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Originally Posted by Vegasboricua
It is by all means a sports car.
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Originally Posted by nuTinmuch
I mean, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and everything and I understand why you dislike the road noise, but...
It's a car that starts at $29,000 that focuses on performance. You could pin a lot of things on Nissan for the 370 -- some of the brake issues people had, the lack of an oil cooler, etc. -- but road noise? One of the big things that Nissan pushed as a selling point for the new Z was a reduction in weight.
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So you are basing your assumption that a 370Z need not be quiet, or it's not a sports car unless you can hear the debris hitting the rear wheel wells? Or weight?
Then kindly remove the following (as they do not constitute a sports car):
- Passenger seat (not needed unless you have a passenger; you will not receive a ticket either—unless you take a passenger).
- Door panels
- Rear lid and back interior paneling
- Interior lighting
- Nav or stereo
- AC (Leave the heater as you will have to have it to legally drive in cold weather regarding the visibility through the windows.)
- Carpets
- Headliner
- Door kick plates
- Electric windows (Convert to hand crank—much lighter in weight)
- Replace the drivers seat because none the factory Nissan 370Z drivers seats have the proper bolstering to qualify for a true sports car.
The items above are convenience items and are not necessary for a sports car.
- Remove the following appearance items (not necessary for a sports car:
- Rim center caps
- Cut the exhaust tips off
- Throw away the engine plastic in the engine bay: covers etc.
- Sidemarker lights
- Burgers: front and rear
There is much more than can be dispensed with if you are qualifying the 370Z as a true sports car. Remove the items above and the 370Z will closer approach the true definition of a sports car.
Another route is to commission Mine's to actually make your 370Z into a real sports cars. (Mine's are more than qualified to do so. But I'm willing to bet that there only a handful here who can afford the price tag.)
So what was that definition of a sports car again? Thanks.