Road & Track puts the Nismo in Top 3

motoextreme · 12-25-2009, 11:27 PM

Check out the January 2010 Road and Track.

Its actually a Drift Test but they tested 7 current cars and said "The 370Z NEARLY came away as the overall winner of this test. They gave it a perfect score under Steering, Initiation, Balance and Overall Durability.

2nd place was the Vette and first was the M3. Bear in mind the price as tested for the Vette was $70K, M3 was $66K so were 26-30K less. That 26-30K would buy some nice mods!

I have to agree the M3 is a great car. Had an 02 with SMG, really liked that car, felt like a rocket yet it was only 333HP. Looks a little feminine in stock form but a great car none the less.

Suppose its time I learn how to drift

whoady4shoady · 12-26-2009, 12:31 AM

nice.

NewlyIMPORTed · 12-26-2009, 12:44 AM

i almost bought that issue but i just sat on the floor at walmart and looked at it for free haha

motoextreme · 12-26-2009, 12:49 AM

So your the guy that rips out all the pages

spearfish25 · 12-26-2009, 06:48 AM

I think the article was posted, no?

This is where we came up with the whole discussion about how bad the Z's parking brake is. That was one of two areas where we lost the points that would have given us the win.

370Zsteve · 12-26-2009, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motoextreme

Its actually a Drift Test but they tested 7 current cars and said "The 370Z NEARLY came away as the overall winner of this test. They gave it a perfect score under Steering, Initiation, Balance and Overall Durability.

2nd place was the Vette and first was the M3. Bear in mind the price as tested for the Vette was $70K, M3 was $66K so were 26-30K less. That 26-30K would buy some nice mods!

That 30K would buy another 370Z! One you could beat the snot out of and one for driving to church to do penance for all the fun.

Endgame · 12-26-2009, 08:54 PM

I wonder how many of those Vette and M3 guys would actually drift their cars! I know my friend will not do so with his Z06! He will barely drive more than 80 MPH!!!

scruffydog · 12-27-2009, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

I think the article was posted, no?

This is where we came up with the whole discussion about how bad the Z's parking brake is. That was one of two areas where we lost the points that would have given us the win.

I thought that article was kinda bias when they rated the 370z. If you notice the points distribution, the Z got like 1 point out of 5 for braking and the only thing they mention about the braking system wasn't even that bad to deserve 1 point. Otherwise, I think the Nismo 370Z would have gotten 1st place as the ultimate drift car. Then again, I'm not trying to say I know for a fact that the Nismo 370z is a better stock drift car than the M3 or the Corvette Grand Touring, but I do think Road & Track kinda jacked the Nismo Z on the braking catagory for the points.

Otherwise, the 370Z scored super well on all of the other catagories.

Sharif@Forged · 12-27-2009, 03:52 PM

Not a bad review. Glad to see the 370Z finshed so well. As a drifting article, I figured it would land towards the top. The 370Z has always been very flickable, tossable, and driftable.

AK370Z · 12-27-2009, 06:32 PM

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12-25-2009, 11:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
motoextreme Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 971 Drives: Nismo NO MODS! Rep Power: 368	Road & Track puts the Nismo in Top 3 Check out the January 2010 Road and Track. Its actually a Drift Test but they tested 7 current cars and said "The 370Z NEARLY came away as the overall winner of this test. They gave it a perfect score under Steering, Initiation, Balance and Overall Durability. 2nd place was the Vette and first was the M3. Bear in mind the price as tested for the Vette was $70K, M3 was $66K so were 26-30K less. That 26-30K would buy some nice mods! I have to agree the M3 is a great car. Had an 02 with SMG, really liked that car, felt like a rocket yet it was only 333HP. Looks a little feminine in stock form but a great car none the less. Suppose its time I learn how to drift __________________ Fast Intensions / NST / Mishimoto / Alpine / JDM / Volk / Brembo / Rotora / Seibon / Stillen / Password: JDM / KW / MR Works / RAW / Sun Auto / B&M / Amplified Motorsports

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12-26-2009, 06:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I think the article was posted, no? This is where we came up with the whole discussion about how bad the Z's parking brake is. That was one of two areas where we lost the points that would have given us the win. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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Sharif@Forged The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 840 Drives: 2009 GT-R, 2010 370Z Rep Power: 17	Not a bad review. Glad to see the 370Z finshed so well. As a drifting article, I figured it would land towards the top. The 370Z has always been very flickable, tossable, and driftable. __________________ Sharif@Forgedperformance.com General Manager/Certified Tuner/NASA-PCA-BMWCAA Instructor JRZ RS1's Available NOW...PM me Cobb ProTuner, Uprev ECU Flash, FCON Vpro, Haltech, Motec Certified

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12-26-2009, 12:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
whoady4shoady A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,088 Drives: 09 Silver Nismo Rep Power: 17	nice.

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NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 17	i almost bought that issue but i just sat on the floor at walmart and looked at it for free haha

12-26-2009, 08:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 223	I wonder how many of those Vette and M3 guys would actually drift their cars! I know my friend will not do so with his Z06! He will barely drive more than 80 MPH!!!

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