roadster?

Will it be possible with the Shorter Wheelbase?

 

im sure its definitely on their to-do list. over here it seems the roadster is actually somewhat popular; i see as many drop tops as i see coupes

 

It would be pretty stupid on Nissans part if they don't have a droptop 370Z.

 

maybe they'll make it a t-top....

 

Well as long as we are churning the rumor mill... I've read online that there may be a a hard top convertible 370Z...



~KK

 

There will be a cabrio smartcar for 2009, so anything is possible.

 

t-top/targa ftw!!!

 

I hope Nissan does a good job with the roadster this time. From whatever reviews/impressions I've seen or heard or read, the 350Z roadster was a heavy, rolling, cowl-shaking mess. Whatever accolades the coupe would earn in comparison tests, the roadster would negate. It gave the 350Z a bad name, esp. when compared against roadsters that were designed as convertibles from the ground up, like the S2K and BMW Z4.

 

couldn't agree more

 

I heard something along those lines as well, a hard top covertible would be pretty cool

 

In a lot of ways yes, but it wasnt so bad.. There was definatly a disadvantage when comparing the roadster to the Coupe, performance wise.. But it was still solid and fun to drive.

As for the Hard Top Convertable, with that new roof-line, it certainly seems doable..

 

convert hard top would be awesome, as long as it wasn't a little piggy like the current roadster

 

a converter hard top will probably be over $45k

 

I think it's going to cost a bit more. I heard that for a base 370Z it's going to be 35k????

 

its not a pig...its a FROGS ***!

 

There are plenty of sub $30K hard top convertables on the market now.. Even starting with a $30K Base price on the Z, I would say it would be a $4-$5K Option..

 

WTF are you talking about-cowl shaking -not at all-rolling-please explain- heavy - ok do to the convertible hardware, What comparison tests are you talking about that drop the perfomance vs the coupe

 

Why all the vert bashing?

The ZR is a great performer! I'll be happy to bring my little piggy out to play with any of your hardshell snails.

 

I'd like a targa option over anything else with a t-top version as my 2nd choice.

 

To be fair, I haven't seen any direct coupe-vs-vert comparisons. I was talking about multi-manufacturer coupe shootouts (in which the 350z usually ends up being widely liked) and multi-manufacturer roadster shootouts (in which the 350z usually ends up being disliked). Here are some examples.

Coupe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41GWmcMK7jc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C96eTL4eghw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SntY4qLd0c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeQkhmAkaoY

Roadster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BckIIwNhdBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t96uOZPkhc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIcqiXjI6WQ

The last Coupe link is not a comparo but an isolated test of the 07 Coupe. It does, however, show just how much the car is liked by the Fifth Gear team. Vicki declared it to be one of the best cars ever made. The last Roadster link is from a shootout that was aired a little after the 07 Coupe review, and I was pretty surprised to see how much the tides turned when the car went from coupe to roadster form.

These reviews are by no means exhaustive. I am sure you could find coupe comparisons where the 350z fared poorly, and you could probably find roadster shootouts that the Z won. You could also argue that there doesn't exist any direct coupe-vs-roadster comparison test.

However, the general picture that I personally built up from watching/reading a bunch of reviews and shootouts was that the coupe was universally liked when compared against its peers (Audi TT, Evo, STi, Stang GT) , while the roadster was generally disliked when put up against its own peers (S2K, Z4). The fact that the roadster belongs in a significantly higher price bracket probably has a lot to do with this.