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Old May 3, 2009 | 04:04 AM
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Hi guys,

Finally after so long following it here and so on it has arrived in Australia!

Wow, I got to drive it, and I was amazed! The guy that took it for a spin first said it didnt pack a punch? And when the car first turned on, it was so soft I was dissapointed. So taking those two points into account, my hopes was already low, until i let it rip in the open road.

What was that guy thinking? I don't think he drove it hard at all, this car roars and pulls hard! I had the paddle shift for this test drive, I love it. I was in 3rd gear and when I went down to second gear it made a loud noise and dropped to second, sounded awesome!! My question is, does it make the same sound in the manual version? There isnt a manual here to test yet, but can't wait to get my hands on it.

I currentlyhave an R34 GTR (stock) and the specs on the 370z don't match up to the GTR, but my girlfriend and I feel that the 370z pulls a lot harder.

The engine is so loud, love it when it roars
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Old May 3, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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I just drove one a few days ago. 6MT. It pulled like a V8! It actually felt faster than my F/I 350Z, but I know it isn't. They go very good stock.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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Sounded like a v8
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by locodave
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Kinda sounds like a v8, but not quite....
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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I like mine...it sounds like a Z. Lots of cars can sound like a V8, especially if they have one. The 370 has been toned down stock from the 350. When I test drove one, I could barely tell the engine was running.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by locodave
Sounded like a v8
It sounded like a 6 to me, but it pulled like a V8 would.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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It is actually very quite. Doesn't have that hollow Z sound
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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now if I could just used to the look of the dang thing I might pick one up!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by STLZ
It is actually very quite. Doesn't have that hollow Z sound
the one I drove had a Stillen exhaust, but it was pretty quite.
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