shazy

Unfortunately... I don't like you either.

I havent seen one yet. There is like none in Canada especially in Montreal, maybe it's cause of the shitty winters we have here...Hmmm....

AJ's Shinka

Limp Mode?!?!?!
Our cars will drive hard to it's very end! A True Japanese Samurai!

Socket7

*sticks his fingers in his ears*

i cant hear you saying its nicer then an 8 so it cannot be true blalalalalallallalalalalal!

i didnt like the look of the 350, i dont like the look of the 370. at least it drives well.

shazy

I think the front of the 370z looks really girly.

But it's still better looking than the 350z, but all together I would rather buy a g37 or a g35 because they look much nicer and have a better interior.

RshnRoket

Wow. I watched the Edmunds video of the 370z and they did nothing but beam about it. Glad to see that someone did some more in-depth review of the car. That is a significant issue in my opinion, and hopefully they rectify this. BMW had issues of the first few shipments of the 2007 335i coupe overheating, and from what I've heard this has been fixed since then.

Overheating while being pushed is not a very good thing for a sportscar to have.

takahashi j

iTrader: (2)

Good review. Shame about the overheating on the track...sigh....other than that, i may be turning to the darkside....

magnetic black is just too sick....

the teeth...
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2856/car4qu6.jpg

wide a$$...
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7937/car2ic1.jpg

they are gonna have kits that make the teeth more subtle...and more GTRish....

http://i35.tinypic.com/x1lhm0.jpg

reaper1

That yellow one, is sweet ......................

RshnRoket

Scheduled to test drive one this Saturday afternoon. I'll post my impressions in this thread.

CarAndDriver

I think most of the car is attractive except for the two teeth in the front. Those are hideous.

SideOfBacon

nice write-up OP.

Gish

Went down to the local dealership to see this car. The exterior was absolutely gorgeous and the interior was extremely nice. If only it wasn't $38,000 I might consider it...

RshnRoket

Test drove it this afternoon. Initial impressions of the car are very good quality wise. Compared to the old 350z, the interior dashboard and gauges don't look like it came out of a fisher price truck. They have a nice feel to them, although the buttons feel like they were yanked off the new Maxima. The doors opened and closed with a nice weight to them, and didn't sound cheap when they latched. The trunk space is greatly improved since they moved the bar forward behind the seats.

Ergonomics were on par with the RX-8. The steering wheel actually had a better feel to it than my car... The downside of the overall driving of the car was the clutch though. The clutch felt like it had been taken from something Nissan made in the 1980s. Just had no feel to it whatsoever. It took the entire 15 minute test drive to finally get used to the thing and set the proper driving position to engage it correctly. The feel of the gearbox was better than the old 350z by a landslide, but Nissan still needs to fix that clutch feel.

Much better motor than the old 350z as well, with a strong pull from low rpms all the way to redline. The shift lights when you approach 7500 rpm are a nice touch too. The car's brakes are very, very good, I can easily see why this thing stops in just over 100 feet from 60 mph. The grip from the mediocre tires (RE050 A's) was actually far better than I thought. Bumps from the road no longer made your spine twinge as well, and the feedback from the chassis/steering was outstanding.

I didn't get to test the synchrorev feature though, just a manual touring model with nav. The best way to describe the new Z is a "baby G37", which is a VERY good compliment. The touring model didn't have full leather surfaces as well, only side bolsters. The dealer didn't actually know if you could get full leather as an option.

RshnRoket

Low 40's completely loaded they told me. I can see paying 39k, tops for it.

Zipgun

I'm curious as to way you think of it as a "baby G37" ? Other than sharing it's engine, 7AT and maybe the nav screen. 2 totally different cars. Though I would say the G35 and 350z were pretty close.

Are your comparing it by it's ride comfort and interior amenities? In that respect I would agree, about time the Z got some comfort. As from a performance standpoint? Not even close imho. The G35 felt so much better.

Don't own a 370z (just a test drive), but my wife drives a 08 G37s. Anyhow it's all immaterial anyway, as their both siblings.

RshnRoket

Was referring to the overall fit and finish as a "baby g37." The leather on the dash, the suede on the doors, and the touch of the dashboard no longer felt like it should have had a Fisher Price logo on it.

The G37's overall interior look is far better, but the cars feel different driving. The 370z just feels much better than the G37. The 370z to me felt small and nimble, where as the exterior dimensions of the G37 coupe felt like I was driving a battleship.

I don't own either though, as I have just test driven both. If Nissan can get that clutch design on the 370z, it would be pretty damn near perfect.


In summation: I'll be waiting until I can test drive the Camaro SS manual in 3 weeks.

FrankTome89

i as well like everything about the new Z however i just feel inadequate driving anything but a rotary its true i think once u go rotary u never go back

alienRX8

not necessarily, I would go back to pistons for the right car

RshnRoket

Same here. But I would wait patiently for another RX-7...

2800 lbs and 270-300 hp would be awfully nice Mazda...

alienRX8

right now im itching for the new camaro, cant wait for reviews to come out :D, SS black with black rims looks so freaking amazing

Swerve76

Theres one thing I do know...that the new Z is one fugly car imo.