troutfishin02

I'm not a "street racer" - I've had my DB touring coupe for a year now - but when I come to a light beside someone who wants to go for it, I oblige them - and in most cases, I think the coupe has kicked ***.
I was surprised by a WRX (highly modded, I found out after the fact), and not surprised by a Viper and a 911 turbo - apples and oranges, in those cases...
But I also kicked *** against GT Mustangs and a bunch of Ricer kids in GTI's and Hondas and Eclipses, and even held my own against the F-bodies...
But here's my question, I understand Nissan is gearing the roadster differently (I just ordered a black one), and while it's around 250 lbs heavier, I understand it will "feel" just as quick as the coupe?
Anyone, Buehler?
I already know the new WRX STI and the EVO are quicker off the line than even the coupe (sob), but was wondering if anyone had seen 0-60 times and 1/4 mile times for the roadster?
I love the Z, I just don't want to have to become the guys in the Boxsters that don't want to race me, because they know they can't win.
Any info would be appreciated.

Richardew

The times I've seen are comparable. There was an article in one of the car mags in the last month or 2. I don't have it available at work with me, but I believe it was car and driver.
rich

Richardew

http://caranddriver.com/article.asp?...&page_number=1

Here is the link to the story. Unfortunately, they don't have the performance stats in the online article.
rich

ShaftEd

I have that R&T article and the Z Roadster did a 5.7 0 to 60, I believe. Which is comparable to Coupe times I have seen. I think the only hit you will take is that due to aerodynamics and the shorter gearing the Roadster seems to top out at 148 as opposed to the 155 mph for the coupe.

Of course there's the weight hit you take for the Roadster, so cornering maybe not quite as good as the coupe either. However, the Z Roadster is right in there for laptimes against it's main competitors, i.e. Boxster S, Z4, S2000. Quicker on the road circuit will come down to driver skill, not the machine.

Besides, you live in FL. Isn't there some law that you have to drive a convertible there?

troutfishin02

Thank all of you for the helpful info - I read somewhere that the coupe guys are more performance oriented, and the roadster crowd was more about style - it's nice to know I'm not sacrificing much by leasing a rag-top. (Now I just have to worry about hiding/removing the V1 everytime I park it - that's an expensive detector - but worth every penny).
Not to get off on a rant here, (Dennis Miller) but the V1 is absolutely awesome - I've never owned an Escort, but it would take a hell of a lot to convince me to even try one, after using the V1 - the only hits I've taken that I didn't see coming were from a State cop using instant - on - and when that happened I was doing 90 in a 70 and didn't get pulled over - he was either feeling lenient or the detector gave me enough of an edge to get the speed down to something the cop found acceptable... and twice I've been lasered - once I knew it was coming, no big deal, I saw their set up when I was headed the other way - the THIRD time though - I had no clue - it was a Statie on foot on an overpass - and I think if the cruisers on the far side of the overpass had not already had people pulled over, he would have nailed me, too.
OK, bigtime rant, sorry. For the guy who said convertables are a pre-requisite in Florida - you're right... and I'm really happy to know I'm not gonna be significantly slowed down by owning one.
(Only had the coupe up to about 135 - the top end isn't going to matter too much.)
Peace out.

darc777

Speaking of Boxsters trying to race you .... one of the only times I had my top down in Newport with my new Roadster this summer, a Porsche Boxster pulled up behind me, and followed me all the way to the bridge, he tried to keep up with me, but I blew his doors off - man did that feel good !!

Paul_BB_Guy

Motorweek posted
0-60 in 5.7 Seconds for the Coupe
0-60 in 6 Seconds for the Roadster

Coupe:
http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2202.shtml

Roadster:
http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2301a.shtml

In terms of other Roadsters, my understanding is that a Boxster S isn't a contender, the Z4 with bigger engine is close and the S2000 is a serious challenge (all things being equal it's supposed to be a tad faster but it would come down to the driver in most cases).

srmd22

MY understanding is that the boxter S is a bit faster, the Z4 is a bit faster and the StooK is a bit faster also! The Z is still waaay cooler, IMO. All GREAT cars though. I have the Z and love it, but I'd be happy in any of the above.

cordoor

Car and Driver recently released a comparison between five roadsters: TT Quattro (TT), Boxster (Boxster), 350Z Touring (350Z), Z4 3.0 (Z4), and '03 S2000 (S2K). Their results were as follows (remember, these are all numbers for roadsters):

Overall Rating of Cars
TT: 5th with 86 points
Z4: 4th with 91 points
S2K: 1st with 95 points
350Z: 2nd with 93 points
Boxster: 3rd with 92 points
(If anyone wants a breakdown of the points, please let me know, I would be happy to post)

0-30 mph
TT: 2.1
Z4: 1.9
S2K: 1.8
350Z: 2.1
Boster: 2.2
Average: 2.0

0-60 mph
TT: 6.9
Z4: 5.3
S2K: 5.4
350Z: 5.5
Boxster: 6.0
Average: 5.8

0-120 mph
TT: 33.6
Z4: 21.6
S2K: 23.6
350Z: 22.6
Boxster: 24.3
Average: 25.1

1/4-mile
TT: 15.2 @ 91 mph
Z4: 14.0 @ 99 mph
S2K: 14.1 @ 99 mph
350Z: 14.3 @ 99 mph
Boxster: 14.6 @ 98 mph
Average: 14.4 @ 97 mph

Street Start, 5-60 mph
TT: 8.3
Z4: 5.9
S2K: 7.0
350Z: 6.3
Boxster: 6.7
Average: 6.8

Top Gear, 30-50 mph
TT: 15.0
Z4: 9.2
S2K: 9.9
350Z: 9.2
Boxster: 9.4
Average: 10.5

Top Gear, 50-70 mph
TT: 9.9
Z4: 8.6
S2K: 9.4
350Z: 9.1
Boxster: 8.9
Average: 9.2

Top Speed, mph
TT: 125 (governed)
Z4: 152
S2K: 146
350Z: 148
Boxster: 148
Average: 143

Breaking, 70-0 mph, Feet
TT: 192
Z4: 158
S2K: 161
350Z: 174
Boxster: 161
Average: 169

Roadholding, 300-foot Skidpad, g
TT: 0.81
Z4: 0.92
S2K: 0.92
350Z: 0.88
Boxster: 0.93
Average: 0.89

1.53-mile, Road Course, lap time/mph
TT: 1:16.432/72.1
Z4: 1:11.535/77.0
S2K: 1:10.846/77.7
350Z: 1:11.640/76.9
Boxster: 1:11.903/76.6
Average: 1:12.417/76.1

Emergency-lane-change Maneuver, mph
TT: 58.5
Z4: 63.7
S2K: 66.2
350Z: 63.7
Boxster: 65.6
Average: 63.5

Idle Interior Sound Level, dBA
TT: 49
Z4: 47
S2K: 47
350Z: 45
Boxster: 48
Average: 47

Full Throttle Interior Sound Level, dBA
TT: 84
Z4: 82
S2K: 87
350Z: 78
Boxster: 88
Average: 84

70-mph Cruising Interior Sound Level, dBA
TT: 72
Z4: 73
S2K: 75
350Z: 73
Boxster: 75
Average: 74

The comparison can be found here:
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1

-Corey

Paul_BB_Guy

Thanks Corey!