2017 370z Road&Track article
 

This is a great write up of our beloved Z, in which the magazine hints of the discontinuation of the 370z.

The Nissan 370Z Is a Classic-Car Bargain Masquerading as a Current Production Model

So true. A lot of what I want in a sports car at a good value. I do wish we had the manual.

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Well written article.

Wow, great article. I thought I was the only one who got what the 370z was all about. I bought my Nismo (at a discount) for those exact reasons. Everyone is praying for a new modern Z but I don't want it if it goes the way of BMW and Porsche, turbo 4-bangers and sterile electric steering.


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Spot on!

Finally!!!

Good read, and agreed.

2018 Nissan 370Z, now with even more OLD! :D

Very enjoyable read. Although I literally laughed out loud at the quote below. Like the Z doesn't have engine cooling problems on the track :rolleyes:

More like "Sport-On" :driving:

Lol I posted this in another thread about commercials.

The author makes good points but misses the overheating issue. But I'm glad he mentioned swap in different pads and fluids and you'll be having a good time.

I found after 2012 every article was slightly negative in tone.

Minus the Brembo brake comment. 370 never had Brembos. 350 did.
But I'm picky about facts.

Thought they did after 2012 with a modest refresh. Integrated oil cooler euro tuned suspension and brembos

No Brembos that I recall. In any event, good read and I definitely agree for the most part. Despite the fact I do really love rowing my own gears, and would cheerfully choose a manual in a sports car over any auto, no matter how much faster the auto is for sheer driving pleasure. Stuck in awful, hot traffic every day, Im hoping Nissan serves up a sweet DCT in the Z35. Frankly id be shocked if it wasnt a DCT.

At this point, I HOPE there is a new Z35 coming!!!

Knowing that the 3.0tt (in the q60/q50)is still paired with the 7AT we currently use, unfortunately it doesn't seem like it. But I'd love to be surprised by Nissan. inb4 CVT lol

I posted this in the 60k for a new Z thread.

FINALLY a journalist suggests the base plus sport package... only took them nine years!!

Bang-on accurate article. :tiphat:

Well written and really quite accurate. You can't find much out there that is similar, as they noted. As for the Corvette, I don't see NISMOs like mine (2011) on every street corner like Corvettes. I like that bit of exclusivity and I still think the car has good looks and a timelessness to it. It's a pretty car!

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I agree to a certain extent. I love the Z34, especially the uniqueness they have(which is why I got one instead of a Vette), but if I had to do it all over again I would probably look into a older used C6 Grand Sport. The Z requires too many "fixes" that Nissan was too lazy to address in order to make this "sports car" be able to go "sport".

Other than an oiler cooler, what 'fixes' would you need to do to the car? You are going to change fluids/pads on pretty much any street car you plan to track so I'm not really sure what else needs to be done to an OEM Z to make it go 'sport'.

Fuel starvation(experienced this about 3 weeks ago), oil cooler, and lastly the CSC. Yeah, that's alot of money to make it 'sport'. In a C6 GS I'd just need some DOT 4 and I'd be ready to rock.

I don't think you "need" to fix the CSC or fuel starvation to enjoy the car on the track. My original point still stands.

No but if your car goes down at the track, or you get a sh*t lap time because you lost power, you're going to wish you had. MY point still stands.

I agree that the author missed some things as we know what they are....that said and all things being equal the cars that Z is compared to have equal or more issues.

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I'll drink to that.

Agree, if you are quick at the track already and got your new 370z you will face starvation in your first outing there, it happens even if you are over 3/4 fuel tank. This is what happened to me, getting 2:34 at track and decided to go harder but starvation kicked, not getting anywhere near it, and I am still on street tires. Heck, I faced it on street recently, where I made a quick right turn at intersection and the car starved :shakes head: I didn't believe it may happen on street.


And it is a great article about the car and I agree with him mostly, the Z will be a great daily and track worthy with some mods.

I checked other articles and I think he may become one of my favorite authors :)

I'm assuming you never owned a C6 Vette? If you think the 370Z requires too many fixes, it is nothing compared to what you would probably face with an older C6 Corvette. We are talking GM here, don't forget. I owned a pristine, low mileage C5 (almost same car as a C6 except for minor changes and facelift) for 8 years and you don't know what "too many fixes" means until you've owned the "great American sports car". In the end, I was glad to trade it in due to the multitude of "fixes" that it still needed that were driving me absolutely insane. My buddy's C6 was even worse. It's chockfull of electronic gremlins.