Nissan 370Z- "It's VERY fat! Looks like it has eaten all the pies!"
 

i was watching the video of Motortrend car of the year and that's the statement Editor in chief (Angus mackenzie) made about the 370z. What do u guys think? I kinda disagree because it's not a heavy car. It weighs around 3300 lbs and Nissan intentionally made it wider and shorter for better performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G911eAtEYeQ


370Z segment starts about 4:18s

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Those guys are idiots. The roadster is one of the more aggressive convertibles on the market, imo.

The coupe has a wide body, but are they not keen on the advantages of a wide, low body on a sports car?

You can decide whether you trust their opinion after I say this:

Car of the Year was the Fusion

MOTOR TREND - The Automotive Journalism Shittrag

Did the Z not even make the 'finalist' list? Wow. MT dropped the ball big on this one; they are usually much better with COY. Their reviews and magazines have been going down for about a year now which is one reason I get one more issue (probally the one with COY) and my subscription expires.

A fat *** (J.Lo) in a low, short and sexy sports car is good. If Angus Mackenzie called her a skinny, boney ***, I would have been deeply offended.

Urban Dictionary: boney ***

Past "winners" of the MT Car of the Year:

1971 Chevrolet Vega
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1974 Ford Mustang II
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon
1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant
1983 AMC / Renault Alliance
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
2000 Lincoln LS
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

1983 MT Car of the Year :roflpuke2:
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A couple thoughts.

First, it seems they interview the negative critics who then say "some of the other drivers really loved this car...it just didn't do it for me". Perhaps it makes for more reader interest when they bash a car? Watching their clips, the reviewers do it car after car. "This Mercedes was thrown together." WTF does that even mean?

The NVH issue comes up review after review. My guess is this is a quality of the car that is magnified if you drive a Porsche, an Audi R8 and then a Z all back to back. For us real world people, we just drive our Z every day and it feels nice :).

LOL. I subscribe to the following car magazines:

Automobile
Road and Track
Car and Driver
Autoweek

Notice which one's not on the list? There's a reason for that, and this statement just confirms my decision.

But hey, give the guy a break. I mean, what else do you expect from someone who's named after meat? ;)

:roflpuke2:

My auto rag subs:

Automobile
Road and Track
Car and Driver
Autoweek

darn - I missed that MT sub, too.

ive always thought motortrend was worthless and week :shakes head:

road and track & car and driver are the best for real world automotive info imo

SO TRUE!!!! :tup:

The Z has hips and some rump.... just how I LOVE em!!!

Rump Shaka... oh yeah!

I think the wide look to the rear is great. Nicely proportioned. Almost has that 911 Turbo hips thing going on.

I think this says it all
I don't like those cars one bit

Must the COY be "American Iron"? If so, those years left them with very little to choose. ;)

They used to have an Import COY, but when it became ridiculous due to parts sourcing from multiple countries, Japanese and German plants in the US, etc, they dropped it.

I thought they killed this guy off in Die Hard?

who ate all the pies? who ate all the pies?

you fat bastard, you fat bastard, you ate all the pies!

:rofl2:

This right here says it all. How many of those cars are actually worthwhile?

:eek:A Ford Fusion?

[QUOTE=370Zsteve;300716]Past "winners" of the MT Car of the Year:

1971 Chevrolet Vega
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1974 Ford Mustang II
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon
1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant
1983 AMC / Renault Alliance
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
2000 Lincoln LS
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

upon reading that list, I think they're a little biased towards American brand to please the crowd.

Does anybody really care what they say?I love my new Z and I believe I would be safe in saying 99.9999% on this site do also!
So in my mind we are all winners because we know style,class and a bargain when we see one!Under 40k for a sports car that definetly ranks up there with some of the 50..60k sports cars!
They can take that magazine and shove it where the sun don't shine!

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...5&d=1259631508



This is NOT the Z :p

Hmmm, these guys must be the "all american car lovers"
No such thing as an american car btw. lol

It's sex appeal in a car, just like the Ferrari California.

I don't put much stock into any opinions any car magazine produces when its major source of income is from car manufacturers. I'd call it a conflict of interest...you're producing reviews about the products of the people who keep you in business (subscriptions aside).

She's faster than a Z4, not bad for being fat....wish I could say the same for myself after eating one of these:
http://smultron.files.wordpress.com/...e-de-leche.jpg:inoutroflpuke:

And The Motor Trend Car Of The Year Is???.......
 

The American manufacturer who pays Motor Trend the most bucks to choose their car.

the hell is this schit video? bunch of white folks whining. next thing you know they start whining about cruise control not being able to set at 90mph...

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I do not really care for car reviews most of them time, I usually enjoy them when they write about new cars people have not gotten to drive yet. And then it is not a review it is just pictures, pictures, pictures, and talk shop about what the car can or can not do.