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Old 11-19-2008, 12:33 PM   #11
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Nissan definitely got this part right, props to them:

"Addressing poundage (another significant complaint about the previous-gen 350Z), Nissan put the new car on a serious diet. Paying close attention to the little things, engineers dropped several hundred pounds off the curb weight compared to the outgoing 350Z. The svelte standard model with a 6-speed manual now tips the scales at just 3,232 pounds (the 2008 350Z Enthusiast Model was 3,575 pounds). "

With the lower weight and more horsepower, I think it will probably be able to outrun a Mustang GT....
Nice job. And with the Turbo and SC kits available for them, you can jack up the power in a hurry if you want to. Pretty good platform. My only complaint really is the sound of that VQ engine. Just a taste thing.
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Old 12-01-2008, 01:57 PM   #12
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The stock power is not bad either, per Motortrend:

0-60: 4.7 sec
1/4 Mile: 13.3 sec @ 105.7 mph

Also, here are some other comments.

"Speaking of miraculous driving aids, here’s one we weren’t expecting. If you order the Sport package, the manual trans is fitted with the aforementioned SynchroRev Match, which blips the throttle during downshifts. We did some patent searches and believe this electronic boon to be a first on a wholly manual transmission. Upon hearing about it, we warned Nissan that our old-fashioned heel-and-toeing was pure Nureyev—no electronic wet nurses for us. We were wrong. Our own dance steps matched revs accurately about 80 percent of the time. Nissan’s electronic shoes matched revs 100 percent of the time. And you can’t fool the thing. A downshift from fifth to second that requires 4500 immediate revs? No problem. That tricky 10-mph downshift from second to first on a cold morning? Piece of cake. Enter a turn so fast that your whole focus is on braking and steering? Let Nissan manage the blipping. If you still think you can do better, you can deactivate it. But those creamy downshifts add so greatly to the car’s prescient interaction with the driver that we bet you won’t."

"In the race among automakers to make in-car cell-phone calls and iPod twiddling ever easier, it’s refreshing to find an addition such as the 370Z’s rev-matching downshifting that actually enhances the driving experience. I must have shifted 500 times on the way home just to marvel at this clever tech tidbit I never knew I wanted. The 350Z was always a road-course missile, now complemented by a much-needed dose of refinement. With cars like the Z within reach, do adolescents still aspire to Mustangs?"

"The car recorded phenomenal handling numbers, eclipsing those of the Cayman S. It registered 0.97g on the skidpad and ran through the slalom in 71.4 mph."

It looks to be a winner
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Old 12-01-2008, 11:19 PM   #13
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Not as much of a winner as your mom. Yeah ill go with that. Its nice and all but where was that peak hp again like at 7k right? But even though it sounds like I'm hating on the car it doesn't seem that bad. Not worth my money but its a hell of a deal for someone. Or you can be like every other Mustang leg humper and buy the new mustang with less power and have that awesome rear end. Don't worry about it no one will make fun of the rear of your mustang cause they are so far ahead of ya.


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Ford fails. And I own one which makes it that much worse.
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