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edeeZee · 09-23-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupacabra

The minute you start using exotic materials to meet the same safety regs but be able to keep weight down... you just converted a 30k z into an 70k car.

lets face it light weight is expensive.

No, try like $100,000+. There's a reason that certain Ferrari's that extensively use CARBON FIBER this and that, cost what they do.

A Porsche 911 base, Cayman, or E92 M3 costs about $70K, I don't think they use exotic materials, and they all weigh similar to the 370 if not heavier.

NIZMOZ · 09-24-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by edeeZee

No, try like $100,000+. There's a reason that certain Ferrari's that extensively use CARBON FIBER this and that, cost what they do.

A Porsche 911 base, Cayman, or E92 M3 costs about $70K, I don't think they use exotic materials, and they all weigh similar to the 370 if not heavier.

The Vette is a bigger car, but weighs lighter than the 370z but also close to it's price range. It can be done without Carbon Fiber as Carbon Fiber a lot of times is heavier than just Alum on panels.

edeeZee · 09-24-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NIZMOZ

The Vette is a bigger car, but weighs lighter than the 370z but also close to it's price range. It can be done without Carbon Fiber as Carbon Fiber a lot of times is heavier than just Alum on panels.

But isn't a Vette's shell fiberglass, and doesn't use a unibody chasis?

CrownR426 · 09-23-2009, 09:29 AM

Well too bad they didn't.
There's no point in talking about things that will never happen.
If they do spend time making the z even lighter, it'll probably cost more due to the materials used.
He is old and back then the 240z was the ****.
It is now 2009 and the 370z is the ****.

BanningZ · 09-24-2009, 08:13 AM

Fiberglass and plastic FT...W?

SgtGoldy · 09-24-2009, 09:20 AM

^Actually I am in the process of making a car out of Styrofoam, Bubble Wrap and Plastic Wrap. Light and Safe!

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