Fate of the Z icon? 10yrs has passed.

GraphiteZ · 11-28-2017, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebase99

Other than the Vette, I can’t think of a pure sports car from any manufacturer excluding exotics. I consider Porsche and BMW off the shelf stuff no matter what the flavor; save the 918 and i8? Subaru? No. Mazda? Mx-5? Maybe? Honda? No. (NSX is exotic). Toyota. No. (As of right now). Oh the 86...yuck. Lexus. No. Ford? No. GT is way way exotic. Gt350. Ehh. Dodge. No. Hyundai. No. Not much out there. Do they really need a fresh platform? Not really. Sadly. But they will...if they want any market share.

I am actually thinking the opposite. These days, you have muscle cars like the Mustang and Camaro that can handle corners, light weight cars that are very refined and provide tons of driving excitement at low speed and souped up economic cars that carry 300+ hp. They may not have the pure sports car names, but they are fun cars to drive.
For Z lovers like us, the Z strikes a good balance between performance, handling and comfort. For haters, the Z does none of those particularly well.

Firebase99 · 11-28-2017, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GraphiteZ

I am actually thinking the opposite. These days, you have muscle cars like the Mustang and Camaro that can handle corners, light weight cars that are very refined and provide tons of driving excitement at low speed and souped up economic cars that carry 300+ hp. They may not have the pure sports car names, but they are fun cars to drive.
For Z lovers like us, the Z strikes a good balance between performance, handling and comfort. For haters, the Z does none of those particularly well.

I know I know. I agree though...Despite the high bar in performance I still find it hard to classify Camaro and mustangs as sports cars. Their numbers are astonishing for the price point. I get it. Though I’ve driven a couple stangs and camaros and give them all the credit however my butt, my connection, the intimacy driving them is grey at best. Yes they are faster than any stock Z ever made but the closeness of my Z’s over my life eclipses track times. To me they will never be a PURE sports car.
The Z(s). S2000. C6/7. Viper. Rx7. 911S. Supra. Exige. I know the invoice on some of those far exceeds a Z but it delivers Z feeling and the Z does it very very well. Dilly! Dilly!!

Spoiler · 11-28-2017, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebase99

I know I know...... Dilly! Dilly!!

Dilly Dilly... LOL

onzedge · 11-28-2017, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoiler

Dilly Dilly... LOL

Rusty · 11-28-2017, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Zoren 370 · 11-28-2017, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Im in agreement in allyou guys agreed upon, what ever that is because your all my friends and I love my Z!!! Lol

onzedge · 11-28-2017, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Im in agreement in allyou guys agreed upon, what ever that is because your all my friends and I love my Z!!! Lol

Rusty · 11-28-2017, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Im in agreement in allyou guys agreed upon, what ever that is because your all my friends and I love my Z!!! Lol

Dilly Dilly

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