350z VS. 370z (photo comparison)
01-10-2009, 03:21 PM
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350z VS. 370z (photo comparison)
so i went to the local dealer today to check out the new Z. just wanted to take some pics of a stock (ride heighth) 350z comparred to the new 370z. to my suprise, the salesman offered me a test drive. he said, as i was snapping pic, " come one, you know you want to drive it." well , not being one to disappoint, i accepted the offer..........HELL YEAH!!! well it was an automatic 7 speed touring model, and i got to tell ya---this one could make owning an auto very liveable. my current plan is to buy the 370 in a couple years after all the "bugs" have been worked out, and the remove that hideous gas gage on the left side of the gauge cluster (what were they thinking???). enough babling here are the pics. hope you enjoy them!
01-10-2009, 03:31 PM
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As with other pics I like the 370z better. The nose is higher (it has to be nowadays) but the seeing as the car has a higher belt-line (with the raised hood) and it slightly lower than a 350z, it gives it a more menacing look. The 350z looks dated.
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01-10-2009, 03:49 PM
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Hmm, factual data or visual illusion from photos? you decide. In any case they look about the same to me in the photos as well.
01-10-2009, 04:11 PM
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yep, that is about what i see too. It seems that the front valance and rear bumper on the 370Z makes it appear to be riding higher. But from the side profile they look about the same, especially if you imagine the mug guards removed from the 350Z. The overall height (roofline, like you said) of the 370Z looks lower but slightly.
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01-10-2009, 04:46 PM
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yep, but I think they sit about the same. It is just the shape of the front and back on the 370Z, the way it curves up more, makes it "look" that way because from the side profile they look about the same to me. I am using the amount of shadow cast from the edge of the rocker panel to judge, in the second to last photo.
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01-10-2009, 04:55 PM
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OK, perhaps I a getting obsessed with this but I am going to measure it from the bottom of the tire to the rocker panel. Looks like the ride height of the 370Z may be higher.