Donsred350Z

The 370Z will have 350hp and weight 3050lbs I still haven't seen a picture of the interior. But you know I'm still counting my pennies with 06-08s breaking 5.3 - 5.2 0-60 times this new 370Z should run well below 4.9 0-60 times and just about pull 13.0 r high 12s quarter mile times. And costing only $32k - $42k that will work keeping up with the Z tradition of price + performance. Soltice my a$$. All cars are going up in price.

Be nice if I could keep the redline 05 but if not the 370Z in black would be sweeet!!

Note that the Shelby GT500KR Mustang is a $79K car 3885lbs curb weight, 540hp and does 4.7 0-60 times. GTR money without the S performance I'd get a GTR instead.

What do you say?

Endgame

I say: Game On.

NISMO_558

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I call BS

RedBullRR

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Game on, I want that!

ZZtopp

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WTF does a ridiculously priced Mustang have to do with any of this? Are you just trying to demonstrate the superiority and value of the Japanese car vs. American? Okay then...how about this: You can buy new Z06 Corvettes all day long for $65K..thats about $12K off sticker. Try buying the almost 3900 pound (and butt ugly) GTR for anything close to its $70K+ sticker..if you can even find one. And you can easily find non-Z06 Vettes for under $40k....again, superior performance and value vs. the 370Z.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Z and I'm sure the new one will be a nice car, but it's certainly not the only game in town. Comparing it to the 4-banger Solstice is just plain stupid when it's real competition are the superior Corvette and the upcoming 422HP Camaro V8 for $30K.

Spork

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You're butt ugly.

Endgame

I took it to mean that the very heavy Stang with 500+ HP does 0-60 below 5 seconds. As such, the 370 should at least meet that but will more than likely best it.....

Again, I Say: G A M E O N !

ZZtopp

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Actually, I'm very good looking.

HoustnZ

Vettes suck. Really, value? Please. Yes you can go buy one at deep discounts. But that's because Chevy can't sell them at MSRP.

ZZtopp

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"Vettes suck." What a brilliant, well-informed remark.

Chevy can't sell them at MSRP...my point exactly, Captain Obvious. You simply can't beat their incredible performance to dollar value right now......and you can make a deal on pretty much any other mass produced car as well in this crappy economy...or haven't you heard?

HoustnZ

Let me guess, you must be a Vette owner. Suprise. The Vette is such a great car yet GM is on the brink of bankruptsy or going out of business.
Go put 150,000 - 200,000 miles on a GTR and the same on a Vette and then see what you have. The GTR is a far better car than the Vette.

ZZtopp

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Why do you assume I care that GM is having financial problems? Too bad for them, good for people who want to buy a Vette. Nissan is the Japanese equivalent of Ford.....such elitist views are a joke. 150,000-200,000 miles? Yeah....THAT stupid number determines what car I buy.

I don't care how good a car the GTR is...and it IS damn good....but it's one ugly, fat beatch that borders on being an SUV. Check out the size of this monstrosity:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2092668

SOLO-350Z

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It maybe larger than the Vette, but it has a better co of drag over the Vette.

The vette is a good bang for the buck, but obviously with all Chevy's, you get the crappy quality with them.

ZZtopp

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The 700+ plus extras pounds of the GTR pretty much cancels out the minor difference in drag. The car is too narrow and tall for my taste, but to each his own.

GM's quality is getting better all the time...God knows it needs to. The Vette however, is built in its own factory and the QC is extremely high. I toured the plant a few weeks ago and they strive to get these cars right. Each Vette goes through four thorough inspections and a road test. For the record, my two C6's have been flawless, while my two 350Z's were rattle traps and had many, many issues....two of the most unreliable cars I've ever owned. To just dismiss the Vette as a crappy Chevy is purely ignorant, especially when judging it by Nissan standards.

Having said all that, I think the GTR is a tour de force of technical achievement and a bargain at $70k. I'd own one in heartbeat if it looked even half as good as the Z. It doesn't.

SOLO-350Z

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And the Tall Gearing cancels out the Vette over 140+ vs the GT-R.

Sorry I have been in a C6 Vette, and it's quality isn't there. Painted plastic dashs, hollow dashs, cheap plastic everywhere.

See, you just proved you are a Corvette Fanboi. You supposely OWN two C6s, or do you mean your parents?

But IMHO, I would still own a ZO6 over a GT-R due to price and maintenance.

SOLO-350Z

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Actually what I find funny, is this ZZtopp guy posted this a while back:

http://www.zcar.com/forums/read/5/1714030

Re: compare these vehicles
Posted by: ZZtopp
Date: December 26, 2002 02:33PM

Other than 0-60 times, the Z excells in all other areas. My 2002 Z06 started to rattle like a snake after about six months....the build quality was terrible for a $50,000 car. A used one for less than $30,000 will give you great performance but will be only slightly better than a Camaro in quality. It just depends on what's most important to you.

I replaced the Z06 with a 350Z track model. I miss the power of the Vette, but I enjoy the handling, styling, and quality of the Z much more. I'm sure I'll be checking out the C-6 in couple of years, but for now, I'll stick with the Z.

or

Re: compare these vehicles
Posted by: ZZtopp
Date: December 27, 2002 10:10AM

I was going to....but when a new rattle developed just about every week (the kind of rattles you can't even find...like behind the speedometer), putting $12,000 into that car suddenly seemed pretty foolish. The car seemed to be falling apart before my eyes.

I thought I might consider the new Viper, but over $80,000 for car that supposedly now cooks it's passengers from excess heat in the cabin seems ridiculous......and the car's build quality is probably even worse than the Vette's. I'm not a Porsche fan, so I'll hope for some decent mods for the the 350Z, and I'll wait and see if GM gets their act together with the C-6 Corvette.

marques1

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^owned^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

280z/300zx

How is he owned? That was back in 2002 when he obviously had a C5. The C6 is far superior to the C5 in quality and equal, if not better, in quality than the 350z.

As for the OP's comments about the 370z I wouldn't get too excited about what R&T stated. We've heard from other good sources that the 370z will only make 330hp. So until we get an offical Nissan statement I wouldn't get too confident about how much power the 370z will make nor what it will weight. Hopefully they won't dissapoint as I'm looking to get one if the performance is up to par.

aznguy370z

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Lol that's a good find.
He complains about the rattles and poor build quality of the vette.

xDIEGOx

The GTR big? Why do you guys say that?